Tree Work Oct '13

We have recently began tree work on holes #3 and #4.

Tree on the right side of #3

The work will be centered around limbing certain trees that have limbs encroaching over fairways and taking down other trees that have become saftey hazards.

 

This work will continue through out the fall and winter. We will also be thinning out areas around the driving range nets in order to prevent further damage from encroaching limbs.

#14 Gold Tee Germination

 

#14 Gold Tee had begun to germinate!

 

 

We have cut the seedlings twice and plan to topdress the tee very soon.

 

 

The tee will be begin to fill in as it matures.

 



Verticutting Approaches

Last week we verticut the approaches on the golf course.

Short Game approach being verticut

 

Verticutting is the process of cutting grass with vertical blades in order to remove thatch. This type of cut also helps to stand the grass upright in order to facilitate a better cut.

 

 

Verticutting regularly will help to provide a healthier playing surface. When we remove thatch from the profile of the plant, we reduce the chances of disease infiltration. Verticutting also helps to provide a more dense and consistent playing surface.

 

 

The above picture shows how substantial the amount of thatch removed is.



#14 Gold Tee

We have recently completed reseeding the 14th Gold Tee and re-sodding the Bluegrass surrounding it.

We began by excavating the old tee surface and replacing it with fresh loam.

 

 

We used a bunker rake in order to level out the loam.

 

This picture shows the tee after being leveled and its new soil amended.

 

 

After amending the soil, we fertilized and seeded the new tee. This picture shows the Bluegrass rough sod that will surround the tee.

 

 

This picture shows the finished product. We will continue to post pictures as the seed germinates.

 

 



Bunker Edge Rebuild (continued)

 

Adding loam to damaged area on #12
 

We have finished repairing and sodding the damaged bunkers on hole #12.

 

Pushing bunker sand up to the new edge

 

 

 

The finished product

We will be continuing this work starting on hole #9 and then throughout the golf course.

 

 



Greens Aerification

12 Green moments after its morning cut.

Aerification has successfully been completed. As you can see from the above photo, our greens are healing beautifully.

 

12 green

The remaining holes are on pace to be fully healed within two weeks.



Bunker Edge Rebuild

Today we began reconstructing low edges of bunkers. These edges have deteriorated allowing sand to be pulled and washed out of bunkers.

 

We began by removing the sand that had washed out of the bunker.

 

After the sand was removed, we excavated material that had been compromised by it and replaced it with fresh loam.

We also added a piece of plywood in order to prevent the sand from washing out into the cavity before we have a chance to put new sod down.

As soon as the sod arrives these areas will look and play great.