#8 bunker project

Fall is a great time for projects. The weather is cool, with occasional rain. The stresses of the summer that require most, if not all, of our attention start to fade away, so our time can be directed to other aspects of the course. We have several small projects planned this fall, but our one main goal is to redo the bunker faces of all the bunkers on #8.

Similar to what we have done in the past, we will be renovating the worn out edges of the bunkers on 8. Please read two previous blogs we have posted for more in depth details of the process, here and here. We started this process last fall and it went so well that we were able to finish holes 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9. All of these holes were the first to be renovated as part of the Master Plan, and have reached the age that the edges were due to be cleaned up. We had initially planned to do #8 last fall, but that didn’t work out. Then we planned to do it this past spring, but that didn’t work out either! Between all of the other projects we were working on, and a warm spring that jump-started the Bermuda grass, we ran out of time to get #8 finished.

This fall, though, #8 bunkers are at the top of the list. Over the next few weeks you will see the Grounds department staff working through these bunkers. As the project progresses, one or two bunkers may be in a state of repair for a period of time. The bunkers in which we are working will be ground under repair, and will have a sign marking them as such.

Weather permitting, we expect to finish by the end of October, just in time for the sod to heal before the weather turns really cold.

Etiquette Reminder of the Month

Please rake your entire disturbance within the bunker, including all of your footprints, not just the area from where you hit.

Note: Starting in November, through February, posts will be reduced to once per month. Thank you.

See you on the course!

Joe

jvillegas@bwrc.org