July 9th, 2023 Update

As I sit and write this, we are expecting sod Monday morning to finish up the third hole. Later in the week (possibly Saturday) we should have additional coming for #4 and sections of #13 to catch up on the sodding. After that we expect the sod company to come in every two weeks to sod the work that has been completed. Once the sod is laid, we will close the green complex for approximately 1 week to allow it to root into the existing soil before we allow traffic on the turf. After that first initial week, we may continue using the drop zone areas for a period of time before we allow play on the new turf.

Another reminder is to check your shoes before walking on the greens if you have traversed through a construction zone. We do not want to contaminate the greens with native soils, so it is imperative to walk onto the greens through a non-disturbed (grass) section.

In this picture you see the DHR Construction crew installing Bunker Solutions in the bunkers at #4. All the outfall drainage has been installed along with moving the irrigation around the green complex. As indicated above, this hole will be ready for sod at the end of the week.
The rough shaping has been completed at the #13 green site. The final shaping will take place next week and prepared for sod.
The second fairway bunker on #13 has also been roughed in. Along with that, the first fairway bunker is ready for finish work next week.
Here you see the removal of the fairway bunker on the right of #13 which will accommodate an extended fairway.
One of the challenges for the shapers is the amount of rock in the native soils. It is extremely difficult to finish shape soils with rock, so the crews have to rake out and hand pick the larger aggregates.

In the upcoming week, the initial rough shaping will move to #14, and #2. After these two holes, we will move to #15. From #15, the work will move to #,5, #6, and #12. We are encouraged by the progress of the project and expect to see it taking place where a bunker a day is getting finished out.

As always, please feel to contact me or stop me on the golf course if you have any questions about the project or anything else.

Yours in turf,

Stacy L. Wallace, Golf Course Superintendent

2 thoughts on “July 9th, 2023 Update

  1. John Randazzo's avatar
    John Randazzo July 9, 2023 — 9:51 pm

    Stacy, it would be great if you could republish a pdf of the entire course overview so we can better follow the progress and schedule of the construction against the final plan.
    Thanks for your informative updates.
    John

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    1. sonomaagronomy1's avatar
      sonomaagronomy1 July 10, 2023 — 5:19 am

      John:

      Are you referring to the Working Master Plan that is posted outside the golf shop? I believe there is a link in the February newsletter also. Let us know.

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