Sunday 15 March 2015

Wee Course Winter Work

We have now completed phase 2 of our drainage work at the second hole. This work consists of adding pipe work to the base of the left hand bunker. As it is a very low lying area it becomes very wet and the natural water table is just below the surface, so during periods of heavy rain the bunker becomes unplayable. It also has water draining into it from the pipework from the higher ground all around it. To prevent this from happening we have dug out the base and added a gravel channel to a depth of 7 inches below the level of the pipework and 7 inches above it. We then lifted the bunker base to match up with the top level of the gravel and added a woven hessian sheet across the whole surface of the bunker base to prevent the sand from entering the drainage system. We then raised the bunker face and bunker banks to maintain continuity, its now has been re-turfed. We have introduced a surface drain into the edge of the green on the right hand side in order for us to pull out the drain plug during periods of heavy rain to prevent the green gathering water and maintain play.

Winter Tees

We have built a forward winter tee at the 7th hole and introduced a huxley mat into it to be played on during early winter and early spring when we are playing on full greens. We have built a further winter tee with a huxley mat on the top side of the 7th to be used during winter play.


















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