New tee location

New tee #2

Here is a sneak peak from the new tee on #2.  We have added a bit of yardage to the blue/white teeing area, but more importantly the severe dogleg has been softened, and a driver will be more tempting to pull from the bag!  This tee complex was grassed this week, and is now in the grow in stage.

Newly planted tees

#11 Tee

This was a great week for progress on the course.  No storms to contend with and plenty of sunshine.  Above is a picture of the 11th right side blue tee just after sprigs were laid.  Other tee tops that were sprigged included #2, #3, #9, #12, and #17.  These newly planted tees will take a number of weeks to fill in before they are ready for play.  As a side note, I cannot get over how great the sky looks in this shot, and that is without any filtering! 

Range work completed

Range Tee

Work on the driving range tee is now complete.  The final sprigs were laid yesterday.  It will take a number of weeks before the new grass tacks down and begins to spread.  Once I think they are out of harms way I will allow practice from the back portion of the tee.  This will be no sooner then the beginning of August.  The newer areas, which include the chipping green, bunker, and chipping area, will remain closed to practice until further notice.

We are also making progress out on the course with tees completed on holes #3, #11, #12 and #17.  Also bunkers on #1, #2, #3, #7 and #16 have received work.  These areas will be grassed by next week.  Tees on #2 and #7 will be completed next, with the remainder of the work finished by the end of the July, first couple weeks of August.

    

Day 18

Day 18

Just take a look at what 1 week difference looks like.  The previous post was from the same position just a week ago.  Since then the sun has returned and we have begun mowing.  If sunny, warm weather continues the putting surfaces will rapidly fill-in.  Mowing will almost be an ever day occurrence from here on out.  Practices such as topdressing and rolling will take place to smooth the surfaces and get them ready for play.  Next week we will put the final touches on the collars with some new sod.  At that point it's just a matter of time and growth before the greens will be ready for play.   

Day 11

These last few days have been a true test to see how much rain a newly sprigged green can take.  We have experienced some moving of the sprigs, but overall it could be much worse.  I have recorded over 6 inches of rain in the last 10 days, and almost 10 inches in the month of June.  Let's hope for a dryer July.  The greens continue to grow, even through all the rain.  Above is a picture of the putting green just 11 days after planting.     

Chipping green and Practice bunker

With all the rain the last 10 days its been quite difficult to get things done on the course without making a muddy mess.  We were fortunate this past week to get a load of sod from our supplier.  They too are having trouble with harvesting there product when their fields are underwater.  We will resume with laying sod and planting sprigs once the fields dry out enough.  Above is a picture of the new chipping green and practice bunker at the driving range.  The practice bunker will be duel purpose for both shots to the green, and shots out into the range.