#7 Project

Last Wednesday we started a project on #7 with the intent of removing the fescue bunkers and adding a tee to lengthen the hole. We had a construction company come in to do a majority of the work as we were busy with aerification. After the bunkers were removed, the area was regraded, catch basins were added and we will seed the area soon. The area will be part bluegrass at rough height and part fescue at the taller length that we normally grow it at. If you haven't seen it yet, the area already looks better and will look great once we have the grass grown in.

Before.

Zinni Construction brought a bulldozer in and started removing bunkers.

They added a tee behind the cart path on the right side of the hole.

After they removed everything.

After a lot of tilling and grade work it looks like this.

Current view from the new black tee.

We didn't seed today because of the chance of heavy rains tonight which, if heavy enough, could wash away most of the seed and make us re-seed. So we will let the storms roll through and get it seeded as soon as possible. Finally, I'd like to point out that while the construction company did a nice job, they did had a lot of help from Norm Wells' grandson Charlie on the bulldozer. As you can see below, he was getting the tee shaped in nicely and giving out some bulldozing advice.

This is just a quick overview of the process and if any of you have any questions about, or want to see more pictures of the project, feel free to contact me or Mark.

Ian