Tennis Project Update

The Tennis Project is rolling along.  The tree stumps have all been removed and the new access road for maintenance has been graded and filled with gravel.  The paving work will not be done until the new structure is up and completed in the fall.

We got out and did some topdressing on the newly sodded areas in the fairways alng with a few of the thinner areas.  All in all the grass is growing great and filling in nicely.  We did the greenside bunkers on 14 this week with new sand and will continue to work on the rest.

Course is really starting to look beautiful, here is a shot of number 2.

A busy week!

It has been a VERY busy week here on the golf course.  We put down a truckload of sod on Monday on holes 6, 14, 18 , 9 and the practice tee.  We also took some of the old material from the areas we prepped and filled some low spots at the driving range.  There was plenty of Bermuda in those spoils so hopefully they will fill in the thin spots at the range.  The rest of the fairways continue to improve quickly.

We started adding sand to the greenside bunkers today beginning with number 7 and 13.  As time permits we will pick up a few bunkers at a time until all of the greenside bunkers are playing more consistently and the liner is no longer showing.  The new sand will play softer than the old until it has been in a while.  Watch out for buried lies!

The tennis structure project has also begun with the removal of a few trees.  We had to modify the holes on 2 and 4.  Looks like the ladies and seniors enjoyed #4 as a really short par 4!

Rain, Rain, Go away!

Well the heat is finally here, and it has quit raining for now!!  I wanted to take this opportunity to update the members on the status of our bermudagrass, in particular the shady holes.  The fairways on some of the shadier holes have experienced some winter kill, particularly in the heavy shade and wet areas.  With the erratic spring this year (green up in March, frost again in May, and cooler temperatures throughout the first of June) we have a few areas that will need to be re-grassed.  The areas we will be sodding include 6, 14, 18, and the practice tee.  The sod will be here the beginning of next week and will take care of the worst of our problems.  Most of these areas would have grown back eventually, but we did not want to wait another month for that to happen.  Other areas are filling in rapidly and we should be a 100% in a few weeks.  

Sunny fairways look awesome and are playing great!!  Greens have recovered nicely from aeration and should be back in prime form next week.  The bunkers are another area of concern right now and we have ordered multiple truckloads of sand to add in the green side bunkers to help with the consistency.  This is a short term fix but will help to get us through until we can address the problems with the bunker liner degrading and starting to fail.  It has been a slow spring here at James River, but we are looking forward to an awesome summer!!