Sprigs on the ground

 Grassing of the first 5 holes is moving along quickly. We now have the green complexes on Palmetto 1,9 2,3 and 4 completed with Tif Tuf Bermuda sod.  Having the putting surfaces wrapped makes for a great look prior to planting the greens.  When the gray sand based putting surface is wrapped with green turf, it really shows the unique shapes and undulations the putting surfaces have.  We continue to track well on our timeline of having all the green complexes ready by July 4th.  The team from TDI is well on their way to having Palmetto 5 ready for grass and 6-8 won't be far behind.  We plan to sprig all the greens the same day the week after July 4th. 

Sprigging of the fairways on Palmetto 2, 3 and 4 is now complete and the team has begun the final prep work on numbers 1 and 9 in preparation for sprigging soon. TDI has also completed the sod work around the tees on Palmetto 1-4 and have plans to grass number 9 early next week.  

Meanwhile, the shaping team is hard at work on Palmetto 6 getting the green complex roughed in before moving to 7.  Ron, our shaper, should be completed with the green complexes by the end of next week.

Sod work and sprigging completed on Palmetto 4

Final prep work to prepare the soil for sprigs

Sod work around greenside bunker on Palmetto 9

Stripping old soil from Palmetto 7 green

Sprigging Palmetto 2 fairway.  Sprigs are rolled after planting to ensure good soil contact

Palmetto 4 Green Complex

Palmetto 2 Green Complex

Palmetto 3 Green Complex

Palmetto 4 before sprigging

First loads of grass

 After 2 months of playing in the dirt, TDI and crew have reached the grassing stage on Palmetto 4.  We are excited to see the brown dirt start to turn green again.  Getting the grassing train rolling is a big step of any project as it puts to finishing touches on weeks of hard work.  The grass install team will complete the tee complexes on Palmetto 4 and 3 this week along with grassing the green surrounds on Palmetto 3.  Next week we will get the approach and green surround completed on Palmetto 2 and 3 and keep working our way backward to 1 and 9 over the next 10-15 days.