Capillary concrete, sod work, fairway extension at #1 and drainage.

The capillary concrete bunker liner has been installed on #5 green side bunker and sand added. The process is similar to the Billy bunker system however, the concrete is a solid 2" layer once it has dried. It should be a great bunker base and we look forward to seeing how it performs. The concrete comes in a truck and after we've moved it into the bunker, we spread a 2" layer evenly across the floor of the bunker. After that we covered it with a plastic sheet so that the concrete doesn't dry out too quickly because, if it does it can become brittle and crack. Once it had a day to dry we uncovered it and tested it by turning on an irrigation hose and dumping water in the bunker; it took every last bit of water very quickly. Finally, we added sand and now you guys are able to play out of it. Now, we just have to repeat it on the remaining bunkers that we have prepped.

Spreading the concrete. After it was spread we rolled it to smooth the surface.

Finished product after a day of dry time.

Sand added.

We were able to get all the sod work done around the back of #6, leaving just the bunker to finish on that hole. Right now we are done with #5, and all the other bunkers on 4,6,7 and 9 just need to have an edge cut and they'll be ready for the capillary concrete. We will do our best to finish these bunkers next week.

Sod at #6.

The rough at #1 has been mowed down to fairway height and, while it still looks a little different, it is now all fairway. The longer it is at fairway height and has a chance to fill in the more it will look like the old fairway. It should make the hole more playable and I think it gives the hole a better look.

We've also been trying to add drainage to spots that are consistently wet. We started in high traffic areas like #3 and will continue to add more when we are able. The goal is to get the area in front of #4 tee, right of #14 fairway and a few other spots like that this spring and summer if possible.

Beginning of #3 fairway. We'll run laterals off of this line toward the fairway.

Left of #3 fairway before the bunker. This drainage was actually already in the ground, but the soil on top wasn't allowing the water through to the drains so we cleaned them off.

Ian