Golf Course Renovation Update

The remaining areas of the course that had not opened after Double Eagle finished their work are now open.  This includes the practice putting green, #4 green, and the front of #7 green. In addition, the drain work on the front of #4 and #17, right of #13 and #3 have been completed.  The only remaining work items are the drains on the front of #7, left of #9, left of #12, and left front of #18. 

#7 Before

#7 After

Keep in mind that we are only talking about the subsurface drains that move water off the greens.  If the budget allows, we plan to add fairway drains in the front of #1, #7 and other areas of the course that do not drain well.

The new bent grass sod edge on all of our greens has done well.  It loves the cooler temperatures and it should continue to grow in on mild days when ground temperatures are between 55° and 65° F. 

The Bermuda grass sod appears to be doing well, but it has largely gone dormant.  The final verdict on the Bermuda grass will come in the spring. If it attached properly, it will green up with the rest of the golf course. We seem to have had enough nice weather this fall and we are optimistic that the new Bermuda grass will thrive this summer.

Putting Green

The large tine aeration (5/8 inch) that we did at the beginning of the project is slow to heal (if you look closely you can see where the aeration holes were), but healing as planned.  We will continue next year with an aggressive aeration program, the schedule for which will be determined by our golf course maintenance.  We will have additional testing done by ISTRC next year to make sure we get proper water infiltration rates on the greens.  According to the report done this summer, too much water is being retained in the soil on our greens and we will continue aggressive aeration until that condition is fixed. Their report dated August 29, 2014 is posted on our web site for those who are interested in reading. Click here to go to the website (the document is at the very bottom of the page).