What to do with all the old grass...

 TDI has really hit their stride now.  Removal of the existing turf has moved along nicely and is into Dogwood 4 and 6.  This process creates a enormous amount of material, but physical removal along with chemical removal ensures the best possible result to prevent the old turf from growing back.  Once the removal of the old turf is complete and the final shaping of areas has been completed a third bermudagrass eradication application will be applied to kill off any remaining turf that has survived.  All the stripped material is hauled to bury pits around the course.  These bury pits serve as dumping areas to dispose of the old grass but also create dirt for feature shaping.  The bury pits locations are placed in out of play areas and new subtle features are shaped in once the old material is buried under the excavated dirt.  Below are pictures of this process. 

Bermudagrass growing back following initial eradication application. 

Turf removal with tractor mounted sod cutter

Bury Pit on Dogwood 2 with old grass in the bottom

Bury pit filled back with dirt

Week #1

 TDI is off to a great start as we begin the Dogwood renovation.  Week 1 consisted of a large joint effort with the crews from TDI and our own Agronomy crew to get all the tree protection and erosion control measures in place before the heavy lifting began.  Work began on Dogwood 1 and 4 during week 1and thanks to great planning and preparation, we had great success within the first 7 days of the project.

Silt fence installation on Dogwood 3

As the erosion control measures were being installed, the Callawassie Agronomy crew completed our initial bermudagrass eradication application and the effects are really starting to show.  The team will now begin scalping down all the dead and dying tissue before additional applications will be made.  A fertilizer application will be completed between the two eradication applications to promote as much regeneration growth as possible to ensure we can get a quality kill on the existing turf.

Dogwood 6 fairway following initial removal application

The drainage crew began on Dogwood 4 installing the 2 inch XGD pipe on the fairway and have moved to Dogwood 3 following completion of the fairway.  The crew will complete Dogwood 3 before moving back to Dogwood 1 to begin the drainage on the fairway.  The shapers began work on Dogwood 1 last week and expect to have the new green and tee complex ready for Billy Fuller to approve early next week.  Once the architect approves the rough shaping, drainage work and final shaping will be completed on Dogwood 1 before the team moves to Dogwood 2. 

XGD 2 inch pipe installation

Trenching process to install XGD pipe

XGD drainage installed on Dogwood 4 fairway

Rough shaping of new putting green on Dogwood 1