By know you may have started to taker notice on how some of the bunkers are going to look. We are hitting our stride and have everything dialed in. With just a few new knobs and reclaiming bunker lines the most notable is just taking the sand lines higher. There are a couple of reasons for this, the first is the aesthetic value. By having high lines you will be able to see the bunkers from a distance and they will be visually appealing. The second which is my favorite, and this may sound back words but its true! By having the sand higher on the faces and using the Better Billy Bunker materials and methods we are actually reducing the chances for the sand to wash out. If you can picture a grass ramp that we used to have you can see how much water can accumulate on the hill and roll into the bunker with great force taking the sand with it. Even though we have added more sand we have actually added more drainage and have decreased the "grass ramp". Sounds weird but is very true. When we reduce the run off we effectively reduce the wash outs, hence the high sand lines.
Other notable projects that is taking place and moving nicely is our what ever is in the ground period leveling project. This ranges from heads, quick couplers for hand watering, valve boxes for irrigation valves, drain basins, sunken irrigation lines etc. We started on #10 and we are currently on #12, because the back nine is closed this is a perfect opportunity to get some important work done with out having to worry about players coming through. You also may have noticed the tree planting that is taking place in the parking lot. We have a company that is installing 8 inch caliper trees with a 100 inch tree spade. As you drive in please take notice!
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| 14 last fairway bunker coming together. |
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| 14 green side bunker |
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| #12 fairway, raising sunken line. |
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Parking lot tree plantings, 4th going in down the way and
7 more to go. |
