The new bunker that has been built behind the 3rd green is now in play. There is still a section of the surround that is still GUR while the seed is establishing.
Previously this area was the site of a large Macrocarpa that had been causing lots of problems to both the 3rd & 15th greens. Because it was situated so close to both greens, tree roots invaded both greens causing drought stress especially late winter/early spring before consistent irrigation took place. Any rain that we did get rarely reached the turf surface because of the dense canopy and overhanging branches.The tree also shed a lot of debris in windy conditions and increasingly impacted on the quality & maintenance of the green. The decision to remove the tree did take a while to eventuate but I'm sure the results from it's removal will start to show quite soon.
It took some time to get the entire root ball out of the ground to be able to build the bunker in that position.
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| Macrocarpa back 3rd green |
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| New bunker back 3rd green |
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| A lot of root pruning to get the stump out |
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| The finished bunker |
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