All the bunkers surround have been turfed except the 13th fairway and short of the 5th green
12th fairway LHS
12th RHS Fairway bunker
The approach to the 12th green
Short LHS bunker on hole 13th
short RHS 13th green
15th RHS Green bunker
The 'small' bunker LHS 15th hole
The approach to hole 15
The RHS bunker on hole 16
The LHS bunker on hole 16
The 5th fairway bunkers
4Five weeks Update
Four weeks in
The bunker work is progressing and all the greenside bunker surrounds on holes 12,13,15 have been re-turfed along with the LHS greenside bunker on 16th hole. The tee on the 5th is forward on the fairway to prevent balls going into the new bunker. Please do not walk on the areas were work has been carried out
The fairway bunker on hole 13, a new drain just short of the bunker has been put in place
The approach to Hole 13
The approach to Hole 15
The RHS Bunker on hole 16
The 5th Fairway bunkers
Course update after day 14
Below is an update of the work so far
The fairway bunker on Hole 13
The turf being applied to the bunker short right of the green on hole 13
The LHS greenside bunker on Hole 13
The RHS greenside bunker all turfed on hole 13
The LHS greenside bunker on hole 15 awaiting to be blocked then the surround turfed
The RHS bunker on Hole 15
The LHS bunker on hole 16 the turf blocks in the foreground awaiting to be laid
The RHS bunker on hole 16
The hollow at the front of the 5th green
The 5th fairway bunkers from the tee
A close up of the 5th fairway bunkers.
A large drain has been constructed to the left of the bunker on hole 5 to take the water to the ditch to the left of the fairway
Course Update Day 9
All the shaping has been completed on Hole 13 - the fairway bunker pictured below
The machine is now onto the RHS greenside bunker on Hole 15
Day 8
The Sun has finally come out after hiding for the last two weeks.
We are cracking on and my the end of play today the 12th hole bunkers should all be shaped and the surrounds turfed. I walked the course with Tom today and he was very complimentary of the workmanship and camaraderie shown by our greenstaff.
When the holes re-open please do not walk on the new turf or the bare earth
The LHS side green bunker on hole 12
12th hole RHS greenside bunker
Picture of 12th green from the fairway
12th LHS fairway bunker
Fairway bunker RHS 12th fairway
Fairway bunkers on Hole 12
13th hole from the tee, the sand will be visible in the fairway bunker
A closer view of the 13th fairway bunker
The white line represents the sand line of the bunker in the 13th fairway. The white dots can be seen from the tee ( all technical stuff!!!)
The back RHS bunker on hole 13 with the blocks in
The front RHS bunker on hole 13
The approach bunkers on Hole 13
LHS greenside bunker hole 13
Day 6 - The weather is a little better today.
The Bunker on the LHS OF 12TH green has been shaped and blocked as per picture below
The bunker has a drain running through it and is awaiting the turf to be laid on the surround
A view of the 12th green from a 100yards away
The two fairway bunkers on Hole 12 have both been blocked and the top soil applied
The ditch across the 13th Fairway has been filled in
The bunkers on the RHS of the 13th green
The bunker LHS of the 13th green
The shaper 'moulding' the Front right greenside bunker on Hole 13
The approach to the 13th green
The picture above clearly shows the clay at the front right of hole 13, once the bunker is in place we will be bringing some top soil to lay the turf on - The clay explains why it does not drain very well in this area
Day 5
The course work is progressing, the RHS 12th fairway bunker is now shaped (pictured below)
A view down the 12th Fairway
The shaper has now progressed to hole 13 and is working on the RHS greenside bunkers
Pictured above a view of the bunker that will guard the front right of the green
Pictured above the bunker to the right of the green on hole 13
Day 3 &4
Holes 12 & 13 have been closed for the last couple of days to allow the work to continue unhindered. We will try and get these holes back in play as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding as we race against time and the weather to complete the project
The conditions for the work have deteriorate d. The ground has become sticky but this has not delayed the work and we are still ahead of schedule. There are 20 bunkers to either build or renovate in this last phase. This is the most we have undertaken in a winter period but with the help of the greenstaff, we are confident all the bunkers shape and surround will be completed by Christmas or the first couple of weeks into the new year. Leaving them to be lined and filled with sand in time to be fully operational by the 1st April as per previous years. The shaper is on site for a maximum of 4 weeks, which equates to one bunker per day
The bunkers on the right of 12th green
The RHS bunkers on 12 have been blocked and the surround re-turfed
The LHS Greenside bunker has been shaped and awaiting the blocks before the surround is re-turfed
The LHS Fairway bunker on 12 has taken shape , it has a drain connected to the main fairway pipe in the foreground
A close up of the 12th LHS Fairway bunker with the gravel on top of the drain pipe clearly visible
The shaper putting the finishing touches to the RHS fairway bunker
When this bunker is complete he will be moving across to the greenside bunkers on 13 and any surplus soil will be used to build the bunker up over the ditch across the 13th fairway.
I am already receiving comments that the 12th hole will play to stroke index 1 especially for the low handicap players
A quick look back on hole 17 this time last year (picture left) and how it then looked by the end of Feb.
Monday 2nd November the third and last phase of the Bunker project commenced
The weather was very foggy but although the course was closed Lakeland were able to unload the excavator and start work
Lakeland unloading the equipment in the fog early on Monday morning
The work has started on hole 12 The hole has remained open and played to a frost green today. Tomorrow the 12th and 13th hole may closed when work starts on the fairway bunkers
The large bunker to the right of the green has been shaped, a new drain added and has been edged with the turf blocks
The 'pot bunker' in front of the 12th green
The left 12th green side bunker marked out and the turf has begun to be stripped
A view from the front of the 12th green
The bunker on the left of the 12th fairway has been marked out and will be shaped on Wednesday
The ditch from the 12th - 13th that has been piped and filled in. The ditch across hole 13 will be filled and the bunker constructed above.
The right hand side bunker on hole 13 has been marked (spot the pheasant?)
The bunker 80 yards short left of the 13th green which will be cut more into the fairway
The location of the bunker on hole 5 which is the source of the turf blocks
More updates to follow
regards
Robert
