Project update.

Another week of great weather lead to another very productive week. We were able to finish grade work and sodding on #7 and #9, finish the new tee at #7 and add more drainage along the cart path at #7. We also put out the first snow mold application on tees and fairways. As long as we have nice weather we'll continue to get as much done on these projects as possible. 

#7 green side bunkers. 

#7 Drainage. Back filled with pea gravel and leveled off with topsoil. 

#7 tee. 

#9 bunker. 

Next up is #5 green side bunker. I'll keep updating as we go. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. My advice is to focus on the side dishes, they're the best part! 

Ian 

Bunker project on #7

This week we laid a truck load of sod on #7 and installed some more drainage. The sod covered nearly all the bare ground on the left side of the green. We'll need to get more sod to finish the bunker on the right side of the hole and for the bunker on #9. We will wait until the spring to add the gravel, spray the billy bunker polymer and add sand.

Sod at green.

Drainage at beginning of #7 fairway.

We'll keep plugging away as long as the weather lets us. Enjoy the weekend!

Ian

Bunker project on #7, moss on greens and topdressing fairways.

In the last two weeks we've been able to get a lot of work done on the green side bunkers at #7 green. They have been given the normal treatment; everything has been pulled out or off of the area and we are re-doing the drainage and doing some grade work to help with surface drainage. The size of the bunkers will not be changed. The reason we are pulling the sod around the bunkers is to give us room to work, not to make bunkers bigger. We did run some additional drainage along the cart path as you walk to the green and are also adding some heads left of the path that will throw to the rough left of the green side bunkers. If you recall, this area has been very wet after rains and very dry when we rely on irrigation and we should have addressed both those issues.

Back left bunker.

Re-graded work between bunkers.

Front left bunker

New drain along edge of path.

We've also continued with our usual fall work including spraying moss on greens and topdressing fairways. Moss is very tough to control but we continue to get it under better control with every application. We generally do two to three applications each fall and then another in the spring if we have the opportunity. The one spot where it seems to thrive is on the chipping greens and we were able to hit it pretty hard with our most recent spray. As far as topdressing fairways, we continue to add more sand and go farther into the rough areas that are traditionally wet hoping to start firming the rough up in the same way our fairways have firmed up.

Chipping green moss.

As always I have a lot more pictures of the bunker projects so feel free to send an email if you want to see any of them. Enjoy the great weather this week!

Ian