Questions about right of cartpath #18

As you are heading down the path on hole 18 you may have noticed the work we have been doing there.  We have had questions about what was going on?

Tucked back behind the trees on the right side of the path is a drain pipe that collects all of the water from the homes and street-run off from above. 

The collected water then comes out of this pipe and eventually makes it way (through a series of other drain pipes and surface runoff)to the creek behind number 7 tees.

We are in the process of inspecting the pipe, which has rusted in spots over time and developed some holes from corrosion, causing washouts and other concerns with stabilization of the hillside above.

What takes 5 tractors, 200 labor hours, and 1 week to heal????

Answer:  Fairway Topdressing, Aerification and Shockwave

The Process:

Start with 500 tons of sand

Then we apply the sand at 20 tons/acre

The sand is then aerified into the fairway turf using solid tines.

The solid tine aerification is followed with the shockwave shaking the sand into the fairway turf.

The final task is to brush the remaining sand into the fairway turf.

You will find this sign on the holes that we will have to close for this process.  It can take up to 2 hours per fairway to shockwave.  For the safety of the most valued operator employees and efficiency of the process it is necessary for us to close 

the hole.

We know you're going to love the finished product.