Thinning in the intermediate rough turf behind #16 green.
Tomorrow morning, we have 2 pallets of sod being delivered in the morning, coming from Morganton, NC. There are three areas we've been planning to improve and this week, we had the opportunity to accomplish them. On #17, there are 2 catch basins, that water is backing up around them. These areas were stripped and are being "sand capped" in an effort to create a better drainage situation. Then on #16, behind the green, is some very thin tall fescue sod that was installed this past winter. When the sod was delivered, it was very long and as spring progressed, we lowered the height of cut a little too quickly. The result was turf that had thinned. With the constant foot traffic this area receives, it never did recover, in fact, it only got worse. We have better quality turf coming tomorrow that will fix this area instantly.
Chad is working on improving the drainage around 2 inlets on the right side of #17 fairway.