Restoration Update

The three hole restoration that began May 7th is coming to a close.  We are finishing up sod around the last bunker today.  We have a few couple championship and forward tees to build early next week and some small details to take care of, but other than that, we will call it good.
 
The project went fairly smooth other than some weather delays.  The staff did a great job and put in long hours to get the project completed.  I also want to thank the membership for their patience.  The project started 5 weeks late because of the weather, so we ended up completing the project in the heart of the golf season. 

#1 prior to restoration

#1 after restoration

#4 after restoration

#10 after restoration

#10 prior to restoration

Restoration Update

We have had a great stretch of weather the last 12 days to progress with the restoration.  We have completed number 1&4 green complexes with the exception of the fine details. The fine details include expansion of the green pad and a couple pieces of sod here and there to finish the complex.  Our goal was to get the greens open for play as soon as possible and finish the details at the end of the project.  The final green complex to complete this spring is number 10.  The complex was rough shaped Saturday and the .25" of rain put a halt on any significant work on Sunday.  We hope the weather cooperates to complete this complex early in the week. 

Fairway bunking and a few new tees are also part of the spring project.  Five of the ten fairway bunkers are shaped and ready for completion and one of the three new tees have been completed.

This week we hope the weather cooperates to complete #10 green complex and move to fairway bunkers.  I will update you at the end of the week with a progress report.

#1 before restoration

Cut out around #1 green

Fill for #2 championship tee off of #1 green

Rough shaping of green side bunker #1

 

Course Restoration

Tuesday, May 7th, we will be starting our golf course restoration project.  In April,  the membership approved  three holes of the project to begin this spring.  The holes we are addressing are number 1, 4 and 10.  We were hoping to start the project a couple of weeks ago, but the cool wet spring got in the way.  The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, May 7th:  Strip sod around #1 green complex and remove sand and liners from bunkers.  Remove irrigation heads that are in the way.  Begin shaping green complex. 
Wednesday, May 8th:  Continue shaping complex and bunkers.  Repair irrigation.  Install drainage in bunkers.  Remove sand and liners from fairway bunkers.
Thursday, May 9th:  Start shaping fairway bunkers.  Sod green complex and bunker surrounds.
Friday, May 10th:  Haul sand to green side bunkers.  Install drainage in fairway bunkers. Start sodding fairway bunkers. Repair irrigation.
Saturday, May 11th:  Finish fairway bunkers.

I will update the progress at the end of each week.  We will move from number 1 to number 4.  Please be patient as we are doing the majority of the work in-house and along with the project we have normal golf course maintenance. 

You can follow the progress daily on twitter @crccsup  

Spring Flooding

The golf course received 7.2" of rain over the last week with 4" of that coming in the last 36 hours.  The result was Indian Creek blowing out of its banks and flooding the golf course.  I assessed the situation this morning and the course isn't in too bad of shape.  We should be back to normal in a couple of days after we get things cleaned up and the course de-watered. The golf course will open at 10 AM Saturday.  As of  right now we are only opening the front 9. Cart usage and range will be assessed at the end of the day. Follow me on Twitter @crccsup for all golf course updates.

Poa

Here are some pictures of number 1 green and number 2 green.  Both greens have a large amount of poa on them.  This past winter I decided not to cover the greens to continue to try to promote the bent and not the poa.  You can see from the pictures that in the spring of 2011 we lost more grass than this past winter.  This indicates that the bent population is increasing.  Our greens will always have a poa population, but we can continue to push bent with our management programs.

#2 green, 2011

#2 green, 2013

#1 green, 2011

#1 green, 2013

No Carts Today

There will be no carts today as we received 1.5" rain early this  morning.  The course will open at 10 AM as scheduled.  Our two day total for precipitation is 2.2".  I hope we miss the rain tonight.

Golf Course Opening

The golf course will officially open Tuesday, April 9th at 10:00 AM.  The warmer weather over the last couple of days along with the .6"rain Monday morning settled the ground and allowed the golf course to green up. 
There are a couple of things I would like to make note of as we open.  First, we have only had one week of clean up following winter and spring flooding.  Please be patient with as continue to perfect the course.  Second, the decision was made to not cover the greens last fall.  The reason behind this was to continue to promote the bent grass and not the poa.  The greens came out of winter in great shape, but you will notice some stressed poa.  This is OK as this was a goal for not covering.  Also, the greens will play better sooner as we didn't get a surge of growth under the the covers.
I hope you get out and enjoy the course