Week of February 27th

What a week.  After rescheduling 3 times this winter we were finally able to complete the Drill and Fill process on our greens.  We did not have the best conditions this week for this process but with the help from the Drill and Fill contractor and our amazing (now exhausted) crew, we fought through the rain and mist to get it done.  As you can see from the picture above it was all hands on deck.  

The first step in this process is using the the Drill and Fill machines to drill 14 inches deep to remove the soil and fill the hole with sand.  The only way to keep the machines moving is to have our crew fill the hoppers with dry sand using 5 gallon buckets.  Appling over 60 tons of sand on the greens you can imagine how many 5 gallon buckets it takes.  After the Drill and Fill machines are done on a green we used our Procore 648 to punch 1/2" holes to create more room for the extra sand left behind.  

Above is what the greens looked like after the first 2 steps.  

Here is a short video of the process.  

Next the team drags the material around using a metal drag mat to break up the extracted soil and smooth the sand out.  Then we blow and clean all the soil off the greens.  

Lastly, after the soil is cleaned and the sand dries we brush the sand into the remaining open holes  leaving the greens as smooth as possible.  The maintenance team greatly appreciates the support from the membership in allowing us to set the greens up for another great season.  

Thanks for reading.