Blue Nine Bunker Renovation

Red #4 bunker - The previous sand

Red #4 bunker- The new sand

The red nine bunker renovation is complete and the project has shifted to the blue nine.  The weather continues to impact the project to a degree.   The contractor is  continuing to work as long as the weather permits.  
The two bunkers at the short game area will be renovated upon completion of the blue nine bunkers.

Below is a progress report on the blue nine bunkers as of December 18th.

Blue	Total #	Edged	Sod	Gravel	Polymer	Sand
Nine	Bunkers
#1	3	3	3	3	2
#2	4	4	4	4	3
#3	5	5	5	5	5	4
#4	2	2	2	2	2	3
#5	3	3	3	3	3	2
#6	9	9	9	9	8	4
#7	4	4	4	4	4
#8	4	4	4	4	4
#9	5	5	5	5	5
%
Complete	39	100%	100%	100%	92%	26 %

Bunker Fact Turf

We will be installing new turf around the red and blue bunker complexes.   There were some areas where bentgrass had contaminated the bluegrass turf.  The bentgrass was unsightly & more difficult to play from. 

We will be utilizing Black Beauty fescue around the bunkers.   This is a low mowed turf that will be maintained at the same height that we previously maintained the turf.   The advantage to the fescue species is that it has improved drought tolerance and does not wilt as quickly as the bluegrass.  We are taking advantage of newer and improved turfgrass research and turf genetics.   The playability will be quite similar. 

The photo  below is of the temperature and water stressed bluegrass turf on the bunker slope

The photo below is of #6 white bunker face where we replaced the bluegrass with the fescue species several years ago.  It handles the hotter temperatures and drought very well.

Bunker Renovation Progress

Below is a scorecard that offers the current progress and status of the bunker renovation.  We began with the red nine and will transfer shortly to the blue nine.  All that is left to do on the red nine is to install the new sand in the bunkers.   The previous steps of edging, removing the old sand, adding gravel, spraying the polymer coating over the gravel have all been completed.  The continued rain days are limiting our ability to get heavier tractors and trailers onto the course to deliver the sand to the bunkers.  As soon as it dries we will continue with the sand work.

We will open the red nine as soon as the last bunker has sand installed.  Hopefully that will be the end of this week (October 20th.)

This is a partial amount of the new sand that will be placed in the renovated red and blue bunkers.

Red nine bunker renovation is now completed.  The reviews are very positive.

Red	Total #	Edged	New	Gravel	Polymer	Sand
Nine	Bunkers		Sod
#1	4	4	4	4	4	4
#2	5	5	5	5	5	5
#3	4	4	4	4	4	4
#4	2	2	2	2	2	2
#5	4	4	4	4	4	4
#6	1	1	1	1	1	1
#7	1	1	1	1	1	1
#8	5	5	4	4	4	4
#9	6	6	6	6	6	6
	32	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
	%	Completed