Irrigation installation at 3W was completed this week and it saw the introduction of some bigger size pipe being laid next to 12W tee as a future feed to back to the pump shed.  This pipe was some of the 200mm diameter pipe and as we get nearer to the pump shed the pipe size increases and a load of the ''big stuff'' arrived this week and is being stored on the old greens nursery adjacent to 17R fairway.  Some 355mm and 250mm pipe was included in this weeks delivery.  Considering our current antiquated system has 150mm as the biggest diameter pipe (and not much of it) we are looking at vastly improved water pressure being delivered to the sprinklers.  We move on to 11W next week and this will take at least all week as there is a multitude of underground services located on this fairway to be navigated, including 240v power, 2 x sewer lines and one of the 150mm pipelines mentioned above.

The first of the ''big stuff'' arrives.

Another 30 tonne of bunker sand was added to some West bunkers this week.  Depending on the bunkers needs anywhere between 100 and 300mm of sand is added to the base of the bunker and that is then spread, track rolled for compaction and then raked.  This is an annual project and given the vast numbers of bunkers we have we can't get to all of them, but we do as many as budget and staffing allows.  This is on top of our regular program of ''back-facing'' bunkers which is when we drag sand back of the bunker face to the floor of the bunker as well as dragging sand back to the floor of the bunker from where players drag sand as they rake.

RHS 16W green was one of the bunkers done this week with four of the loads pictured below dropped and spread in this bunker.

One of 4 loads dropped.

 

Track rolled with bunker machine for compaction.

Ready for play.