Temisca Golf Sand

Opta Minerals your source for Construction products:

For many years Opta Minerals is supplying sand for the golf industry.

Our sand experts work closely with golf course designer. We supply high quality sand that meets the USGA recommendations.

Available Sizes and Profiles:

Criteria for good bunker sand evaluation

	Criteria	Temisca Golf Sand
Silt and Clay	< 3%	1.8%
Crusting Tendency	None	No Crusting Tendency
Fried Egg Lie Tendency	< 2.5 g/cm³ - none	2.6 g/cm³ - none
Particle Shape	Angular - Sub-Angular	Sub-Angular & Sub-Rounded
Acid Reaction	Non-Calcareous	Non-Calcareous
Colour	Generally Whiter Sands preferred.	White/Off-white to light tan

According to Golf Course Management, the sand selected for bunkers should have less then 3% silt and clay.

Our high quality bunker sand has a consistent structure and the right density and sizing to provide the firmest ball support.

Other advantages:

Sub-angular grain shape adheres to bunker slopes
Provides quick draining to eliminate puddles
Non crusting surface requires less raking
Washed and free from impurities and organic material
It has the right colour to avoid glare problems
Over the years hundreds or golf courses have their bunkers filled with our sand
Emerald Hills Golf Club situated in Stouffville (Ontario, Canada) hosted the Nations Cup in July of 1999, which is part of the LPGA tour. The bunkers are dressed with Temisca Bunker Sand coded as USGA bunker cream.