Friday, April 24, 2015

Progress Update #34 - Week 36 - 4/24/2015


Week 36 Accomplishments:
  • Greens:
    • Regrading and checking the rootzone depth:
      • Hole #4 - Complete
      • Hole #5 - Complete
      • Hole #6 - Complete
  • Irrigation
    • Hole #18
      • Mainline pipe has been installed.
      • Sprinklers and Lateral Piping has been installed on tee complex. The areas on the south side of North Creek are currently being installed.
  • Cartpath Installation 
    • #17 - 100% complete 
    • #2 - 50% complete  
  • Geotube Installation
    • Hole #15 - area around the green side bunker is 100% complete
    • Hole #8 - completed the final bag along the green
    • GeoTube is 100% complete for the project!
    • Bunker Construction
      • Finish shaping:
        • Hole #7 - All Fairway Bunkers are complete
      • Better Billy Bunker Liner Installation
        • Hole #6 - All bunkers complete
        • Hole #7 - fairway bunker closest to the green
        • Better Billy Bunker Liner Information:
    • Grassing
      • Order of holes: 3 - 8, 11 - 18, 10, 9, 1, 2
      • Order of installation: 
        • Sodding around bunkers / lake banks / drains
        • Sprigging 
      • Hole #3 
        • Sod is has been laid around all the bunker complexes and lake bank with the Geotube and miscellaneous areas that have a high potential for erosion during a rain event 
        • TifGrand Bermudagrass sod and sprigs have installed around the entire green complex.
        • Celebration sprigs are currently being installed from the bridge to the green.
      • Hole #4
        • Sod has been laid along the lake banks and bunker edges.
        • TifGrand Bermudagrass sod and sprigs has been installed around the entire green complex.
    • Fumigation of Tees:
      • All plastic tarps have been removed from the tees that were fumigated.
      • The remaining tees (#1, #10, #14, #15, #18) are scheduled to be fumigated on May 4th.

    Upcoming Week Goals:
    • Sprig Celebration on Hole #4
    • Complete Cartpath Installation on hole #11 and start #10
    • Complete the installation of Irrigation piping and sprinklers on hole #18
    • Complete the Better Billy Bunker liner installation on hole #7 and #8
    • Complete the modification of the weir structure on the lake of #7 and regrade the drainage swale to the correct elevations.
    • Greens Grassing is scheduled to begin the week of May 12th.


    Golf Course Architect, Jason Straka's next scheduled site visits are:   

    1) April 29th -  May 1st




    Did you know:  

    Irrigation Information:
    The new sprinklers have the capability of dispersing approximately 80 gallons of water per minute. Each station is controlled individually by a computer locating in the Green and Grounds Maintenance building.

      Member Course Tours: 

      Dates & Time:

      Friday, May 1st @ 1:30




      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.



      *Please know that the entire Heron Golf Course is a construction zone.  To ensure your safety, please do not access the Heron course at any time

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      The Heron Implementation Team