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White sand bunkers

White sand bunkers

White sand bunkers

The brilliant white sand for these bunkers at Tītīrangi golf course, on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, has come from a clay pit. A by-product of processing halloysite clay is coarse silica sand – ideal for trapping wayward golf shots.

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Photograph by Chris Pitman

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