Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.

Bunker update

     Today Schaefer-Meyer was busy taking the old drains out of 2, 5, and 6 bunkers.  Ground is still frozen.  They can't do any shaping until frost is out of the ground.  When you have frozen soil you cannot shape, the soil comes out in slabs.  With 8 inch thick slabs you cannot fill or do any shaping.  If you have a twitter account you can follow the construction progress there also.  My twitter account is @ed_wachter   I usually post where Schaefer-Meyer is working  each morning.

Digging out old drainage in left bunker # 2

Bunker update

     Holes 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, and most of 16 are done.  Schaefer-Meyer sodded the rest of the back nine holes and the grass area of # 8 green.  We still need a little sod on the fairway bunker on # 16 and more sod on # 17 rough.  Bunkers look really good here are a few pictures of 8, 11, 13, and 14.



 # 8 before sod

 # 8 after sodding

 # 11 sodded

 # 11

 # 13 looking from behind bunker

 # 13

 # 14

# 10 bunker transformation

Here is some pictures of # 10 from pre - construction to finished product. 

 

 Shaping left bunker

 New bunkers roughed in

 Bunkers with liners installed

 Sodding right bunker

 View from approach

View from left rough

Bunker update

     Sorry for the delay in updating my blog.  Here what has happen in the past 2 weeks.  All bunker liners have been installed.  Bunker sand was installed on holes 10, 11, and 16.  Drainage  for 9 and 18 rough was installed.  We have hole 10 completed and 16 almost done.  Next week we will finish holes 11, 13, 14 and 16.  Here are a few pictures.

 Sodding right bunker #10

 Raking left bunker #10

 # 10 completed

 Sodding Green side bunker #16

 This machine rolls out sod

#16 green side bunker completed.

Happy Thanksgiving

 

 



     On this day of Thanksgiving we pause and take a moment to be grateful for all our blessings: the freedom which this great country provides, the opportunity for growth and achievement, good health and the confidence and trust you have given to us. I can  speak for my entire staff, everyone here truly loves and cares for Franklin County Country Club. Our best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving.

Bunker update

     Drainage and pea gravel has been installed in 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, bunkers.  We have started to place liners into bunkers.  We have 10 and 11 finished.  Rain has stopped the liner installation.  We will pick back up on Friday.  Liners are important they keep subgrade from coming up into sand.  Bunkers will be completely enclosed with liner.  Sod line will come right down to 4 inch edge.  Sod will say over part of the liner.  This will keep our bunkers clean.  Here are a few pictures of my staff installing liner.  From a distance looks like we have white sand in our bunkers.  Sorry for the illusion. I would have loved to use white sand but that would have added $50,000 to the cost of the project.

# 11 before liner

Installing liner

Finished

 

 # 10 laying liner in right bunker

 For every 1,120 sq. ft. roll of liner you need to nail 1000  6 inch staples to hold liner in place.

 Right bunker # 10 completed

# 10 bunkers