2012 Capital Project

Fore Front Construction has been on property since last Friday and have made significant progress.  They started on the drainage portion of the project, which is the majority of the work, and will begin leveling tees in a couple of weeks.  The drainage work was started first because it tends to disrupt play the most, and the golf course is not as busy this time of year.

Drainage work on holes 1, 17 and 18 is complete except for installing new drainage basins.  Holes 3 and 16 are currently under construction, and holes 4, 15, 5 and 14 are next on the schedule.  Please keep carts off of newly sodded areas, and check with the Pro Shop and/or Starter regarding the construction activities for that given day.



#1 fairway bunker - removing sand and inspecting drainage

 

#1 fairway bunker - drainage repaired and ready for new sand

#1 fairway bunker - installing new sand

Left of #1 approach - removing old sod

#1 approach - installing new sod

#1 approach - finished product

#1 fairway landing zone - prepped for drainage

#18 right rough - installing drainage



#17 left rough - removing old sod



#3 right rough "swamp" - removing old sod

 

#3 cart path at red tee - prepped for drainage

#3 behind gold tee - removing old sod

Tee Edges

The off color edges of the tees are areas of bentgrass that have been scalped down to reclaim lost tee space.  Throughout the season, constant mowing will inevitably miss a little grass along the cleanup cut that results in several inches to over a foot of lost teeing ground.  Each spring the true edge of the tee is marked with paint and the area is mowed down to tee height.  The discoloration will fade in a few weeks as the turf produces newer, shorter leaf blades.

#16 Red Tee

Course Update 4/12/2012

Here are some recent weather statistics:





#9 on Wednesday morning

• This past March was the warmest ever on record
• Dry conditions required handwatering of greens and a few tees on April 7th
• Snow on April 11th
• 8 frost delays since April 1st

Cooler weather over the past week and a half has acted like a natural growth regulator and slowed turf growth dramatically, reducing the mowing frequency of all areas.  That allowed us to start prepping the bunkers this week, which always requires a significant amount of time.  The first time through involves trimming the grass faces and edges, removing grass, weeds and other debris from inside the bunker, moving sand from low areas back onto the faces and repairing washouts, and finally raking (or spinning) the bunker to create the finished look.  The depth of the sand is also checked to maintain 4" in the bottom and 2-3" on the faces.  There is less sand on the faces (or sloped areas) to reduce the chances of your ball plugging and ending up with a fried-egg lie.