First off was the completion of the cart path curves at #1 & #9 greens. We have struggled to keep the grass growing in both of these areas due to golf cart wear. We came up with the idea to add a few of the 4-6" rocks as kind of speed bumps in some DG to discourage the golfers from cutting the corners. Here's a picture of Tom and Scott setting up the project followed by the finished look at #9 green.
The next project we wrapped up was an area left of #2 fairway where we sprayed round-up and adjusted some sprinklers so we were not watering this area. We then spread some wood chips to finish off the look you see in the second picture.
The next project was actually a set of on-gowing projects where we were again moving sprinkler heads to better utilize our water and create more uniform spacing between sprinklers. A few of these sprinklers were also changed from a full circle to a part-circle to reduce the areas we are watering. The first area we worked on were two sprinklers to the left of #5 fairway. Both sprinklers were moved about 30 feet and repositioned to have better spacing and coverage.
The next area was behind #9 green where we moved three sprinklers and added a 1" valve for a future project.
The last project of note is the addition of some new posts and cable along the cart path at #16 blue tee. Jose planned, set up and finished the entire project on his own. Great job Jose!
- Posted by Austin Daniells, Golf Course Superintendent
