Rain arrived just as the eighth tee project wrapped up.  We removed two maples between it and the seventh green and increased the size of the expanded collar and the results are stunning!  The new tee has nearly fifteen yards more in length and the red tee has been enlarged as well.

 

A view of the seventh green from eight tee.

 

 

Hole eight from the back of the new tee.

 

 

Catch basin in front of five fairway bunker.

 

 

Catch basin on six doing it's thing.

 

 

Basin behind eight green waiting for sod but functioning well.

 

 

Winter is officially here as the irrigation system has been winterized.

 

 

Replacing some bermudaggrass with bent in the 18th fairway.  Reducing bermudagrass will be a priority in 2019.

 

 

While not a huge fan of USGA greens there is no questioning their ability to drain rapidly.  Here's the practice green and conversely....

 

 

The 18th green.

 

 

Topdresssing the 5th fairway.

 

 

Awesome sunrise this morning.