Glen Echo Country Club Golf Course Management: Bunker Restoration #14 24 hours complete

Work finished for the day Monday on our project on #14 and a great deal was accomplished. The staff cleared most of the sand out of the 4 bunkers between late Sunday and mid-day today. Kye Goalby shaped the front left bunker by noon and proceeded to turn that giant bunker on the right into 2 bunkers before night fall. Edges were completed on the left bunker and drain lines were trenched. We expect to have the front left bunker near completion by Tuesday evening. Spoils removed from the trenched drain lines. Pea gravel and drainage installed, spray on liner completed and sand and sod spread and laid.

Some hand shaping will need to take place on the two right bunkers, edges formed and trenching will probably be completed Tuesday.

Kye Goalby will be working on the rear bunker first thing on Tuesday morning. I would expect sand and sodding of the two bunkers on the right on Wednesday with drainage being installed in the rear bunker by Wednesday. The remaining bunker in the back will be completed by Thursday.

The liner used years ago in an attempt to prevent soil contamination helped to keep the bottoms of the bunkers very wet and with the combination of the clay soil that we have has created some issues when it comes to shaping. The finish product is a little rougher which requires more handwork but overall things have gone well. Regular course duties will involve some of our time over the next few days but I still expect that most everything will be completed by Thursday.

Sand being dumped into dump truck.

Tom and Skip working on the left front bunker Monday evening.

The tee side edge of the left bunker which had a least a foot of sand that had to be removed.

The steep face on the left bunker which is at least 3' tall.

Left had bunker basically cored out.

The guys working on the right hand bunker. Not a lot of sand on the top end but nearly 2 foot of sand at the bottom.

Kye Goalby beginning his work in the left front bunker.

The shaped left bunker. Notice the change in the green side edge of the bunker. From a 3' face to 6-8 ".

An overview of the work on the total complex.

Digging out the rear bunker.

Kye beginning his work on the right bunker.

Trenching drain lines in the left hand bunker.

Trenching and cleaning out drain lines. All the spoils from the trenched area will be removed by hand. Probably hang the skid steer over the edge and throw it in.