The irrigation system on a golf course is one of the most important parts of the golf course. Starting with the pump station and the main lines down to the sprinkler heads and the drip lines around the pro shop, all of these components play a vital role in getting the water we have to all areas of the course in an efficient and accurate manner.
Over the last few weeks we have been adding new sprinkler heads in various parts of the course to help maintain our turf throughout the year. This last summer my assistant and irrigation tech began our plan to add or move sprinklers in higher profile areas throughout the course. We have added one new sprinkler between #1 and #18 fairways as well as a valve to control some small pop-up type sprinklers along the cypress trees along the left rough of #1. The previous week we had added two part-circle sprinkler along the left side of the cart path at #18 green to help with the south facing slope between #18 green and the putting green. Even though the irrigation system is rather new, it constantly takes a little bit of tweaking and adding to help maintain the turf for good playing conditions.
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| New part-circles along cart path @ #18 |
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| New sprinklers after installation |
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| New sprinklers to the right of #2 tee |
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New tee and pipe to sprinklers/valve in #1/#18 rough
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| New pop-ups in #1 rough |
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| New sprinkler between #1 & #18 rough |
As move move through the next couple of months we will continue to tweak things before the summer. Our next irrigation project is going to be along the lake on #10. More info and pics to follow.
