The last two green complexes worked on were 9&11. These two received a bit of extra work as the greens were returned to their original size and shape. Because of the massive amounts of bermudagrass surrounding these greens the expansion process required excavating the new green areas 8" deep and adding greensmix for the new bentgrass sod. If we did not excavate the cavity this deep the bermudagrass would simply continue to grow and eventually show its self in the new bentgrass. Bermudagrass is very resilient turf. Only cutting out the sod leaves massive amounts of rhizomes that can regenerate quickly. The greensmix we used was custom blended for us based on soil samples taken from the existing greens. It was our goal to match the existing mix of the green to what we added.
As I mentioned earlier this project included two bids. One to bring all the greens back to their original shape and size and the other to only replace the sod around the greens along with some miscellaneous work. The cost different was significant. Fortunately, we were able to do a couple of greens. 9&11 were chosen due to their proximity to the driving range tee, putting green, and entrance driveway putting them on display for numerous members and guests to notice the work of the expansion. Expanding the greens gives us quite a few additional pin locations and originality.
