Course conditions are firming up nicely and equipment began arriving bright and early this morning as TDS will begin installing the new drainage collector across #9 approach early this afternoon. Irrigation lines are being carefully located and marked for the construction crews to work cautiously around. While construction is underway, there will be a temporary green in place short of the approach for golfers to play to. We anticipate this collector line installation will be completed sometime tomorrow morning, if not later today. The resulting trench will be filled with sand right to the surface and we will continue to top it off as it settles a bit over the next few weeks. When we are confident it has completely settled, the trench will then be seeded for grow-in. Replacing the existing sod removed to install this line will certainly negatively impact the efficiency of it as it is quite thatchy. Seeding will definitely provide the best results.
Once this new collector is completed, they will be moving over to #5 to install a new independent outlet for the ditch between #4 and #5. As you can see below, the old clay tile drainage outlet has been greatly compromised and is hardly functioning:
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| ditch on #5 overflowing after a heavy rainstorm |
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| this ditch clearly takes on a lot of drainage |
This installation will not interfere with play other than the presence of their workforce and equipment. We anticipate this new outlet installation will be completed either late on Friday or sometime on Saturday. This is of course barring any unforeseen surprises underground!
The sand banding that I discussed in my previous blog entry will likely be scheduled for sometime in April as conditions must be very firm and dry to obtain optimal results and recovery of the resulting 1/2" wide trenches. We will keep you posted.
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