Irrigation Addition

Two heads were added to the left side of #2, providing water to an additional 21,000 square feet of turf. Below are a few pictures of the process.

Hole where tap was made

Holes being dug for heads

Pipe installation

Area in fwy repaired

One of the two heads installed

#15 Creek Work

Work began on 11/5 reshaping the creek that had eroded dangerously close to the cart path. Our contractor spent 7 days excavating, installing a larger pipe, and adding 10 truck loads or 270 tons of rock. Once he was finished our staff prepped and sodded the work site. Below are before, during and after pics.

Before


 

Banks being sloped

Rock being added

Finishing touches

Bunker Sand Additions

Over the past couple of years the sand depths had become critically low. Without enough sand it is extremely difficult to maintain playable and maintenance friendly bunkers. Although we hand rake bunkers on a daily bases, following heavy rain events it is necessary to use the bunker machine to repair them. During this process a push blade and plow is used to redistribute sand. If sand levels are low the machine grabs and tears the fabric lining the bottom.

Last month 8 truck loads or 205 tons of sand were added. Our goal of filling them to proper levels has been accomplished. Remember that it will take several months for the sand to settle. During this time you will see an increase in plugged balls.

Cart Path Update

Broken sections of cart path on #"s 11,12,13,16 and 18 have been replaced. The total area is 2500 sq ft or 312 linear ft of path. Below are a couple of pictures before and after on #13. Thanks again for your patience.

Before

After

Cart Path Repairs

Beginning the week of 8/13 sections of broken paths will be repaired on #'s 11,12,13,16 and 18. If all goes well it should take 6 or 7 working days to complete. During the process dump trucks and machines hauling concrete will be back and forth many times in the work areas. We apoligize up front for any incoveniences this may cause. I'll provide you with an update next week.

Flooding Rains, High Winds and Lightning Damage!

Since midnight we have received 7.20" of rain. Debris has been scattered along creek banks and pinestraw areas have been washed. Bunkers are washed severely and will take several days to restore. Lightning struck the tree next to #3 green and a couple of large trees on #8 were blown over in the high winds. Less than 2 weeks removed from the crippling lightning strike to our irrigation system, it has suffed more damage. Constant lightning has blow many fuses and damaged on couse satellite components.The majority of our resources will used to get the course back in playable condition by the weekend.

Bunker on #9

Trees next to #8 tee

Tree hit by lighting on #3

Lightning Strike

On 7/18 a bolt of lightning struck the ground in front of #18 green. I wrote a short story of the event and the damage it caused and sent it to James Spann of abc33/40. Below is the link to the weather blog that he posted it to. You may have to scoll down because of new material added periodically.

http://www.alabamawx.com/