Starting last Saturday we have been working on bunkers pretty much 85% of the week. And with this latest storm which dropped over 2 inches of rain has been a nightmare for me and my staff. Nothing like repairing them and then going back and redoing the process all over again. It typically takes us 2-3 days to restore them to a some what playable condition. So when you do come out over the next few days please excuse our mess as we continue to move around the course. A little back ground on bunkers is that they typically last about 7-10 years depending on the severity of the design. We fall in the category of severity, such as we have a lot of bunkers with high flashing and when the rain does come quick there is no possible way at this time to keep the sand from moving. We are also lacking in the drainage department which you will notice standing water that has to be pumped out.You will see some do better than others as far as wash outs but every bunker has some sort of problem. This could be much worse but since we have gone to brooming the bunkers, it has kept the wash outs to a minimum in some areas. In a nut shell we are due for new bunkers in the immediate future.
Another monthly task that is taking place is the venting of all of our greens. You may have noticed already that 3,6,8 have already been completed. This will disappear in a matter of days and relieves compaction and also allows air to penetrate the sand profile. This process is key until we approach our second annual greens aerifiaction in August. We will do a few greens a day and have everything complete by Monday July 23. Stay tuned for pictures of this process to follow.
