Tee Renovation Summary with Time Line For Opening

Cell phone enhanced photo really brings out the color.  Beautiful!!!

The tee renovation project has been a success to date.  The great weather after completion & seeding gave the tees a great start.  We were able to get the tees mowed 4 times before the end of the season and that has aided in conditioning the tees towards 2014!

Rough shaping of 10 tee

Rough shaping the tees while trying to save existing sod

 The sod from these renovation tees was used to sod the range tee.  Nothing can go to waste as a penny saved is a penny earned.

Tee mix was added to the rough shaped tee.  The mix is used for the growing medium for the tee.

Laser leveling is done to ensure the playing surface is level and will allow surface drainage.

Laser level

Adapting/adding to our irrigation system to allow for proper?? coverage of the new tees.

 

Bluegrass sod staged for installation

10 tee with sod installed

Grounds crew installing 14 pallets of sod in the rain.  Kudos to a fantastic crew!

12 tee with bluegrass sod installed

Seeding & Fertilization of new tees.  Blended two Bentgrass varieties.

 

Irrigation of newly seeded tees to keep seed moist & allow germination.

Germination of the seed!

Some knuckle head thinking the tee was open!  Duh!!!

Roping off tee to prevent knuckle-headed-ness!

Mowing the newly seeded tees.

The new tees have been put to bed along with the rest of the course.  The necessary fertilzations & plant protectants have been applied to keep them safe throughout the long Chicago winter ahead.  If the 2014 spring season cooperates....the tees will be open Memorial Day Weekend!!!!