NINTH FAIRWAY DRAINAGE
A trench has been dug at the bottom of the slope on the ninth fairway to install new drainage and repair the worn out main traffic area. During this dig we found old existing drainage, which was not working anymore. We also found some blocked culverts and have made sure that they now run into the drainage. We found some random clay piping which was all silted up.
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| Area always wet and badly worn turf |
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| View from the fairway after heavy rain |
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| Trench dug through the main wet area, incorporating some other areas of weak turf |
We have installed some 100mm pipe across the main area and added 10mm gravel before finishing the trenches with rootzone. The area will be returfed when topped up. In a couple of places to connect to culverts we have used bigger pipework and that has been connected to the main trench. At the end of the trench the pipework drops into the main culvert which runs from the 10th green to the right hand side of the first hole.
Pipe installed and gravel filled
Main trench
Unfortunately due to the bad weather recently the work on this particular job was suspended due to the rootzone which was added being washed away in heavy downpours. During this time of bad weather the supplier of our rootzone has also experienced problems at the quarry. The sand which was washed ready to be mixed to make rootzone was flooded with contaminated lake water. Therefore they had to wash it all over again. This has caused a delay in supplying new rootzone to many customers. We will finish this work as soon as possible.
