Spring Sod Projects

Spring is right around the corner, and that means the golf season is only a few weeks away!  Each year we try to remove a few trees in highly playable areas where the grass has a hard time growing.  The trees sometimes are simply too close to the fairways or greens, and cause a golfer hitting a good shot to have a terrible lie!  We try to identify these areas each year and install new sod each Spring to improve the playability.

Here is a look at #8 Overlook.  This picture is taken from about 150 yards out from the green, and about 40 feet or so from the edge of the fairway.  The fairway is barely visible in the right edge of the picture.  There are 3 large trees along the top of the hill where the thin rough ends into mulch.  This entire area is mostly mud and full of tree roots.  With the rain we have endured over the last 3 months this area has washed out even worse, with some of the mud making it all the way into the fairway.  Our plan is to remove the trees along the edge of the grass line and then sod the entire area along the top of the ridge to stabilize the soil.  By removing the trees and tree roots, we can solve the problem of thin turf and dirt, and drastically improve playing conditions.   

Here is a photo looking back towards the tee box on #8 Overlook.  You can see the tree roots protruding all along the ridge, resulting in a terrible lie should your ball end up any where near!  This area on #8 Overlook is just one example of the areas we will be working on over the next few weeks to be ready for our new sod this Spring.  We will also be adding grass next to #13 green complex, behind #7 Overlook green where we have already removed some trees to improve cart traffic, and left of the bunkers on #8 all the way to the creek.  We are aiming to have everything freshly sodded by the middle of March to be ready for the golf season!