Tee Realignment

Over many years tees often become misaligned due to human error while mowing.  In this case the bentgrass on the tee had encroached into the rough considerably making it appear that the players line of sight was out of position.  To correct this we marked out the target line we wanted and resodded both sides of the tee to bring it back to its original shape. 

Before: Notice the landing area is targeting toward the right fairway bunker

After:  Notice how the new landing zone is targeted toward the middle of the fairway

Creek Bank Restoration

Over time heavy rainfall and flooding eroded the creek bank on number twelve, making it unsightly.  To fix this we brought in a contractor to restore the original shape of the creek.  After the shaping was complete sod was placed along the creek bank and sod stapled down to protect it from washing away.

 

Reshaping the creek bank

Laying sod along the creek bank

Finished Sodding

 



Tee Project

An overlooked portion of the golf course that can change how a player approaches a hole are tees.  Just by changing the angle or length of the hole from the tee can make a hole play completely different.  As ball and club technology advance at an alarming rate so to does tee locations to preserve the design of golf holes.  The easiest way of doing this is to lengthen or move tees into strategic locations that bring hazards that were once in play, back into play.  This was the case for us on several holes. 

Mottin Golf Course Renovations did a fantastic job with the tee renovations.  Here are the steps for one of the tee box renovations. 

Step 1) Grading of the site for proper drainage and proper tee mix fill


Shaping the tee and tee surrounds


Step 2) The subsurface drainage was installed and then a four inch layer of tee mix(60:40 sand to peat) was compacted overtop leveling off the tee with the tee surround.  

Tee mix and drainage filled in and graded

 

Step 3) Irrigation lines were trenched using mini excavators

Trenching of irrigation lines



 

Step 4) PVC pipe and wire were laid into the trenches and hooked up to existing irrigation wiring and pipe.  The trenches were then backfilled with soil. 

 

 

 

Step 5) Sod is then placed down over the final graded tee and tee surround

 

 

Step 6) The seams of the bentgrass sod are filled with sand, which helps create a smooth surface without any breaks between the sod. 



Seams filled with sand

 Step 7) Finished product!