Fall Projects

Well it seems like summer just started and now we are talking about fall projects.  I will be adding some updates on things you may have noticed playing this summer, but for now I want to focus on what we are looking at for this fall.

The biggest change will be a renovation of the 2nd tee.  The supporting timber wall has been deteriorating for awhile.  Many designs have been evaluated in solving the problem, and been discussed by the appropriate committees.  The option moving forward is to remove the timber walls entirely, lower the back tee by a few feet and place it closer to the fence which allows a cart path to be placed between the tee and green for easier access to the first green.

This eliminates a long term issue for both the wall and stairs in this area.  In addition the middle tee will be lowered slightly, which will also create enough fill to increase the size of a new forward tee.  Even with lowering the tees, they will still be above the green height, and the expanded space and leveling will make all the tee area useable.

The new cart path will be done in concrete as a test for future cart path construction for the entire course.   In addition a cart path of a new material will be constructed to the left of the pine trees near the green to help with safety from the tee shots on 18.  This path will be out of play for 2, and will blend into the pine straw bed so as to not detract from the scenic nature of the hole.

The drawing below is a design sketch of the new tees.  Work will commence the first week of November.  We will have to shut down the tees during construction, but we are making plans to have a temporary set in several locations to allow the green to stay open.  Once the tees are finished we will evaluate the use of a mat on the new teeing areas while the sod knits in for an anticipated Spring opening.

We also are planning for drainage projects on the 3rd, 4th, 8th and 12th holes.  The largest of these projects will be on the 4th hole, as both the side toward the tee and the side toward the green will get new drainage to handle the abundant water that flows down this hole.

The tee side will have a large underground pipe connecting to several catch basins to remove surface water the emanates from the homes along the left side down into the storm basin at the beginning of the fairway.  These basins will be surface mounted so as to not collect shots into swales.

The green side will have a series of "french style" drains to capture water from both sides and move it down into the drains nearer the green.  In addition some work will be performed around the cross bunker to move water around it so we do not lose all the sand every time we receive a large downpour.

This work will commence shortly after the 2nd tee, and will require some alternate tee placements while the work is in progress.  This area will be back in play as soon as the project is complete and crews off site.