Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Coming down the home stretch.


The light is at the end of the tunnel, coming down the home stretch, getting to the finish line, and any other cliche I can use to describe the fact that we are wrapping up the spring section of this project. 17 has been completed. All the sand is in the bunkers and all the sod has been laid. Of all the holes, 17 had the least amount of changes. The two green side bunkers are fairly similar to the ones that were there. The addition of the fairway bunker was the biggest change.

The construction on 9 has been completed and is awaiting the finishing touches. All of the bunkers have sand in them and the remaining sod will be laid in the coming days. The vista from the tees has changed significantly. 

View from the red and gold tee before.

The view after removal of trees.
Before, the green was completely blocked from view by the trees on the right of the fairway. With the removal of the pines down the right and the persimmon tree in the middle of the field of view, the entire green and the valley below. Remember, at the completion of the project, we will be choosing more hardy species and placing them in an area where they will not effect play.

Currently the crew is working on 18 and the tee on 16. All the old bunkers on 18 have been removed and the 3 new bunkers have been rough shaped. The approach will be shifted to the left side of the green where the front bunker previously was. A bunker will wrap around the front right of the green. This will be a significant change to the appearance of the hole and allow for a tucked hole location. The fill is being added to construct the new tee on 16. A hole is being dug along the fence to provide clean fill. We will be filling in the hole with some of the spoils that are behind the fence.