2 Very Busy Days Ahead

The next 2 days will see a substantial amount of work at the short game practice area, the 10th hole and behind the 11th green. The range tee surface is being sodded today with a low cut sod from Manderley. CTC is in the finishing stages of their work and Big Lake sod will be delivering 30,000 sq. ft. of big roll sod and 12 pallets of small roll for our staff to install at the short game practice area, around the perimeter of the range tee, behind 11 green and out on #17 (the old bunker) and around #18 tee. To make matters interesting Answer Asphalt called me at 4 o'clock yesterday and asked if they could come in a week earlier than expected to begin the paving work at the 10th tee, etc. The more the merrier. It is controlled chaos out there today. The paving should be completed by Friday and hopefully we can get the range open for Saturday. But only if everything goes as planned.

The curbing will be installed next week with the extra netting required behind the 2 new greens in place by June 15th. That should coincide with the opening of the 10th hole as projected. The fairway was aerated yesterday and will be topdressed for the first time next week. It will take all summer for us to bring it to a surface that is up to the Club's standards. Lowering of the height will not be rushed so expect less than ideal turf conditions for some time to come. The temporary tees used will be aerated, overseeded and topdressed and should come back just fine.

A few final notes. The haul road repairs are beginning. We have decided to power verticut, aerate, overseed and add compost to recover large areas. It is our belief that they will come back and look better than the dark green Kentucky bluegrass strips. Again this will take some time. Other roads will require major renovation and sodding. I think we all know where. Some renovated road sections will need sodding as well. An example would be the exit off of #18 tee. We are also close to adding more water to the lake on #10 and bringing it to a similar level as #18. The corner of #11 will see Maureen and Christianne planting ornamental grasses, shrubs and other ground cover.

I will start listing the fit and finish work at a later date. Now I have to order more sod for the final work in a few out of play areas. When we are finished I will be post a tally of just how much sod has been installed on the course since the fall of 2010. Think acres.

All for now,
Wade