Construction Continues

 After a brief break from construction, we are back at it.  Cart path work is now taking place, currently focusing on the paths at #18 green and practice areas.  While most of the paths around the course work well for one-way traffic, the two-way traffic from the Clubhouse to the practice area often leads to some beat up path edges. 

The path from the Clubhouse bridge to the practice area is being widened.

 Because of this, in addition to repaving the existing path, we are also having some areas widened, and have increased the parking area by the new putting green. Once the crushed concrete in the expansion areas has had a chance to settle, the entire path from #18 green to the short game area will be overlaid, giving a clean appearance.

Pulling the plug

In prior years, when we removed the ballwashers from the golf course, it was pretty easy to tell that they were no longer available for use during the off-season.  However, we have found that bringing in all of the new ballwashers just might not be too practical 😉...

Because of this, the ballwashers won't be removed from the course during the winter months, but instead, they will be drained to prevent freezing.  This is easily accomplished by removing the plug near the base of the ballwasher.

So with cold temperatures ahead, don't be surprised if you try to use a ballwasher, but come up dry.

Bye, Bye Bunker Pump

 The process of renovating the bunkers has taken several years, and finally all are completed.  Prior to this work, any heavy rain event had us pushing washed out sand back on bunker faces, and pumping water from bunkers which no longer drained.  You won't see a tear in our eye as we put a For Sale sign on this piece of equipment: