Slowed By Rain

The recent rains have obviously slowed down some progress of the project. The Contractor is trying to take appropriate steps to try and get back on track. They have recently subcontracted the installation of the sod on all finished work. We have recently completed the work on hole #4, #3, and #13. We have a little more work to do on #4 and #13 in the way of seeding of turf. The first cut (step cut) or rough on #4 will soon be moved to the new edges of the fairways. The areas of rough where the turf is stripped will then be seeded. With any luck we will have good weather in October and be able to make up some ground before we have to shut the project down for the Winter.

Soft Conditions

The recent weather has made conditions very soft on the golf course. The newly sodded areas are extremely soft and even walking on these areas will cause significant damage. As of Thursday morning 4.5" of rain has fallen. We have also not been able to mow anything since Monday. Obviously Greens, Fairways, and Rough have grown substantially this week and we are not sure when we will be able to get the mowers on the golf course. This rain event has been much different that the rain we received from Hurricane Irene. This rain has lasted for day with minimal run-off. Most of this rain has soaked in thus saturating the already wet soil. It will take some time for us to dry out.

NEW PHOTOS POSTED

Many new photos have been added to the photo bucket site. Click the link above for golf course construction photos.

Weather Not Cooperating

The Fourth hole is nearing completion with just a little sod left to be installed. However, the weather this week will slow production significantly. Extreme wet conditions does not allow the construction company to shape any new bunkers and results in significant damage from equipment.

We have had several questions about the condition of the new bentgrass sod near #7 Green. This sod has performed poorly since it was installed. A representative of the sod company has visited the site and is crediting the club for the sod on #7. We will be replacing the damaged pieces of sod in the very near future.

Divot Repair

Recently there has been a significant amount of damage to the putting surfaces in the way of divots. This has been a chronic problem this year with two diviots taken out of greens in the last week. The pictures to the left shows a divot that was taken out of the 10th green following Labor Day weekend. Frequent damage has also occured to the Putting Green throughout the year. The Green Department asks that you please be more careful on putting surfaces so that this type of damage does not continue.