Spring Update

Well we have been busy the last couple of weeks here at the meadow. We have gotten a pile of work done, and will continue right up until opening day. We are still working to finish up the opening day work, but here is a bit of a recap of the last little bit.

1. Bunker work          

As you can see from the shot above, there has been quite a build of of sand on some of  the bunker faces over the years. This shot is from the front left bunker on #3 green.

        So with the help of Lyle Robinson, from Finishscapers, we began the process of peeling off the build up in order to reshape the bunker face.

This photo shows the final finish grade of the new bunker edge. We used drain tile to form a rough edge and it helped with the back filling and tamping of the newly added topsoil.

                                        
    This next shot shows the boys laying the new sod. I will update the final product in a future post.

                                                    

 The other bunker we worked on was the front right green side on #2. We actually completed the same treatment, and actually turned this misshapen bunker into 2 smaller bunkers.

                                        


2. Tee Decks

  Our other project from the last couple of weeks was the resurfacing of two tee decks. We are planning to systematically move through all of the white tee decks over the next couple of seasons. We chose to start with #4 white & #6 white. They were stripped, regraded, and resodded.

                                        
                                                   The boys stripping the old sod on #4

                                                      #4 graded and ready for new sod

                                                  The boys laying the new sod on #6

                                                                The finished product           

 I take my hat off to the crew over the past week. They have done a ton of work and have really made these project worthwhile. Now that we have a system down it will be easier to complete more tees in the future in a more efficient manner.

                                     We also mowed today! Cut them @.180 on the JD walkies
                                  

                              I won't tell you who cut this one (#11), but his legs sure are tired...