The Year In Pictures

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

 Annual 5th grade class field trip to SMC, 13 years running!



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







SMC greens aeration

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!