#10 Fairway Drainage Project

Over the past two years the left side of #10 fairway has become unplayable during all but the summer months. Early last month we had several days of dry weather so we put together a plan and went to work.

The area needing drainage work is on the left side of #10 fairway from the 100 yard marker down to within 20 yards of the green. This photo shows sod removed where the drain lines will be installed. 

Here is a good shot of the trencher at work. 

Along the way we found several old drain lines that were cut during the 1993 irrigation system installation. It took 20 years for those cut lines to stop flowing and cause wet spots.

The cut lines were located, flushed out, and tied into the new drain lines. 

Once the trenching was complete we installed several inches of pea gravel in the bottom of the trench and laid the new drain line. Three inches of gravel went over the drain line then sand was filled to the top of the trench. Sod was put back in place and today it looks like nothing was ever done. 

Later this coming spring when the area is dried out we can move the fairway about 10 yards out further to the left.