CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES THROUGH DECEMBER

 New 5th Tee

Drainage installed to the old front tee and new raised Back Tee

 

5th Green surround and Bunkers Removed ready for new

 

4th Green Surround Taking Shape 

 

5th Tee with Rootzone and Irrigation Installed (Giving us an extra 70m2)

 One tired puppy in the office after a hard days watching !!!

6th Tee Continued

Work has gone well on the 6th with its new irrigation installed last week.

 

 

 

This was followed by the rootzone being spread across both Tees ready for final levelling before turfing in the new year.

Work Continues on the 4th

The 4th is moving forward quickly thanks to the kind weather we have had for a change this last ten days, from the initial topsoil removal we have carried out the following :

Installed over 150 Metres of Drainage around the green included in this are the 2 new bunkers, and removing the need for the existing soakaway

 

Subsoiled and shaped Two new bunkers followed by topsoiling to a rough grade.  The Bunkers will be much more visable from further down the fairway having the back faces lifted to make the sand higher.

 

The two new bunkers have had the drainage completed and have been stoned ready for the next part of the work. 

 

The rest of the banking has been topsoiled ready for final grading before we turf in the New Year

 

 

 

The Banks have been built up considerably to improve the visual appearance of the hole.  It will also allow us to maintain the banking much more easily and safely therefore enabling us to keep a better surface.

 

6th Tee Taking Shape

Subsoil shaping has been completed for the new 6th Tees

Drain Installed through the middle of the Tee, linking into the new road drain

 

 

New Pathway being shaped

 

70/30 Rootzone being tipped ready for grading, approx. 100 tonne will be required to create a dry level teeing surface.

 

 

 

 

Work Begins on 4th Begins

Work has begun on the 4th Green Surround.  Topsoil has been stripped and subsoil is being moved from the new pond on the 2nd over to the 4th to create the mounding and bunkering around the green.

We have also been raising the canopy's of the willows behind the green to allow more light into the area. 

The 2nd Progress so far

Leylandii Removed from the side of the 2nd (Horrible Things) Not many left on the course now!

 

 

Topsoil Being Stripped ready for stock pilling to be used at a later stage

 

 

Topsoil Stock Piles to be used once final sub soil grading has been approved and when ground conditions permit.

 

Subsoil Shaping has began, all reusable turf stripped and reused around the course

 

Green Extension - Subsoil has been shaped and new drainage installed to the green extension

 

 

Greens Extension - Gravel Carpet being installed above the drainage runs.

The Winter Reconstruction work

Work begun on the 28th of October, work is being carried out to holes 2 4 5 & 6 to improve how the holes look and play as well as improving the overall safety of the banks which will in turn improve the quality of turf that we can provide.  The pond that is being built in front of the 2nd hole will not only add a great feature to the hole but will also provide us with the huge amounts of material required to carry out the projects this winter.  This Blog will provide a detailed summary of how the work progress's this winter.

How the green on the 2nd looked before the 28th October

Will you really miss these Bunkers ??

Bunkers that flooded whenever we had more then a few mm of rain, the shape of the bunkers are dated and do not enhance the hole in any way.