5 Green Improvement

Some of you may have noticed that there is an area of the 5th green, at the base of the hill on the left of the green, that often has problems making it through hard winters healthy.  Our staff worked today on mitigating this issue in the future.  We believe the primary problem of this area is that there is poor soil and also there is a bowl that collects water and freezes during the winter.

We hope we fixed these issues by replacing 6 plus inches of soil and by lowering the collar and bank to allow water to roll off of the green, rather than collect on it.  This area will most likely stay roped off for the remainder of the season, but we anticipate that it will make it through winter better than previous years, and be ready early next season.



In the picture above the high bank makes it difficult for water to drain off of the green.  Below the turf has been replaced and the collar and bank have been lowered allowing water to move off of the green during thaws in the winter and during heavy rains.