Bunker Sands
The golf industry, over the years, has become one of our important concerns. We supply the market with a high quality sand that meets the USGA recommendations.
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Particle Size
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USGA Guidelines
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Temisca Sand
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Very Coarse |
Maximum 10% |
2.0% |
Course Medium |
Total >65% |
81.8% |
Fine & Very Fine |
Maximum 20% |
14,3% |
Total Sand |
|
98.1% |
Criteria for good bunker sand evaluation
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Criteria |
Temisca Sand |
| Silt and Clay |
<3% |
1.8 |
| Crusting Tendency |
None |
No Crusting Tendency |
| Fried Egg Lie Tendency |
<2.5g/cm3 - none |
2.6g/cm3 - none |
| Particle Shape |
Angular - Sub-Angular |
Sub-Angular & Sub-Rounded |
| Acid Reaction |
Non-Calcareous |
Non-Calcareous |
| Colour |
Generally Whiter Sands preferred. |
White to Light Tan |
According to Golf Course Management, the sands selected for bunkers should have less then 3% silt plus clay. Ball percentage studies indicated that sands requiring greater than 2.4g/cm3 were reported to have few fried egg lies. In some instances glare problems can occur with sands that are white, and it may be desirable to avoid one that reflects too much light.
Independent lab testing done by Standard Soil Consultants.
Highlights Temisca Bunker Sand has been used in over 100 golf courses including The Hamilton Golf and Country Club which hosted the Canadian Open in 2003 and 2006 and The Ridge at Manitou in Muskoka which has been voted the Best New Canadian Golf Course in 2006 by Golf Digest.
OPTA MINERALS has production and warehouse facilities in the following locations: Brantford, ON; Waterdown, ON; Lachine, QC; Laval, QC; St-Bruno-de-Guigues, QC; St-Germain-de-Grantham, QC; Norfolk, VA; New Orleans, LA; Los Angeles, CA; Hardeeville, SC; Attica, NY; Baltimore, MD; Keeseville, NY; Walkerton, IN; Milan, MI; Richfield, OH. |
