New Fairway Bunker Constructed on the Left Side of 17

A new bunker was constructed on the left of the 17th fairway.  This large bunker will protect the left side of the hole as the new tees will be shifted to the right of their current location, making the hole a slight dogleg right.  The old bunker on the right will be made into a grass swale as now the oak tree will protect that side of the fairway from the new tee location.

Gallery For the NJSGA Mid Am

Our resident coyote taking in the Mid Am today.

Aerial Showing Before and After Renovation Work

You will see some of the most recent renovation work on 8,13,14,15 and 16 from the past year in both pictures.

Hydroject Application To Greens

This is our last hydroject application to greens before the busy weeks ahead.  We have a Labor Day Tournament on Saturday, the NJSGA Mid Am next week, followed by the club championship for the following 2 weekends.  This application will help smooth the greens from our recent aerification.

New Forward Tee Construction on 13

With the black tee just recently built, we are now building the new forward tee left of the current tee.  This will offer a better angle to play the hole.  You will notice the large area in front of the tees that we killed off is now completely dead and has been over seeded with fine fescue.  This will give us ample time to get it grown in before the cold weather.  The rest of the 13th tee complex will be constructed in mid to late November once the 17th hole is completed.

18th Hole Rerouting Almost Done

By next week, we should have most of the 18th hole renovation completed.   We are targeting to open by Labor Day weekend.  We are hoping to have all bunkers and mounding sodded next week, then we start putting in the road and removing the remaining fairway sod.  We have gotten a lot accomplished in the last few weeks considering the weather etc..

Just Another Monday at Arcola

With temperatures in the mid 90s, it was a busy Monday.  We got all the greens aerified and dryjected, fairways were starting to be aerified, we moved 12,000 sq ft of fairway sod on 18, we killed off 2 acres of rough to convert to fescue and we have been working on fairway bunkering on 18 as we rebuild the hole.  While the weather has been difficult of late, the course remains in good condition and we continue to make good progress on rerouting the 18th hole.  Kudos to my staff.