Bunker work on the 4th

Green staff have begun work on renovating the bunkers on the 4th hole the back bunker clean out has begun. As with many bunkers these do not drain well and the back bunker is difficult to get the bunker rake out of after being raked. The base of this bunker will be raised slightly to enable better access to the bunker rake and then re-drained and new sand added. The small slope on the green side will also be lessened to enable it to me mown more effectively as this slope is now too abrupt. Green staff will move onto renovating the 2 bunkers on the 8th hole after the 4th hole is complete. Photos of the work done so far are below.

We have had some comment recently about the relocation of the 17th tee. The main reason for doing this is to provide greater variety in distance on our par 3 holes on the course. We currently have 3 very long par 3s that many players are hitting a hybrid or wood into many occasions. The hole is to be shortened so that it is slightly longer than the 4th hole so that most players can hit in a mid to long iron. The reason for the placement behind the ladies tee is so that the bunker on the right comes more into play allowing for more pin placements behind the bunkers as is the case for the ladies. The front of the ladies tee will also be expanded to incorporate the teeing area for the green tees. There is more information about the tee in the January postings.