Another bunker renovation update

We continue to move forward on our bunker work. Although there have been some slow periods of progress, we are nearly complete on #14.

Waiting for sod has been our biggest challenge, as we discussed last week. However, 3 of 4 bunkers have now been sodded and the grass for the last bunker is on site and ready to be laid. We will get the last bunker wrapped up early this week.

This is another example of the sand build-up
around the edges of the bunker. The red line
to the right is where the bunker edge
was before we started working. The red line
to the left is where the original bunker edge
was constructed. 

Another view of the sand build-up.

Once all the grass is down, we will give the new sod a few days to root into the soil before we spread the bunker sand back out. This keeps the bunker as Ground Under Repair and minimizes the foot traffic on the new sod. It is especially important that golfers don’t attempt to climb up the steep face of the bunker because the new sod will not easily support the effort.

As we wait to reposition the sand on #14, we will head down #15 and begin moving sand and removing old sod on all the bunkers on #15. The process will be exactly the same and as the Grounds staff gets more comfortable with all the steps, it should be faster as well.

As a side note, our green deep tine aeration is currently scheduled for 11/18. This is something we added to our agronomic program several years ago and you can read more about it here.

Also, November thru February will have only one post each per month. Thank you 

Etiquette Reminder of the Month

Now that it is legal to leave the flag in for putting, please be extra conscious to not damage the lip of the cup when retrieving your ball.

Also, as part of a Golf Committee initiative to improve course etiquette, we have included links to videos teaching proper on course etiquette. Please take a moment to watch:

Ball Marks - How to properly repair

Bunker etiquette

See you on the course!

Joe

jvillegas@bwrc.org