It can be hard to see from the pictures, but the collar dams around this small green need to be eliminated.
They cause agronomic problems with drainage. The difference is taxing on maintenance equipment. It can also be a tripping hazard.
After 1 minute of irrigation, this area of the green holds water and will not surface drain due to the dam.
Dams occur due to topdressing sand over time that settles around the edge of the green. All of the greens on this property were designed to surface drain. The soil used to construct these greens had a slow percolation rate, so it is imperative that they can surface drain from heavy rainfall.
Jack carefully sod cutting the green edge. This sod needs to be removed to ensure that the surround is shaped correctly and seamless.
This sod is neatly stacked on plywood and will be replaced once the extra soil is removed and shaping is complete.
Our goal is to have the sod back on the ground on Wednesday.
Here you can see the green sod stacked on plywood to keep the green clean. Some of the good sod around the green was kept in a safe place and will be returned. There was some weaker sod that will be replaced.
The staff has carefully labelled the sod so it can return to the same location after shaping.
It is handy to cut the green sod in smaller pieces so it is easier to handle.
The goal for Day 2 is to remove excess soil and shape the new surround. We aim to sod on Wednesday and Thursday so that it is open for the weekend.
This is a snapshot of what is needed on the golf course to return greens to their original size, increase pinnable areas and improve agronomics and drainage.
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