(2010) Two Areas Of Standing Water Above The Old Bunker
Stripping The Sod
Adding Catch Basins
Finished Product
As you all know, Mother Nature threw us a curve ball this week.
Accumulating seventeen inches of snow overnight is unreal and, of course, set
us back a little bit in the Greens Department. Despite the snow, we were
able to complete a major drainage project that needed to be
done. The project was done on the right hand side of the approach on hole
four. There were two separate low spots, one in the approach and another a few feet into the rough. This has caused problems in the past due to standing water and
poor drainage. The combination of those two factors can be
very detrimental to the turf. Standing water on a very hot day is
like a pot boiling on a hot stove. Eventually, the turf will die if the
water is not cleared away. This drainage project was constructed in order
for this problem to be solved. We started by finding each low point in
the approach/rough and marking them. There is an existing drain closer
to the greenside bunker that we tied everything in to. We started by
digging out a trench line and measuring our depth with a transit. We
placed two catch basins in each low spot. These catch basins are
there to collect the water draining from the soil surface. They
were connected with 4 inch drain tiles leading down to the existing
drain. Once again, standing water and poor drainage is a disaster waiting
to happen. This project was done to improve that problem and help keep the
championship playing conditions we all enjoy at Illini Country Club.
Prepared by: Second Assistant Jacob Wessels
Prepared by: Second Assistant Jacob Wessels
