Riviera Rough Conversion

What a crazy busy week!  All the planning and preparation went into action last Monday as we began the Riviera Rough Conversion.  The seeders hit the ground on #1 on Monday morning, averaging about 10 acres per day.  Other than time lost due to a severe thunderstorm Wednesday night, we have had a great week! 

For a quick summary, we have essentially finished all of the seeding.  We have a few small areas to seed as we close out tees, but for the most part, seeding was finished on Friday.  The laser leveling of the tees was a late change to the project, but as you will see, the larger, level tees are long overdue.  The tees are looking great.

Moving ahead, assuming there are no weather delays, we should finish the remaining tees by Wednesday of this week.  At this point, we will shift gears from seeding and sodding to growing in a golf course.  Signs of germination are already showing up around the course.  This upcoming week should see drastic changes as the seed emerges.

I can't say enough about our team this week.  Other than Martin Lane with Midwest Laser Leveling, all of the work has been completed in house with an assist from several of the guys in the bag room helping with tee sodding.    

The pictures below tell the story of what our week has been like.

Prepping for seed with the Tine Harrow.

Starting the seeding process on #1.

#10 tee following the laser leveling.

Leveling and straightening #4 tee.

First load of Latitude 36 Bermuda Sod.

#3 Tee: leveled, sodded, and surrounds seeded.

Challenges with keeping greens mowed during the project.

 

Familiar site over the past week.