- 70 acres of turf to be replaced with TifTuf grass, a hybrid Bermuda, this will include all tees, fairways and roughs
- Reconstruction of all bunkers with liners and new G-angle sand
- Greens will be returned to original size and shape and sprigged with TifEagle grass
- Tees will be leveled and new forward tees added
- Renovation of practice area including new putting and chipping greens built to USGA specifications
- Improved drainage in low lying areas of the course
May 2018
The much-anticipated golf course renovation has begun! Leibold Construction began staging equipment and supplies two weeks prior to the April 23 commencement date. Tree removal began even earlier, the week of April 8. Leibold began at the back corner of the property on holes 4, 5, 14, and 15 before working closer to the Clubhouse. The process is impressive! Multiple skilled workers, performing various tasks simultaneously in the same general area. A six day work week is the norm. Progress has been swift and the change in appearance of the golf course is noticeable in several areas. The fifth hole is a perfect example. The fifth fairway has already been reshaped to improve drainage and soil quality. Subtle changes in elevation, only inches, make a noticeable difference to the viewer. Two large trees in the right rough have been removed to aid future turf health and have been replaced by a fairway bunker. The visual impact from the tee is dramatic. This process is being repeated on several other holes.
Hole #5, view from the tee, grass stripped, soil piled
Hole #5, piles of soil to be new #1 & 2 tees
Hole #7, green surround sod being cut, green edge hand stripped to design location
Chipping green before and after stripping
"Cutting in" the TifEagle sprigs
Doug and Dave viewing the progress on # 3
TifTuff fairway sprigs being gathered to load
Machine spreading and cutting in fairway sprigs
Newly sprigged fairway area
Bunkers on # 9 & # 18, sodded and ready for Better Billy Bunker polymer and G-Angle sand
Edge being set for sodding on # 1 green
New back tees on #16, view from # 14
# 13 green looking to # 14 tees, sprigs and sod growing well
# 13 green looking down sprigged fairway
# 11, green and fairway sprigged
Tees on # 18 ready for sprigging
Work on the chipping green included: drainage trenches and pipes, 4" of gravel, 12" of green mix, surround sod and hand sprigging
Practice bunker is complete
August 2018
New sandscape area
Tour participants viewing grass coverage on # 3 green
Dogleg at # 12 - new sandscape area
# 5 tees and fairway
Practice facilities, surrounds sodded and greens sprigged
Establishing the fringe on # 2 green
Green and fairway on # 11, tees sprigged
Tees on # 5, July 5th, August 15th
Top dressing # 3 green
# 13, first fairway mow establishing rough line
SEPTEMBER 2018
# 3 green and bunker
4th tee complex, two months growth!
Tree canopy has been raised so you can see the 6th green from the tees
Bunker maintenance # 11, after 13" of rain in a week, still looking good!!
Tees on # 18, notice left over rain in drainage swale
Putting green May - September
Rolling the green on # 2
Planting Bahia grass between # 2 and # 8
OCTOBER 2018
4th tour - participants viewing # 2 green
# 14 tees
GRAND OPENING DAY - NOVEMBER 2ND
