7th Hole and 4th Hole Asphalt

New Asphalt

New Asphalt around the Turf Care Center has begun to be installed. Here are a few pictures of the progress so far!

1st Bunker Renovation Complete

The renovation of the bunker on #1 is now complete! We anticipate opening the bunker for play next weekend. Please still continue to keep out of the bunker while the sod on the face of the bunker continues to take root. Here are a couple of before and after pictures. The difference is very dramatic.

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AFTER

Bunker Renovation, Part 3..

This morning sod was delivered and installed in the bunker on the front left of the 1st hole. Sod was also installed in the bunker floor. It will serve as an organic liner that will help to stop rocks and subsoil from mixing in with the new sand. We will wait about a week and a half for the sod to take root and then fill the bunker with sand. Please remember, do not walk in the bunker for any reason. Until the sod takes root the edges and faces of the bunker are extremely unstable. We left a ball retriever next to the bunker in case your ball lands inside of it. 

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AFTER

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Bunker Renovation Continued....

Ready, Set, Go!

Work has begun on the renovation of the front left bunker on the first hole. At this point the majority of the old sand has been excavated from the bunker except for a small section that we are using as a ramp to get our machinery in and out of the bunker. Overall the process is moving along very smooth without any issue. We were surprised at how much sand was actually in the bunker. In some places the sand was well over 2 feet deep; well above USGA recommendations of 4-6 inches. Also, we were surprised at how much sand accumulated in the face of the bunker over the years from sand being displaced by hitting balls from the bunker. There was just about a foot of pure sand underneath the grass on the face of the bunker. Pictured below you will see sand being removed down to the native soil and the face of the bunker being roughly contoured.  Please keep in mind that the bunker is far from complete and the pictures are not entirely indicative of what the shape of the bunker will be when completed.

1st Hole Bunker Renovation

Here is a quick "before and after" photoshop of how we envision the completed bunker to look. Notice that the sand face and large lip around the bunker will be removed. The grass will now come all the way down to the base of the bunker leaving only a small lip on the front edge. The sand will be relatively flat and no longer shaped like a bath tub.