Progress

Following a week of rain, the heat and dry conditions have returned and progress has really begun to ramp up again.  XGD drainage installation is nearing completion with the pipe installation finishing up on Dogwood 7 and 8 ahead of final shaping.  Grassing of Dogwood 7 green surround and around the bunker complexes was completed today and sprigging of the fairway and rough on Dogwood 7 will begin tomorrow before moving to Dogwood 8.  The shaping of the new green on Dogwood 5 is complete and ready for drainage and mix installation.  Fine tuning of the shaping will be completed tomorrow while irrigation and drainage will begin tomorrow and move though next week.  Cart path work is ongoing as the removal and replacement of the path around the pickle ball courts is ongoing 

Dogwood 8 approach drainage

Dogwood 8 drainage around the sombrero

Dogwood 7 fairway drainage

Installation of XGD drainage on Dogwood 7 approach

Dogwood 7 greenside bunker sodded and drained

Watering new sod on Dogwood 7 green surrounds

 

Dogwood 5 green subgrade

Dogwood 5 subgrade

Rain, Rain, Rain...

 The last two weeks have been filled with a steady dose of rain and clouds.  This has really hindered progress on Dogwood as TDI nears completion of the shaping portion of the Dogwood renovation.  Despite the rain the crew was able to complete the grassing of Dogwood 3 tee complex and Dogwood 6 green complex this week.  Hopefully with some drier weather in the forecast, we can get the progress back into full throttle.  Through June 23, grassing has been completed on Dogwood 1-3. Grassing of Dogwood 4 green complex, fairway and rough has been completed with only the tee complex remaining.  Dogwood 5 has been rough shaped in and is awaiting a visit from the golf course architect for approval.  Dogwood 6 green complex has been grassed and the finishing team is working on Dogwood 7 green complex now.  They will move to Dogwood 8 and 9 before falling back to Dogwood 5 to complete final prep of all 9 green complexes before putting green sprigging.  We still are optimistic we will be able to sprig putting greens the week of July 10th.  Other finishing crews will continue to prep Dogwood 6-9 for fairway sprigging the sodding with the goal to have all 9 holes completely grassed by the middle of August.  

 

Dogwood 4 green complex

Dogwood 4 fairway sprigging

Dogwood 6 green

Dogwood 5 green rough shaping

Dogwood 5 Green Complex

Shaping has begun on the new green complex of Dogwood 5.  This new green will be the final touch to having 9 very good green complexes on Dogwood.  The new green will be larger than before allowing for more hole locations and better recovery time from ball marks.  The new green will also be shifted left and forward.  This par 3 will be the shortest of the par 3's on the Magnolia/Dogwood rotation giving the 18 hole routing one long par 3, two medium par 3's and one short par 3.  The hole will have an expansive bailout and short mow area around the green that will give the player every shot option to make if the green is missed.  The false front will also provide a risk/reward to those who challenge the from hole location.  All in all this new complex will be a huge improvement from the old putting green complex

 

Dogwood 1 - 3 grassing

We have entered to exciting stages of the project on the first few holes of Dogwood.  The grassing train has begun to really move now with the first 3 holes being planted.  TDI prep team has moved to Dogwood 4 with the final prep for grassing while the Callawassie Agronomy Team has taken over care of the first 3 holes.  The sprigs on Dogwood 1 and 2 have taken and are really showing signs of life.  Dogwood 2 was rolled this week and is ready for fertilizer and its first mowing with Dogwood 1 right behind it.  Dogwood 3 was completed end of the week and the watering has begun.  

Agronomy Team hand watering new sod

Sod work on Dogwood 3 bunker

Sod work on Dogwood 3 fairway bunker and lake bank

Rolling of sprigs after planting on Dogwood 3 

Sod work of Dogwood 3 lake bank

Sod work around Dogwood 3 Green Complex

Rolling sprigs on Dogwood 2