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Hollow Tine Case Study

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TEES

New Tee Construction

I was impressed with the new tee boxes on the 8th hole. The tee boxes are establishing well with no major concerns outside of the soil interface or layer that is associated with the sod used to establish the tees. They tee surfaces should be core aerated with 1/2 inch hollow tine in the coming weeks when weather conditions are not too stressful. Try to complete the core aeration again in mid-summer when weather conditions permit and repeat the process again in late summer and fall. The cores can be processed and dragged back into the surface. Continue to topdress the tee surfaces monthly through the season to maintain firm and stable surfaces.

FAIRWAYS

General Maintenance

The fairway surfaces do contain significant …show more content…

There were still concerns with the playability of the greenside bunker on the 10th hole. The concern there deals with the actual design of the bunker. There are two options to improve the playability of this bunker. The first is to try to create firmer sand conditions so that golf balls more likely hit the sand flashed slopes and roll into the base of the bunker. This will involve redistributing the sand to create a more shallow depth. The more shallow depth (1–2 inches) of sand will remain more moist and should be firmer. The second is to redesign the bunker to reduce or even eliminate the sand-faced slope especially on the back of the bunker and that is of most concern to the golfers. The sand-faced slope might also be replaced with turf. The best recommendation I can provide is to revisit this sand bunker with your golf course architect who should be able to come up with a softer design program that will create a more flat-floored bunker and reduce where the ball could embed or remain. Finally, the other option is to learn to play the difficult shot off of the back slope of the bunker.

We also discussed the impacts of the greenside bunker on the 10th green complex. Sand accumulation from bunker plants has increased the severity of the contour along the apron and perimeter of the green. This has created a more severe slope towards the center of the green, which has reduced some of the cupping areas and certainly impacted surface drainage. This does not appear to impact the condition of the green at this point. The best means to address this would be to lift the sod off of the green and to reduce the sand accumulation closer to what the original green contours are believed to

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