Week 31 Accomplishments:
- Earthmoving / Rough Shaping
- Hole #1 - Fairway - 100% complete
- Irrigation
- The main line, lateral piping, sprinkler installation:
- Hole #9 - 90% complete
- Hole #17 - 100% complete
- Cartpath Installation
- Completed to date:
- #3 - #8 - 100%
- #11 - 85% (Tee Complex remain)
- #12 - started this morning
- #13 - 50% (completed from tees to bridge)
- Landscape Installation
- Bismarck Palm Installation - Holes #5, #9, and #18
- Live Oaks - #1, #8, #17, #18
- Hong Kong Orchid Trees - Hole #2, #4, #8, #9, #17, #18
- The larger plant material is being installed first due to the use of the heavy machinery.
- Geotube Installation
- Hole #9 - Greens Complex Shoreline is 100% complete
- Hole #10 - Greens Complex Shoreline 50% complete
- Weir Structure Replacement
- (structures that control the water elevations in the lake)
- Completed on:
- Hole #5 / 6
- Hole #8
- Remaining Structures to be replaced:
- Hole #7
- Hole #12
- Hole #15
- Hole #16
- Bunker Construction
- Finish shaping has begun on hole #3. This phase takes place right before grassing is to begin.
- Following the approval from the Course Architect, a bunker liner will be installed which aides in drainage during heavy rain events.
Upcoming Week Goals:
- Continue the landscape installation of the Oaks and Flowering Trees
- Complete the Cartpath Installation on holes #12, #13, and #14
- Complete the Irrigation installation on hole #10
- Continue to flush and pressurize the Irrigation System
- Continue to install new Weir Structures (Controls the water level in the lakes)
- Geotube Installation - Start #1 green
- Complete the install of all the remaining Weir Structures
The Look Ahead:
- Grass Installation: With the assistance of our FRIEND Mother Nature we are hopeful to begin grass installation the week of April 6th.
- Fumigation of Greens Surrounds and Tee Complexes is scheduled to begin the week of April 6th.
- Bunker Construction will begin at the end of March.
- The projected opening date is early November.
Golf Course Architect, Jason Straka's next scheduled site visits are:
1) March 27th - 28th
Did you know:
The pressure in the irrigation sprinklers are set at 80 - 85 psi. The pressure coming out of the the pump-station is set at 110 psi.
Member Course Tours:
Dates & Time:
There are currently no scheduled tours due to cartpath installation taking place on a majority of the golf course.
Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to send them to heron@theoaksclub.com or call the Heron Hotline at 966-6940.
Progress Video:
Password: "oaks"
The Heron Implementation Team
