The good news is the project area on the 9th hole has been sodded and we will make our goal of opening the 9th green complex and fairway expansion for Men's Opening Day. The bad news is we are still waiting for 50 more tons of bunker sand to finish the project. The sand comes out of a pond in a Pennsylvania quarry which was frozen. Once the remaining sand can be delivered it will be installed and the cart path along the first hole repaired. We are also still dealing with the gremlins of the old irrigation system in the project area but hopefully the remaining leaks can be repaired today. The 9th hole will remain a temporary green and the red tee markers will remain on the 2nd fairway while the white/blue markers will be placed back on the 2nd tee. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD YOU WALK ON, PLAY, TOUCH, OR DO ANYTHING TO THE NEW SOD. DO NOT WALK TO GET YOUR BALL SHOULD IT LAND IN THE BUNKER, FAIRWAY EXPANSION, ON THE SOD OR ON THE 9TH GREEN. Any disturbance to the sod will jeopardize the opening of the project on April 26th.
The weekend weather forecast looks great so I hope you can come out to the club and enjoy it. The greens were mowed yesterday for the first time since aeration and we removed most of the extra sand. The greens are still very bumpy but we are on our way to recovery. A reminder that fairway aeration will take place on Monday with our contractor.
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| An example of an Irrigation Repair |
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| Laying the Bentgrass Sod on the Fairway Expansion |
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