Course update April 30th 2014

Pouring rain and a balmy 41 degrees.   Not really the weather we need to get our course tuned in for the season, but it has allowed us to nearly finish up the 15/16 project without falling too far behind on the rest of the course.  As usual, pictures are worth 1000 words, so have a look and follow along.

Concern had been voiced regarding standing water in the new bunker floors on 15 & 16.  The drainage systems that were installed had been compromised by silt contamination over the winter.  We had to install new lines and hundreds of feet of pipe to get the water to leave the bunkers.  Heavy rain following our procedure proved our work to be successful as no water remained in the bunkers. 


Assistant Supt. Phil Rosati trenching new drain lines for bunkers on 16 

Edis making the first cut on the bluegrass approach to 15 green 

staff repairing drain work on 16

our method of lining bunkers with less expensive landscape fabric keeps the sand clean from upheaving, here it is being installed on the new large fwy bunker on 15. 

liner installation on 15

drainage install on 16. we also lowered the floors in the bunkers by 4-6 inches. 

connecting drain lines in some really sloppy clay soil.  solid pipe was used to avoid contamination in some areas not surrounded by gravel.

edging and finish grading the floor on 16 bunker

Our tree experts from NORSE TREE assisted with the installation of a 20x100 net along the 1st fwy which will hopefully keep some errant shots on our property

Long time employee Miguel Flores repairs irrigation wires that were accidently cut through while installing drain line.



top of the hill on 15 being hydro seeded.  the mix used here will take a while to mature but will be long growing fescues and blue stem that eventually will be blowing in the winds.

we also had the left side of the cartpath on 15 hydroseeded with drought tolerant turf due to lack of irrigation here.

aeration on 15 & 16 green was done to remove cores of clay that the sod was grown on and to allow seed pockets to grow in.

all drain line elevations  were checked with a transit to make certain the water would continually flow down hill and leave the bunkers.    

16 drain installation

even brand new irrigation heads need to be adjusted and tuned

our resident dinosaur...... a monster snapping turtle took a stroll between ponds.

on her way to the pond on #8



regardless of the far below normal temperatures, the course is slowly coming along.....hope to see some 60's soon and have the course enjoyable for all of you.


Thanks for checking in.....see you here soon!
- JohnnyP.