Busy, busy!!

We have had a very busy couple of weeks here at Westham. Grass is growing and the weather has been pretty good so far this Spring.

Last week, we verti-cut the approaches and bail outs. The main reason we did this is to continue with the Bermuda grass conversion process that began last year. However, it also helps to remove some of the organic matter that has built up over the last few years. Once everything is cleaned up, the slits create a perfect seed bed. After the seed is put down, we follow that with a very thin layer of sand topdressing and finally the water starts flying. After about two weeks, we should start seeing some of the seed germinate. Then, we fertilize and watch it grow.

 

 

We also started our tee project last week. All of the grass was stripped off of select tees. They were then re-sodded with Tifway Bermudagrass. This project will be wrapped up by Thursday. In about a week, we will start mowing them down to our normal tee height and begin playing off of them shortly after. McDonald & Sons were hired to do the intallation and have done a fantastic job so far.

 

 

We have also started making some progress on the new nine! The wetland areas, which were the only areas that weren't cleared, have started having trees removed. Once this is finished, the architects can then come out and get a look at the entire hole without having an obstructed view. It looks like this will be finished within the next couple of weeks.

 

 

 



I would also like to give a huge thank you to the turf care crew here at Westham! There have been a couple of long days and a lot of hard work the last two weeks. Have a great week and look forward to seeing everyone on the course!