Lakes #4 Rough Project

Over the winter we removed 95 trees on Lakes #4 down the right side and at the end of the fairway.  The goal was to provide more sunlight and airflow to the fairway and rough to improve the health and density of the turf.  Having achieved that goal, the next phase of the project is to repair the areas where the trees were removed and provide ideal playable conditions.  Anyone familiar with the areas know what conditions were like given the surface roots and sparse turf.  A contractor started spreading topsoil this week and grading the existing terrain to address the roots and stump holes.  After the grading is complete the contractor will use a special attachment to remove rocks and sticks, leaving a clean seedbed for the new turf.  We will then seed the areas with a turf-type tall fescue/kentucky bluegrass blend that is an ideal mix for golf course rough.  These areas will continue to be Ground Under Repair so please use the drop areas provided to the left of the cart path until further notice.

Here you can see the contractor grading the area to the right of the cart path on Lakes #4.

Six truck loads of topsoil (approximately 130 tons) were hauled in and dumped in specific areas that needed to be raised to match the contours of the existing terrain.

All the stump holes and other depressions around the rain shelter have been filled in and graded to allow for proper water runoff.