Golf & Grounds Departments

Golf & Grounds Departments
Pete Dye's #10 Golf Hole @ TFP

Saturday, May 24, 2014

May 24, 2014 Golf Course Restoration Update

#10 green surround

Seepage drainage at 11 golf hole

Sod installation at 11 tee

14 green

12 green

14 green

13 green

12 green

14 green

14 fairway spigged

Sprigs at 14

Spartina Plant installation at the new pond at 16

14 tee complex

Spartina installation at 14

Sprigs growing at 14 tee

14 green

Cart Path installation at 3 golf hole

The plants at the newly created littoral shelf at 7


The plants at the newly created littoral shelf at 7

#10 tee complex

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Pete Dye Restoration Update: May 18, 2014



TFP employees fertilizing sprigs


#12 golf hole

#12 green


#11 golf hole

#11 green complex, 12 golf hole and 13 tee


Sprigs being watered at 13 golf hole

#13 tee complex with sprigs installed and tee surrounds sodded


12 green

12 green

Sprigs being planted on  13 tee

TFP employee, Ed, watering 12 green surround while being watched

A sprig hand planter

Irrigation heads watering the sprigs at 13

Laser leveling the tee at the practice facility

Laser leveling the tee at the practice facility

#10 tee complex and surround ready for sod and sprigs



#7 tee

The littoral shelf being installed at 7 golf hole on Lake Sterling


The sprigs at 7 tee growing


The littoral shelf installation at 7

Sprigs growing in the fairway at 7

Sprigs growing on 8 tee

#8 tee complex

Sun bathing


#9, 5 Par

Second shot at 9

Saturday, May 10, 2014

May 10, 2014 Course Update, Sod and Sprigs: The Grass Is Here

TFP employees putting the first mow on the sod at 7 golf hole.

Mowing the sod at #7 waste area.
A look at the Celebration sprigs.

Sprig installation at 7 tee.

Sod at the staging area.


The sprig tractor planting #7 golf hole.

A look at the sprigs "cut-in" at #7 golf hole

Heavy activity this Saturday at 11 golf hole with seepage installation and green surround prep.

These 3 little guys are occupying their own private section of the back nine wetlands. 

A better look at this young gator measuring 5 inches.

The green complex at 13 golf hole under sod.

Sprigs growing at 9 golf hole.

20 year TFP employee, irrigation technician, John Warren checks every irrigation head for proper function.

The cart path at 5 has been installed.

A close look at the sprigs on 7 fairway.

9 tee complex and tee-shoot sodded and sprigged.

#8 golf hole growing in.