Thursday, December 17, 2015

Agronomy Department and Course Weekly Update
December 17, 2015


The staff has been busy adding sand to the greenside bunker right of #3 green (MEGA BUNKER). Unfortunately, the rain halted our progress; due to wet turf conditions the tractor can not get close enough to the bunker without causing damage. Prior to the rain this week, 13 loads of sand (approx 25 tons) have already been installed and I approximate the bunker is about 75% complete. The team’s goal is to finish on Monday, December 21 before the Holidays, if the weather cooperates. The team didn’t sit around once the bunker was put on hold! They installed a drainage line by the red tee box on #14. This area routinely holds water due to it design, this drain line will aid in drying the area up in a more timely fashion, which should reduce/eliminate the amount of tracking we see in this area. The 1.25” of rain on Wednesday night halted this project as well and will need some time to dry before adding the gravel, drain pipe, sand and new sod.

The team wanted me to give the membership a big thank you for Holiday Bonus they received! I know everyone is looking forward to spending time with family over the next few weeks and recharging the batteries.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at kmacdonald@valleycrest.com and for more information follow us on Twitter @stivescc_vcsup and the Blog: http://vcgmstivescountryclub.blogspot.com/

See you on the course,


Kyle Macdonald, GCS, Class A 

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