Thursday, May 9, 2019

Weekly Photos (5/9/19)

5/6/19 - #13 green - 3/8" hollow, 1.5" spacing, depth G


5/6/19 - closeup after aerification and pro force blow


5/6/19 - closesup after aerification, blow plugs, topdress, double verticut 1/8"


5/6/19 - #2 green after aerification, blow plugs, topdress, double verticut 1/8"


5/8/19 - #3 green mow (no buckets)


5/8/19 - #3 green closeup


5/9/19 - #17 low water crossing after 2" rain from 5/8/19 (1.75" 5/7/19, 4.8" 5/3/19)


5/9/19 - #10 green complex


5/9/19 - #11 cart path near bridge - back nine shut down until early afternoon 

5/9/19 - #9 pond, fairway side



5/9/19 - water line from 5/8/19 2" flood


5/9/19 - left side fescue #13


5/9/19 - #13 fairway looking back towards tee


5/9/19 - #13 decomposed granite extension, debris on fescue stakes


5/9/19 - #13 tee box after being submerged twice in 6 days 

5/9/19 - #13 white tee after flooding



#13 ballwasher after 2nd flooding


5/9/19 - #11 bridge


5/9/19 - #11 bridge


5/9/19 - #11 bridge and debris buildup


5/9/19 - debris buildup on upstream side of #11 bridge


5/9/19 - debris buildup, upstream #11 bridge


5/9/19 - #12 green (before mowing with buckets)


5/9/19 - #12 green after mowing (with buckets)


5/9/19 - #6 green closeup, 3 days after aerification


5/9/19 - #4 green

Saturday, May 4, 2019

5/3/19 Flood Event

We received 4.8" rain yesterday evening here at the course, but there must have been more flooding upstream (west), because Barton Creek crested over the bridge on #11.  It has been the worst flooding I have seen since I've been here.  There are several bunkers that lost most of their sand.  #17 bunker has a broken liner (Better Billy).  We lost two sets of tee markers, most of our cedar fencing on #13 and #14, lots of traffic stakes are downstream, the new sod on the left side of #1 washed (partially), and there is debris everywhere.  #13 bathroom flooded about 4.5' high.  None of the greens were damaged, and I'll access the damage on #11 and #13 tee after the water subsides, but I'm optimistic that all we will have is a little silt buildup...hopefully.  The photos uploaded randomly and are in a weird order, but they are all labeled.

Enjoy:

#11 bridge (taken from #16 fairway) - Water was over the railing at 4:30 a.m.


#12 fairway 


#12 fairway looking at greens complex


#15 blue and white tee box


#15 blue and white tee box


#12 green to #13 tee cart path near bathroom


#12 green


#12 greenside bunker


video of water running around #12 green


#13 bathroom


#13 bathroom (inside)


#13 bathroom (backside)


#13 and #14 fescue area


#14 fairway


#14 fairway


#14 cart path


#14 cart path


#14 cart path


#13 fairway looking towards greenside bunker


#13 bunker looking back at fairway from green


#13 bunker looking back at fairway from green


#13 greenside bunker


sand washed from #13 bunker


#13 fairway (taken from approach looking back towards tee)


#13 cart path - cedar fence wahsed


#13 cart path


#13 tee complex (underwater)


#13 tee complex (underwater)


cart path leading to #13 tee


Barton Creek at spillway


#17 green complex


#17 greenside bunker


#17 greenside bunker (broken liner)


#17 fairway


#17 decomposed granite path from fairway to cart paht


#17 fairway


#17 tee complex (taken from fairway side)


#10 pond (and fountain)


#10 pond (and fountain) 

#10 green complex (taken from cart path)



#11 white tee complex (underwater) taken from #11 blue tee box


#11 white tee complex (underwater)


#11 hole monument and bridge


decomposed granite walking path from blue tee box to cart path


water cooler at #11 tee and #17 tee


cart path leading to #11 white tee box


#17 blue tee complex


spillway at #10 tee (right side)


spillway at #10 tee


#10 tee spillway (washed out)


chipping green bunker




#1 cart path at tee with decomposed granite extension



#1 left side rough (hose trailer washed) 

#1 left side rough




celebration bermudagrass sod from left side rough #1 washed


#1 left side rough - sod washed out


#1 left side rough - sod washed out


#1 fairway


#1 fairway



#1 left side rough


#1 left side rough


#1 fairway - washed monument


#1 spillway - new sod area


#1 spillway by green - washed


#1 greenside sod project washed


#1 greenside sod project - washed


#1 greenside sod project - washed



#4 greenside bunker



#4 greenside bunker


#4 greenside bunker



#4 right side approach bunker - minnows




#7 weeping lovegrass area at white tee complex


#8 in front of red tee box




#4 - taken from tee complex