As mentioned in previous blog posts, the course has come through the winter in relatively excellent shape. Many of our annual problem areas have already been graded and seeded in hopes to get them to fill in as soon as possible. The area in the top picture is the drainage project we started late last fall on the 12 approach area. This area is essentially the "Low spot" in the area so water tends to sit here. The soil underneath is heavy clay which does not drain at all. We cut in very deep sand sump channels in the hopes to remove the standing water from the surface. The area should drain much better and we are hoping the aesthetics and firmer and dryer conditions will promote a much better approach shot. The middle picture is the 17th green which always looks great coming out of winter. The 6th fairway as seen in the bottom picture is always a drainage problem. The fairway has literally only 3" of soil on top of bedrock, so drainage here is not much of an option. We re-seed the area each year and it fills in only to thin out in the fall. Options here are very few here but we do our best with the cards we are dealt!
Mike O'Neill, GCS
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