Stowe Country Club 15th Tee Renovation Start to Finish
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| Looking back from 15 tee |
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| Standing on tee looking toward green |
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| Standing on 14 approach looking at dead white pine trees |
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| More before looks |
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| White pines growing into 14 green |
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| Construction starts with removal of 35 white pine trees |
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| Hauling pulp wood off course |
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| Burning limbs and stumps was an important part of the project to stay on budget |
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| Mark Finch standing on the location of future blue tee |
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| Looking back at future fescue mound |
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| Start hauling fill for fescue mound |
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| Shaper arrives to start shaping the fescue mound |
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| Shaper starts shaping tee complex and new cart path |
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| Cart path cut in |
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| SCC crew starts grading tee surfaces |
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| Tee complex rough graded and cart path gravel installed |
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| Mark Finch and crew start irrigation installation |
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| Hydroseed the fescue mound with Sheep and Hard Fescue seed blend |
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| SCC crew hauls asphalt to pavers for cart path installation |
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| Fescue mound waiting for germination |
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| SCC placing tee mix |
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| On-Course Golf Construction arrives to laser level tee surfaces |
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| Sean Hanley working his magic |
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| Tees are level and ready for creeping bentgrass sod |
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| SCC crew starts laying sod on a rainy day |
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| The pursuit of perfection |
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| Almost done, a lot of sore backs |
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| Sodding done, now start finishing edges |
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| hydroseed Kentucky bluegrass rough |
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| Split rail fence installed |
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| Done! |
Stowe Country Club 2nd and 15th Bunker Renovation
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| Hole 2 left side before |
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| Left side after |
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| Hole 2 right side before |
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| Hole 2 right side after |
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| SCC crew starts Hole 2 bunker renovation |
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| Plywood is used to minimize damage to existing turf |
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| Drainage installation |
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| New sand installed |
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| Hole 15 right side before |
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| Right side after |
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| Hole 15 left side before |
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| Left side after |
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| SCC crew starts renovation |
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| New outside contours excavated, bunker had significantly shrunk |
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| SCC crew fine grading bottom contour |
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| New sand installed |
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| No drainage installed due to pure river gravel being found |
Various Other Photos
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| SCC Fall fescue cutting |
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| SMC 4th hole on a Fall day |
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SMC fescue cutting
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| Nice look at SCC 4th hole |
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| Pine needles are one of many reasons to remove white pine trees |
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| It rained a little bit this year |
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| The day of the Vermont PGA Stroke Play Championship |
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And it rained a little more
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| SMC Wildflowers, find the bee... |
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| SCC cart path paving on Hole 15 |
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| SCC Irrigation pond dredge |
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| Verticutting greens at SMC |
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| Much deserved crew BBQ |
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| 2017 Golf Grounds Team |
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A Stowe double rainbow
Cheers to a bright 2018!
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