4/5 Canyon Creek Cleanup

This past week we spent our time cleaning up around the beautiful trees that are through out the creek which split 4 and 5 Canyon.  All we did was go through and remove suckers like we did on 2 Canyon two weeks ago and the results are amazing.  While I think it is great seeing the creek as you cross the bridge on 4 Canyon, I believe the better vista opened up is looking back on 5 Canyon green from 4 Canyon fairway.  

It really has been a treat for me restoring some areas to the way they must have looked 15 years ago when ownership and John Harbottle III designed and built the course.

Coming across the bridge on 4 Canyon

Looking back on 5 Canyon green

2 Canyon Creek Clean Up

This week we spent a lot of time cleaning up the creek edge on 2 Canyon green complex and the final product is really stunning.  The picture to the left shows two trees on the left that were exposed after removing the bay tree suckers.  Right of those trees you can see how it had looked before with all the bay tree suckers surrounding them. The goal was to see through the wall of trees and expose the creek and it turned out better than I had imagined.

Another angle of the trees exposed

New Fairway Cut Lines

On Lake 4 and 9, the original approach/ fairway went from the green to the cart path that intersects the fairways.  After talking with the crew, no one with history had any recollection as to why they were converted to rough so this week we begun mowing them down again.  In a couple of months I may find out why they were converted to rough, but until I know for myself, we are giving it a go again.

After the initial cut of 3/4", it looks really neat and I can't wait to get them down to fairway height and see how they turn out.  Once they are down to fairway height, we'll poke some holes and give them a little bit of sand to start firming them up and then see how they react over the summer.

We brought the fairway closer to the bunkers for easier access!

We also brought the fairway up higher on 6 Lake to allow the ball to roll down to the green.