Tag: Bunker renovation

Course Conditions, Projects

April showers?

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We received 0.47 inches of rain in March and our salts are currently at 2900 TDS. The faucet in our shop has a TDS of 250. Despite the dry, salty and windy conditions the course is playing well. We did lose some impatients and some bougainvilleas lost some leaves because of the salty water. The last two full moons our TDS jumped to 9800 because of the higher river level.

The last two weeks the roughs were lowered from 1.5 inches to 1.0. This is where the Brown has come from.  We were able to renovate the first bunker on hole #3.  We plan on finishing the 2nd fairway bunker after Senior Club Championship the week of April 9th.

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Rough scalping from 1.5 in to 1.0 in
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3 Fwy bunker completed last week of March
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Staff adding sand to #3 Fwy Bunker
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Wood Duck on his box

Course Conditions

Rakes

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When entering bunkers always enter low side of bunkers. John Sanford our course architect designed the bunkers with a bullnose on edge making high points steep. The sod is less than 9 months old and some slopes may not be rooted 100%. This will avoid any trip/fall situations.

Rakes should also be left ½ in ½ out for ease of retrieving.

Our goal for summer 2018 is to renovate fairway bunkers for reduced maintenance and sand/drainage upgrades.

See you on course!

Shane Wright, CGCS

Course Conditions, Projects

Bunker edge compacting

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We rented a plate compactor the last 2 weeks to tamp the bunker edges of all greenside bunkers. We added new sand after Hurricane Irma. The sand is called G-The angularity and larger particle size of G/Angle not only increases playability, but also significantly reduces bunker maintenance costs.G/Angle bunker sand will: • PROVIDE GREATER WIND RESISTANCE TO DECREASE PRODUCT LOSS • STAY IN PLACE BETTER ON STEEP BUNKER FACES DUE TO INTERLOCKING PARTICLES • PROVIDE EXCELLENT DRAINAGE • REDUCE THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF WASH-OUTS • DECREASE LABOR EFFORTS NEEDED TO COMPACT / FIRM-UP BUNKERS

Course Conditions, Projects

Project’s Continue

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7 waste area will be finished this week.  We are waiting for one more load of coquina from vendor.


Yesterday we hosted a USGA qualifier.  We groomed and topdressed greens today.

The bunker crew started on #3 back greenside bunker today.  Let’s hope rain holds off!  We will have the front bunker to complete the project.  Hole 1 greenside bunkers will be tweaked next week.  The end is in sight!

Course Conditions, Projects

Hole 7

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We finished 2 right greenside bunker this week.  We will start on 3 greenside bunkers next Tuesday.  


The crew turned their attention to hole 7 coquina area.  The oleanders were removed from Irma.  The guys are leveling and reshaping this area.  We will Sod a section of 7 cart path and coquina will go down in palm area.