New Tee

Wednesday we undertook a small project that the Green Committee requested.  We removed sod from the right half of the Blue tee on #11 and created a second tee above and further back.  We were able to finish up the project this afternoon.

 The first phase was to remove the existing rough height Bluegrass from the sight of the new tee.  This step is not necessary if you are creating an elevated tee but is a good practice for a shallow tee.  It ensures that the underlying turf does not grow through the soil mix into the new Bentgrass sod.

  

 The next step a sand/peat soil mixture is added to create a level surface teeing surface.  This will also give the tee some added drainage.

Following this the sod is laid down making sure to stagger the seams of the sod to aid in moisture retention.

The final step is to add the sand/peat mixture to the seams, trim the edges to create a smooth perimeter, sod the perimeter with Kentucky Bluegrass, fertilize with a starter fertilizer, heavily saturate the tee and rope off.  If all goes well the tee will be opened in three to four weeks.