Spring came quickly this year with the earliest opening day Willow Ridge has seen. We hope you all enjoyed the course last weekend as we put extra effort into getting the course playable. The past few months have been mostly favorable towards working outside and getting plenty of work done on the course.
The area between 11 fairway and the beginning of 12 fairway was consistently wet this past season. We identified a major trunk drain that was clogged with tree roots and sediment. This drain clears water from a large area of the course all the way up to the driving range. After finding the problem we cleared it and restored the drain. Now the water flows efficiently without backing up to the surface.
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| Working to clear a path for the water |
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| Detail of the new connection |
The bushes and brush in front of the white/blue tee on number 4 have been cut back in order to give a better sight line to the green. The area in front of the 5th blue tee was also cleared out to enhance the aesthetics and play ability off the tee.
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| Improved sight line from the 4th white/blue tee |
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| Improved sight line from the 5th blue tee |
A lot of work was done on the white tee on 17 as well as the white/blue tee on 4. We stripped the sod and began leveling off the tee. Both tees will be slightly larger than before and are better aligned towards the direction of play. The tees have yet to be sodded as we wait for more warmer weather.
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| 17 white tee waiting for final prep and sod |
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| 4 blue tee during the leveling phase |
By the 8th green the large oak tree to the right has been removed because it was rotting and in poor health. New irrigation will be installed along the right side of the hole both in front and behind the bunker. The removal of the tree will offer more sunlight to the turf, in conjunction with the irrigation conditions will be vastly improved.
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| Rot in the center of the oak tree by 8 green |
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| Area around the 8th green that will see new irrigation and sod |
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