ERIN, Wis. – Rickie Fowler is statistically the best bunker player on the PGA Tour, gets up and down about 75 percent of the time. Don’t expect that figure to be that high this week at Erin Hills, where the shape and sand have turned the bunkers into real hazards.
“We’ve become accustomed to having a certain depth, sand and thickness in the bunkers,” Jason Day said, “and know that we can get to greens from the middle of the fairways or off to the side. But ultimately it’s a hazard, and that’s what they’re there for – for you not to be in there.