New Toys and Lots More Progress

Even though I just posted an update, there is so much happening right now I don't want to leave anything out.  Just a few pictures from the past week....

New signs for the clubhouse were put together and are in place now

A new water line to feed the clay tennis courts is ready to install.   Boring under Longstreet next week.
This will eliminate a few hundred yards of pipe and a lot of headaches in the future.  

The wetland in front of 4 green was trimmed back.  This took a couple of guys all week.

Our new tractor arrived, albeit without a key ingredient that we were expecting.  That part
is being installed soon and it will be fully functional for our needs.  Our 3 tractors were a combined
71 years old with nearly 16,000 hours so this new one will help tremendously.

A drain inlet on hole 6 caved in last week.  A 12" diameter pipe was replaced.

One of two new carts to replace two of our oldest.  In peak season
we use 12 a day for getting staff around.

Verticutting units for the new mower.  We use these on tees and greens several times a year.

A new tee/greens mower to replace the one from 2004.  The verticutting
units pictured above fit on this machine.  

The stumps on 3 are ground below the surface of the soil.  We
will clean up the mess, smooth the area out, and seed with hard fescue

Spring break added two extra sets of hands which timed well
with our need at the new clubhouse.  We are installing drainage
near the new patio and will be putting in landscape very soon.

Worm castings from the past few month are a real headache now.  We hope
to be able to brush them into the turf canopy if the ground firms up some.  Worms are
good to have, but they create a huge mess in the short grass.

Even though we allowed the carts off the paths recently, the ground
is still really soft in many areas.  Rutting of these soft areas may require
us to go back to the path on a few holes.