Conveyor Moving Root Zone Mix

Conveyor moving 200 tons of root zone mix to the roof of the cart building.

Rooftop Tee

We have the soil on the rooftop of the cart bunker now and have graded it smooth. As soon as the rest of the grading is done surrounding the building we will be able to install the irrigation and complete the finish grade in preparation for the new sod. Once the sod is installed it will take at least four weeks to be rooted well enough to play from.




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Cart Bunker Update

The waterproofing has been completed, so today we installed the "root stop" fabric and most of the drainage system. On Monday the soil will be conveyed to the roof so we can start leveling in preparation to installing the new sod.




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Drainage maintenance

Flaws in our drainage system became obvious this week after receiving more than 5" of rain. This 4" drain tile was completely plugged with Willow tree roots. We cleaned out the roots and replaced the tile, now the fairway is draining again.


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March 2012

We have had a long snowy and cold winter and are anxiously waiting for the arrival of spring.  It is actually good that we have had constant snow cover to protect our turf from the bitter strong winds of winter.  Without the snow cover the cold winds dry out the turfgrass and root zone causing death through desiccation.

However, a Golf Course Superintendents greatest fear during the winter months is prolonged ice coverage.  While some ice formation is normal heavy rain events followed by extremely cold temperatures provide the greatest opportunity for


March 2013
 

winter damage.  Even though turf goes into dormancy during the winter it is still alive and needs oxygen, as well as expelling carbon dioxide.  Gas exchange is severely limited underneath thick ice coverage that persists for months on end.  Without proper gas exchange, the turfgrass may suffocate and die. 

I have been around to all of our greens recently and I have not found any ice build-up that would cause concern.  We will continue to monitor the situation and begin our push to have the new greens open on time.  All we need now is a little help from Mother Nature.




 

Retaining Walls

The retaining wall on the south end of the new cart bunker is almost complete.  The cap needs to be completed and then the back fill put in place and it will be done.  The retaining wall on the north end should be completed by weeks end.

The walls and roof of the new cart bunker are finished.  Next is the waterproofing, insulating and then back filling the east and south walls.

Back Right Of Back Tee Looking Down Fairway