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And the award goes to...

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I am finally getting around to posting some topics for 2012.  We have received outstanding feedback from this blog.  It is great to hear member feedback and get some turf industry exposure.  We recently won the award of "Best Fabricated Gadget 2011" from TurfNet.  TurfNet was founded in 1994 as a place for golf course superintendents to share experiences and opinions, avoid problems, save money, help others, get help when needed and have a little fun in the process.

Congratulations to Luke Sweeterman, our Equipment Technician, and our entire staff!!  Below is the original post.

Friday, June 24, 2011


Some New Sand

A few of the bunkers have received additional sand.  Luke Sweeterman, our Equipment Technician, fabricated us a tool to measure the depth of the sand in all of the bunkers.  It was used to show us where we were less than 5" deep.  Four bunkers were identified as needing additional sand.  (Greenside bunker on #1, greenside bunker on #6, left greenside bunker #15 and the right greenside bunker at the practice area.)  We used a mechanical rake and water to help the sand settle and firm up.  It will take a few good rain events for the consistency to equal the other bunkers on the course.

Our depth tool.
Adding sand.
Applying water to help firm up the sand.
Final product.
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