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