What is wrong with #11 Fairway Bunkers?

I had a Member ask me the other day what in the world we are doing to #11!  That is a very good question, but one that can easily be answered with pictures!


Here is a photo in front of the second set of fairway bunkers on #11.  This is from two weeks ago, and is a good example of our existing style of bunkers.


This picture shows why the Member was confused as to what is going on!  There is a bunch of dirt and old material dumped into the bunkers, creating quite a mess.  This is all for a good reason!


Here is a better look at the bunkers full of material.  This will be used to change the bunker in the foreground into fairway surface, while the bunker in distance will be re=0-zx

Capillary Concrete working out very well!

This is a look at the finished bunker liner, right before the sand is installed on top!!!

This picture shows the depth of  material installed.  It is approximately 3 inches deep, and is completely solid once dried and cured.  Because of the large air pockets between the gravel in the concrete, water flows freely through into the drain pipes.  During heavy rains it helps to prevent the sand from all washing out in the bunkers!

Some of the crew trowels the surface smooth and solid, while the other half is dumping another load of Capillary Concrete to be spread out for the men to trowel.

This picture shows the drainage in the bottom of the bunkers in the distance, as well as the finished Capillary Concrete in the fore ground.  The plywood is placed under the machines doing the work from damaging the bunker liner or the sod.

Bunker Project Moving Quickly!

We now have 9 holes completely finished, and are on the home stretch with the last 9 holes.  Holes 4, 5, and 6 are now almost completely shaped and looking good.  Next week we will begin to work on rebuilding the bunker on hole 12, while the rest of the crew installs the sod and bunker liner on holes 4, 5, and 6. 

Here are the green side bunkers on hole 5 with the sand and liners removed, ready for shaping

Here is a look at the beginning of the new fairway bunker on hole 6.  This bunker is located on the right side of the fairway, just past the left fairway bunkers.  This bunker will play mainly as a target bunker, and was located primarily for the long ball hitters.  As you can see in the picture, drainage is very important or it will hold water after each rain!

Tree Shade Update!

Now we have removed all the trees behind the Teaching Tee and the results are beginning to show! 



The far end of the tee is now getting some really good morning sunshine, and we should start to see the health of the turf improve!  The building will always block sunshine, but now that the trees are gone we should be able to improve the entire surface of the practice tee.