Late last week we started removing trees to the left of Orchard 5 green. Some work had been done there last year, but more trees needed to come out that continued to cast heavy shade on a majority of the green. The shade created weak turf that struggled to survive during the summer, which resulted in bare spots on the putting surface. As the removals progressed, we also discovered that most of the trees had some form of structural damage which led to internal decay.
We had planned to finish the work near 5 green at the beginning of this week, but all the snow melt and heavy rain over the weekend put that on hold. The turf was too soft to drive the equipment over, so we started thinning out some areas adjacent to the tees on Lakes 7. The staff was able to keep the equipment on the cart path and have been focused on brush and small trees. The end result is amazing, just with the brush gone, and we plan to work our way back towards 6 green. The next step will be to remove a few bigger trees hanging over the path near the tees that are blocking sunlight and airflow.
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| Big trees create big shadows |
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| Work in progress between Orchard 1 fairway and 5 green |
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| 5 green from the approach |
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| Main trunk logs showing signs of decay |
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| Brush removed left of Lakes 7 silver tees |
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| Staff removing brush left of Lakes 7 blue/gold tee |
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