Master Plan Work Continues

Drainage installed on 14

 We move into week 5 of the Master Plan project on schedule.
The 14th green has been rebuilt; the 15th hole has been completed and the tees and bunkers on 14 have been completed.
The tees on 16 along with the green side bunkers have been shaped and are ready for drainage and irrigation.

The 14th green and chipping area ready to be mowed

Topdressing the 14th green

14 tee complex completed

14th hole from the white tees- a new bunker on the left of the fairway

14 Green Work Continues

Adding soil amendments to the compacted surface

Surface is raked and leveled

Sod goes back by the numbers

Plywood used to keep foot traffic off of the sod

A slow process

Half way there!

14 Green Rebuild

Sod from old surface is cut

Every piece is numbered

Sod is laid out row by row

1500 pieces of sod removed

Drainage grids laid out after soil is removed .

Drainage installed in the newly shaped subsurface

New top mix installed

320 tons of top mix used

New top mix watered and compacted

Last Views of the 14th hole

The last cut

 Here are a few pictures of the 14th hole before the green complex was demoed..

The "easy " pin placement

View from the area of the new tee

The last birdie made on 14 was a downhill 30 foot snake by Gretchen McMahon. A great putt!

Master Plan Work Begins

Equipment Arrives From Maryland

Removing old sand from 15 green bunkers

Area prepared for new tee on 15

Removing sod from 14 green

Reshaping the putting surface on 14 green

Re shaped bunker on 15 green

Establishing a new green surround on 14

4 feet of fill removed from the pit on 14 to be used during the project

Ryan Cox  project manager and Dave Fluery Architect/shapper

Fall aericifation & Master Plan construction

 The fall aerification schedule;
Greens and Tees- Sept. 3,4,5,6. The course will be closed Sept. 3rd
Fairway aerification will start on Sept 9,10,11,12,13,16. The course is closed on Sept 9th

 The Master Plan construction will start on September 9th. Holes 14,15, and 16 including the rebuild of the 14th green will be the first work completed. The 14th hole will be closed for the season once the work starts and the short game facility will be converted to a par three for the fall.

Work Schedule for the week of July 22nd

In addition to the normal cutting schedules, the following work is scheduled for this week:
Calcium treatment to the club courts.
Solid tine greens venting on Monday.
Summer patch fungicide application to all our greens on Monday.
Preventative fungicide application on tees.
Post emerge treatment of crabgrass in some rough areas.
Continuation of prep work for our Master Plan work scheduled for September.