Third Closure Week - project updates

Solana Road is finally done. After an exhaustive effort by my staff, the last piece of grass was laid on the south side of the road late yesterday afternoon. 

The good news is both sides of Solana Road are grasses with Celebration, just like the golf course. The bad news is it looks like TECO gas is getting ready to extend their natural gas mainline down Solana on the north side. That means there will be some repair work to be done afterwards to get it back into the condition we are used to. I will keep you updated. 

At the range, the paver brick company has started the next phase of the new range enhancements. The foundation was gracious enough to fund an expanded scope of work which includes new cart parking at the range. This should help with all the congestion around the range during season. 

Here Kenny and Trevor are modifying the irrigation for the new cart parking areas between the oak trees. 

Last project update is on the tee expansions. The contractor should have the majority of the tees being done this year enlarged and ready for sod by the end of the day. This year I am doing 3 silver, 4 silver and white, and 5 blue. 

5 blue tee

3 silver

3 silver ready for the laser leveler

4 white tee being stripped

4 white ready to be laser leveled

4 silver tee being stripped

The goal of the tee expansions is to double the size of the whites and blue and triple the size of the silver. 

Everything else with regard to aerifications has been going flawless. This go around will not be nearly as invasive as it was last time. My team is still punching billions of holes but there's no heavy verti-cutting going one as well. The course should heal very quickly.