What a weekend we are experiencing.  Sixty degrees in December and a packed golf course.  This comes to a screeching halt next week as winter arrives along with a possible snow storm on Wednesday.  We had an excellent week of work.  The drainage project began and the 15th fairway work is nearly complete.  With a rough weather week coming production may slow down for a while.  Fifteen was by far the largest part of this project and we are fortunate to get it done before next week. 

Our crew continued to lay sod this week.  Nearly a half acre was installed on holes 4, 6, and 8.  That will do it for this year in the sod department.  The crew also enlarged the 4th green tee and replaced the playing surface with new grass.  This will be covered next week and remain closed until spring.  Temporary greens have been readied and tarps will be installed on greens 3.4, and 5 to prevent winter injury by the end of the year.  

Drainage installation on the 15th hole.  Here one of the catch basins is being prepared.

Meet Alvaro-an artist with a backhoe.  Alvaro is our favorite construction foremen with McDonald and Sons.  In this photo he is shaping the catch basin at the beginning of the drainage system.

Sod installation on the sixth hole.

Prepping for new sod on the eighth hole.

Setting the grade on the green tee on hole four.

The completed tee Friday morning with frost blanketing the turf.

Julio and Pedro picking up leaves.  Divot mix came in the white totes which we find are great for collecting leaves.

Leaf blowing in the parking lot waiting for the frost to lift.

Friday morning.

Eight green.

It's going to be a busy Friday in December???