Improving Fairway Drainage

We are happy to report that after a couple very successful weeks of working on drainage, we have completed projects that will solve our issues with ponding on Fairways #3 and #7. While the drainage portion of these projects is complete, it will take us some time to get the trench lines back to playable standards, so in the short term, the trenching on these holes will remain ground under repair.

On #7 The Long Way is the Right Way

In our investigation of #7 we found  a pipe that already connected to the
drop inlet and were able to locate the pipe at the edge of the
fairway. This solid pipe was in great condition and easily flowed freely
 to the DI

When designing our drainage solution for #7 Fairway, we decided that rather than re-do drainage in the direction it was originally designed, we would take a longer path to the drop inlet near the green. The drainage was originally routed to the drop inlet near the cart path, which also happens to be positioned right next to a large pine tree. To avoid the tree and the havoc it can wreak on pipe, we took the challenge of a long run with minimal fall to help gravity work its magic. This required more time and materials to cover the length of the run, and also took more hand work to the trench to get the measurements just right. We believe that these extra steps will improve the longevity of the solution.

Sod harvesting began early the next morning

We then dug the trench with the back ho

The trench depth is meticulously manipulated to use gravity to our advantage

The pipe is laid and measured again, and then trench back filling begins

Phase 2 Extended to incorporate our bird baths toward the edge of the fairway

Sod is put back in place. Rolling and topdressing will help level out the trench line in the coming month

#3 offered us great fall, and a pretty straightforward run to daylight, which made it a far easier project than #7