Dear Member,

The following blog posts for the next few weeks will consist of the most commonly asked questions from the membership in regards to the Master Plan and Renovation process. These answers are from Billy Fuller (Golf Course Consultant and Architect), as well as additional input from Josh Dunaway (Golf Course Superintendent). 

8.      Question:  What is the general scope of work?  In general terms, see below.

Answer:

Ø  Greens:  Some greens will require completely new strategy (i.e. 11, 12, 16).  Turf will be stripped off all greens, and all greens will be returned to their original size (shrunk due to encroachment from surrounding fairway turf…amount of encroachment varies from 3 feet to 12 plus feet);  Some greens will be slightly enlarged on one side or the other to offer more strategic pin locations since a number of greens have only three key pin areas.  The rootzone will have to be regraded and modified as our current Green infrastructure is inconsistent with depths varying from 8” to 24” which needs to be uniformly 12”. Greens will be re-grassed with new Ultra Dwarf Turf;

Ø  Tees:  Tees will be stripped, leveled and grassed with new Celebration Bermudagrass turf; the plan will call for many new forward tees and enlarging some existing trees;

Ø  Bunkers:  Bunkers will be re-shaped and new drainage installed.  Some strategic modifications will be recommended on a few bunkers (to be explained in hole-by-hole narrative as plan evolves);

Ø  Fairways and Rough:  Address drainage issues on flat holes where water stands after rain events; plant new Celebration Bermudagrass;

Ø  Trees:  There are areas on the course where trees are over populated, creating a very unhealthy environment for certain trees within any given clump.  In such instances we need to thin trees based on Certified Arborist recommendations to preserve healthy trees for a more prolonged life expectancy.  There are some trees that are shading key features on the course that should be removed.  There will be areas where we recommend planting some trees as well;

Ø  Maintenance Facilities:  Upgrade, solve environmental issues and improve the facilities to enhance employee productivity and prolong equipment life expectancy; this facility is the nucleus of the course- conditioning program.  It has been neglected for too many years;

Ø  Driving Range Tee and Practice Area – The driving range tee will be expanded and the back podocarpus hedge will be removed for the installation of a row of solid synthetic hitting turf. The driving range net will be replaced. The practice area greens will be rebuilt properly and sprigged with an Ultra-Dwarf Bermuda-grass and drainage will be put in wet areas.