8 Tee box progress

An update on the 8th teeing ground renovation.    We were able to cut the old sod off of the tee this morning, load it in our dump truck and haul away.  A couple of loads of dirt were hauled in and the dirt was moved around on the tee.  There are numerous irrigation heads and valve boxes located on the tee that have to be raised to the new level of the tee.  Then the rain came.

Skip using the sod cutter to remove the sod.  Russ is preparing to dig up some of the irrigation boxes.

Skip working his way across the tee.

Skip pushing and pulling the sod that has been cut from the tee surface with the tractor and box blade.

This is the valve box that controls the landscape sprinklers around the Field Bar.  The large pipe is the potable water source for the pro shop and maintenance building.  The shut off and valve will need to be moved about 8" to the left so we can place the natural stone curbing along the cart path which will divert the water around the tee box.  The valve box will need to be raised to the level of the tee using an extension.  Lady always likes to investigate a hole in the ground.  She checks out the guys work and gives her approval.

We set up our surveying equipment on the tee to determine the amount of soil needed in any given area.  Marks were made on surveying stakes so soil will be raised to the marked line on the stake.  Most tees are sloped from around 3/4 to 1 %.  The tee will be rough graded for the laser level to do the finish grading.

We hauled 2 loads of dirt onto the tee and moved the dirt around before a monsoon hit us. More pictures tomorrow when we begin work on our natural stone curbing which will allow us to raise the level of the tee by about 8" and move the water around the teeing ground.