New 4th Green

 

The new 4th green has been sodded and the green has expanded by almost 20% in size and also has more hole locations.  Dont let the big size fool you, it will still be a tough green if you are not in the right location!

Maintenance Starting on New Greens

 

Now that we are starting to mow and roll the new greens, one of the most important steps is to bury the green in sand and broom across, filling in all low spots and imperfections.  Once the sand settles in, our plan is to aerify the greens in the next 2 weeks to allow us to better smooth out the surfaces. 

Progress Continues

 

11 Green is in its final stages of completion.  Sand added to the beach bunker, sod will go around the outside and some minor fescue seeding/sodding will also take place.  The cart path will be shifted a few feet left of its current location.

Our final green to be constructed, number 4 is getting some drainage and mix today.  Once the mix is installed and compacted LGR will scan the green and sod will be installed hopefully on Saturday.  This will be the last major green project and our focus will be on bunkers and tees.

16 Taking Shape

 

The alternate side of 16 fairway is irrigated and now sodded, including the green.  The left side of the hole will be sodded once irrigation is installed.  A major transformation from only a few weeks ago.

New Green on 11 Maturing

 

The new green on 11 which was sodded only 2 weeks ago has now been mowed once and rolled twice.  Topdressing will be applied weekly and in another 4-6 weeks we will begin covering it.  The goal is to aerate this green 2x before winter time.

Irrigation Progression

 Irrigation laterals and heads are being installed on 17 fairway this week.  This will be the first fairway we can now water with our new system.  While this is a time consuming process, progress will be made quickly now that construction is being completed ahead of them.

Cap Con Installation

 

The process of installing our bunker liner Cap Con is pretty straight forward.  A local concrete distributor makes up the Cap Con mix (which each load has to be approved when it arrives), it is dumped in bunkers and spread to a 2" thickness and paint rollers are used to smooth out.  Once it cures after 24-48 hours, sand can be installed.  The concrete allows water to pass through yet the sand to remain in place during heavy rains.  This will prolong the life of our new bunkers moving forward.