Tree work continues on Lakes #4. A total of 95 trees have been removed down the right side of the hole and at the end of the fairway near the rain shelter. This is the most amount of trees we've removed on one hole since starting the tree program in 2016, but the improvement in turf quality of both the fairway and rough will be evident this summer. A few stumps still need to be flush-cut before grinding begins, then the debris and surrounding area will be cleaned up and prepped for seeding in the spring. While down around the rain shelter, the staff also cleaned up the overgrown banks of the drainage ditch between #4 and #5 to improve the aesthetics and better define the hazard.
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| View from right of the cart path near the fairway bunkers on Lakes #4. This area will be seeded in the spring and maintained at regular rough height. |
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| This is the drainage ditch between holes #4 and #5 after the overgrown banks were cleaned up. It will be much easier to maintain the banks with rough mowers and string trimmers now that the jaggers and small brush are gone. |
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| Flush-cutting stumps is much easier when using the excavator. We rent the machine for 3 months during the winter at a cost of $3,000 per month. |
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