18 Master Plan Project

The excavator we used to shape the new bunker.

Removing soil from the new bunker.

We ran into numerous large rocks, glad we had an excavator to remove and continue to shape the new bunker.

The master plan project on the 18th hole is moving along nicely, thanks in large part to the nice weather we have experienced here recently.  We rented an excavator to perform the majority of the shaping process in laying out the new bunker.  We ran into a substantial amount of rock or bedrock during the shaping process so it was certainly nice to have the right equipment on the property to accomplish what we did.  The bunker is essentially shaped out now, all we have left to do is lay out the drainage and sod and shape the edges.  The fairway will be "Sprigged" in the same manner we did with the new chipping area, so this will take some time.  We will have to watch weather and determine if we are too late this year for sod to establish itself, otherwise the sod will not make it through the winter.  The fill from the new bunker was taken across the fairway and used to fill in the left fairway bunker which is now a flat area that blends in with the rest of the left rough on the hole.  More updates to come as we proceed with the project.

Mike O'Neill
Superintendent