Tee Project Update #2

The tee project is wrapping up.  Most tee tops have been seeded and a number of tee banks have been sodded.

Tee tops that have seed and sod are:  #2, #4 blue, white and yellow, #5 white, #6 white, #8 white, #10, #11 red.  Tee tops with seed and banks to be sodded are: #3, #4 red, #12, #14.  #1, #9 blue and #15 will hopefully be finished this week if weather permits along with the remainder of the bank sodding.

The pictures below show some of the progress.  The white blankets on top of the tees are germination blankets that hold in moisture and a bit of heat that aids in the germination and growth process.  

#1 during construction

#1 

#2 blue and white pre-construction

#2 blue and white prior to seed and sod

#2 blue and white

#2 white T.  Bentgrass germinating under the blankets.

#2 yellow and red pre-construction

#2 yellow and red

#3 blue and white

#3 yellow and red

#4 blue and white pre-construction

#4 blue and white

#4 yellow before seed and sod

 #4 yellow

#4 red

#5 white during earth moving

#5 white during construction

#5 white during the sodding process

#5 white

#6 white

#8 white

#10 blue and white

#10 yellow and red

#11 red

#12 blue and white

#12 yellow and red

#14 pre-construction

#14 after

Fall Aerification

Since early September the crew and I have been aerifying the course.  With the exception of #6, #15 & #18, all of the fairways have been core aerified.  We picked up the cores on holes 4, 9, 11 & 17.  We will also do this to #15 when weather permits.  As you may recall we started topdressing these fairways this year.  After the cores are picked up sand is spread over the fairway and allowed to dry before it is broomed into the holes by a drag mat pulled by a cart.

The greens were deep tined on Sept. 29th and October 1st.  This process involves laying down a thick layer of topdressing sand, letting it dry, deep tining (3/4" solid tines going 7" deep), hand brooming the sand into the holes, pickup excess sand and water.  We have done this process at least once a year for the last 4 or 5 years and we have improved the internal drainage of the push up greens on the course dramatically.      

As you can see it is labor intensive and it takes a couple of long days but the results are hard to beat.  Thanks to my crew for all their hard work!!