Tuesday, November 27, 2012
If you play the golf course this week and for the rest of the winter you will see signs of our team installing wires across the golf course for the installation of fans. The first wire will have to run all the way from #4 tee complex to the back of the fourth green. This is a 1400 foot run and will take a few weeks as every section has to be inspected by the city. Our team is doing the work while our electrician is overseeing the work and hooking the wire to the electrical panel and the fan. He will also be responsible for all splices. The wire has to be at least 2 feet in the ground but the most interesting part is dodging all of the in ground irrigation and drainage pipe. This existing pipe was installed with the project in '07-'08 and is very well documented in both GPS and hand drawn as-builts. We find the exact location through wire tracking. This process is timely but consumes much less time than hitting a pipe or wire with a trencher. Please excuse us while some of the trenches remain open for inspection. As soon as all of the work on #4 is inspected and complete, we will move on to other projects. All of the fan wire will be installed by March 1, 2013 so we can install all of the fans before the season.
As a reminder, the golf course will be cart path only beginning next Tuesday. Handicapped flag information is available through the golf committee or the pro shop. We do this to protect the dormant turf and provide better conditions in the golfing season. At this time, we will also be switching our tee markers to the old shields to bring in the new wooden markers for maintenance. We will also bring in benches, hazard stakes etc. for maintenance.
Enjoy the holiday season,
Jordan
jbooth@willowoakscc.org
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| Before we trench, we remove the sod and expose any existing pipes to prevent damage to the existing irrigation and drainage systems. |
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| We trenched about 425 feet on Monday and still have a long way to go. The most time staking part is avoiding the irrigation system and removing/replacing the sod. |
