Those are the dimensions of the trench we just finished. We crossed the driving range, two fairways, a couple of cartpaths, countless water lines and drains. The trench was finished in two days, but we still have about 800 feet of pipe to lay and a lot of backfill work. The crew is exhausted so we are taking the rest of the month off. Please pick up a weed eater in the pro shop and trim wherever your ball lands. Just kidding. We'll catch up with our mowing and detail work very quickly.
I'll summarize the project with a few photos and captions. Needless to say, I'm very impressed with the efforts of the entire crew. We all should be very proud of this group and the substantial funds they saved by tackling this portion of the project in-house. Well done.
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| We started by removing the sod on the driving range. |
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| Every employee was assigned to the project, even Izzo in a supervisor role. |
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| This white stuff is our soil, and it is especially hard on the driving range. |
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| Each irrigation line must be excavated by hand using picks and shovels. |
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| With the trench complete across the range, the crew prepares for pipe installation. |
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| One stick at a time. I called out the third one, "three down, 97 to go!!" to a chorus of boos. |
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| The box blade, compacter, tamper, and many shovels worked to backfill the trench. |
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| Here, Santiago has finished the driving range and is moving on to #1 fairway. |
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| The trencher had no trouble with shallow tree roots, making quick work of this section. |
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| The trench complete and a new look to the 18th hole. |
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