Golf bunker filtration device and related methods

A golf bunker filtration device comprising:

• a base having an open top end and an open bottom end defining an interior open space therebetween and the base configured to be buried below a ground surface of a golf bunker without filling in the interior open space;
• an extension collar configured to be removably secured over the open top end of the base to increase a height of the interior open space to above the ground surface of the golf bunker, the extension collar having a plurality of collar latches each extending to a respective free end having a collar locking tab;
• and
• a lid configured to be removably secured over either the top end of the base or over the extension collar to enclose the interior open space.

A method for cleaning a golf bunker using a golf bunker filtration device comprising a base installed over a drainage pipe buried in the golf bunker, the base having an open top end and an open bottom end defining an interior open space therebetween, an extension collar configured to be removably secured over the open top end of the base, and a lid configured to be removably secured over either the top end of the base or over the extension collar to enclose the interior open space, the method comprising:

• removing the lid;
• securing the extension collar over the open top end of the base to increase a height of the interior open space to above a ground surface of the golf bunker;
• and
• pumping water into the golf bunker until the water flows over a top edge of the extension collar and into the interior open space to the drainage pipe and sand of the golf bunker is cleaned.