Bunker Renovations

 

My apologies for not posting any information since October.  We have been outside taking advantage of some nice late fall weather.  As many of you know, there are a handful of fairway bunkers on the course that do not serve much purpose anymore.  They take away from the beauty of the course and can be a labor nuisance.  More importantly, they act as a double penalty because they are now located behind mature stands of trees.  The first bunkers we are focusing on are #4, #5, #10, and #16 fairway bunkers.  We are simply closing them off and we will plant grass seed in the bare soil in the spring.  These areas will become part of the rough the same as the old bunkers on #13. 

 

 

#4 before

 

 

 

#4 finished

#4 is completed and waiting seed in the spring.  We had to remove nearly 60 tons of contaminated sand and haul in 24 dump truck loads of soil.  Some of the sand was spread out in the rough with our topdresser, some was hauled back to the dump, and some was mixed in with the added clay to amend the soil.

 

 

#5 and #10 before - from #10 tee

The bunkers on #5 and #10 need black dirt hauled in and graded out and they will be completed as well and waiting for seed.  We hauled over 20 dump truck loads of soil to #5.  There was not as much sand in these bunkers and all of it was mixed with the clay to improve the soil structure.

 

#5

#10

 

The bunker on #16 will be worked on as weather allows.