Course Update...

TDS West finished installing the new collector line on #9 approach late Friday morning.  As you can see below, many 20+ year old drainage lines had failed causing the massive amount of standing water on that approach.

old green drain for #9 that was 90% clogged and barely functioning

another completely clogged old green drain tile

large old drainage collector tile clogged with sediment

The new collector line will handle any water that was still running through these tiles and we have the capability to flush them regularly to ensure they remain clear of sediment and debris.  Here are few photos of the installation:

new 4" socked drainage tile being trenched in

 

trench being back-filled with 3mm sand

finishing touches and cleanup

Please note that the sand-banding required to help deal with the thatch issue has yet to be completed on either #9 or #18 so we do still expect to see some puddling on both approaches until then.  Conditions must be very firm and dry to complete this process so that the resulting trenches do not become quickly silted over and sealed off.  

The new ditch outlet for #5 was rescheduled after it was determined that the outlet pipe size should be changed to 8" to handle all the water that ditch takes on.  As you can see in the previous blog entry, it floods during and after heavy rainfall.  We anticipate this to be completed in the coming weeks.  We will continue to manually pump out this ditch as necessary until the new outlet is installed.

We have also finally had some time to begin investigating some ongoing bunker drainage issues this week.  We have exposed the outlet to the left side green bunker at #4 and as anticipated, it appears as though installing an entire new drain line will be necessary.  This will take place in conjunction with the removal of the cart path to the left of the green along with some additional drainage being installed in the very low-lying areas in the vicinity.  It is very common for bunker drainage to require replacing as the lines easily become contaminated with sand and silt.  The drainage in most of our bunkers is at least 15 years old now so we are repairing them on an as-needed basis until the Club is in a position to do a complete bunker renovation.    Here is a photo of what we uncovered:

bunker drainage outlet no longer functioning properly

Please check back here often for further updates on these projects and to remain up-to-date on what's happening on the rest of the course!