New Teal Tees

The blog has been on vacation for over a month while the staff has been working non-stop.  Now, with the weather cooling off, the days growing shorter, and this strange moisture falling from the sky, I think it's time to share some of our efforts.

During our annual closure, a new forward Teal Tee, was built on #8.  As you can see by the photo, the previous teeing ground was on a severe slope.

The new tee was constructed using native soil from the bunker projects and old bunker sand as the cap. We planted some hybrid bermuda and had significant rooting within a week.

The sod is a little off-color, but the roots are down nearly 4 inches and very dense.  We followed up the tee on #8 by building a couple tees in-house on #'s 1 and 10.  The Teal Tee on #10 is shown below and should be open for play in another week.

The next Teal Tee on the slate is #5 and then we'll wait for warmer weather to continue the program.  These tees will provide a much friendlier course to new players, juniors, and senior golfers.  I plan on playing a few rounds from these tees as well to practice shorter clubs and to get a new look at the course.

A member recently shared a golf format with me in which a player starts from a central tee and stays put with a par, moves back with a birdie, and moves up with a bogey.  I expect to spend most the round teeing it forward, but I sometimes surprise myself.

More updates are coming soon on bunkers, the irrigation reservoir, projects, and much more.  Stay tuned and stay dry.