Drainage - back of 10th green

An area at the back of the 10th green/surround is being drained as it is constantly wet after rain and watering of the green. An area of turf has been removed on the green and the surround and sub-surface drainage will be installed with the area. This will then drain along the trench through the bank to a sump on the outer side of the bank. A large amount of thatch had built up not allowing the water to drain into the soil. With the drainage and new soil and turf this area should be improve drastically.

Over the winter we will be focussing on continuing our bunker renovation program starting with the bunkers on the 4th and 8th holes. We have also started dumping some fill in the area where the new 17th tee is to be built. A number of the paths will also get some attention over the coming months.

Bunker work

As part of our bunker plan we had identified 2 bunkers that could be filled in to reduce maintenance and where they added little strategic value to the hole. These 2 bunkers are the first of the 3 fairway bunkers on the 3rd hole. This bunker has been filled and levelled to form part of a mound that it was cut into. Once settled this will be seeded and returned to rough grass. The back left bunker on the 18th green is also being filled in and the area will return to a grassed bank. This area is irrigated and will be grassed to rough length from around 4-5 metres from the edge of the green to help stop stray balls from rolling too far from the green.

Over winter we will be also renovating a number of bunkers with shaping, drainage and new sand. There will be more on what is planned over the next few weeks. Below are photos of work being done on the bunker on the 18th.