Golf Course Storm Update

Last evening we had a series of storms roll through that dumped close to 3 inches of rain on the golf course, washing out bunkers and mulch beds. If we can go back a little the last time we had rain was August 1st. The golf course was seeing a lot of damage from the dry conditions as well as the pond level steadily dropping. With help from mother nature, this couldn't have happened at a better time. Although we prefer slow rains that last all day, we can not be to picky at this point. Below are some pictures of the golf course from the storms and the bunker repair process.

Practice green 

Example of the bunker damage

Staff pumping water out

Scraping the silt out

Using our new bunker machine to push up the sand

Smoothing out the sand on the edges

Quick Friday Afternoon Sod Job

We had some sod left over from #1 intermediate and rather it sit all weekend we opted to reclaim the rough  right of #12 green as well as the intermediate around the green.

Intermediate UpDate

The staff progressed nicely on the sod removal and sod installation at the short game and #1 fairway. At this point we are going to concentrate on the rough seeding and various spots that will require sod. Once we feel comfortable with how the rough looks we will continue selecting intermediates for removal.

Short game Sod Removal

Installing the sod

#1 Fairway Intermediate removed

#1 Walk Path

#1 Complete

Spot Seeding the rough with tall fescue

Course Update

Our intermediate sod project progressed nicely but we were just a few pallets short of finishing #5. Our plan next week is to continue on to the next planned holes and once we order sod we will take a few pallets to #5. And again the reason why we are doing this is because we want to be environmentally friendly by installing the proper grasses for our area and reduces our inputs into the environment.

As you can see this intermediate has been destroyed by
disease. (picture taken from #5) Notice the unaffected grass on
the left, this is tall fescue.

This is #2 completed.

On a side note I was watching a member of our staff changing the practice green cups and had a photo opportunity to explain even further on why we aerify the way that we do. In the picture is a hole made from a cup cutter and it shows the sand channels that we made. The darker material is precisely what we are trying to dilute.

You can see the new white sand channels