The pump house is now weather tight and we can begin the process of cleaning up inside and finish up a few trim pieces on the outside. The next step is to have our electrician wire up the pump station for power. While this is taking place the company is working on the outflow pipe section by installing the "Z" pipe and removing about 200 feet of 10 inch main line so we can enlarge this to 12 inch. Once this is complete the project will be finished and we can turn on the water.
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| The heart of the golf course |
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Outflow pipe reconnecting, yes its a mess down there with
old pipe and wires. |
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| Starting to install the larger pipe, another 175 feet to go. |
Bunkers made out okay this week with the sand removal from #7 green side bunkers almost complete. The status for #8 is 2 out the 3 green side bunkers are prepped for the polymer spray with minimal soil grading to finish. The third green side bunker was being used as our old bunker sand stock pile so they could still work. With the cold temperatures we have been experiencing the sand is frozen and virtually impossible to move at this time. The right side fairway bunkers are prepped for the Better Billy Bunker Spray and the left side fairway bunker is prepped for the drainage install. We are hopeful to have the spray team return soon but the weather has not been cooperating with us. We need at least a three day stretch of sunny dry conditions for it to be worth everyone's time for maximum efficiency.
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| #8 right side fairway bunker |
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| #8 left side fairway bunker |
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| #8 front green side bunker |
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| #7 right green side bunker |
Our tree project commenced again and what a slow process this has been to traverse the entire golf course one board at a time. But the effort and time will be worth the screening we will get from the homes. The staff has been busy mulching trees on the golf course and laying sod. It can be a big challenge to lay sod when the air temperatures are below freezing and when your sod is delivered it feels like one big ice cube. How we deal with this is by keeping them inside under heat to thaw them out, once they are ready they go out the door.
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| Last Zelkova for the parking lot. |
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| #3 Tee Screening Project |
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| Not easy to get back up there. |
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These were dug up and will be moved somewhere else
on the golf course. |
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| Sodding behind #10 green |
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| Keeping the sod warm under the heat |
