Tree project

Our Quail Hollow Grounds winter crew has been busy cutting down smaller trees for various reasons on the golf course (shade and turf conditions, death or disease, etc). This winter we were able to do additional tree work on both golf courses thanks to having two tree crews on property. They are taking care of some of the bigger trees that we cannot do.  The first crew came in and cut down the trees and took the bigger logs, while another crew will clean up the tops and will grind and cleanup the stump shavings. In total, 120 trees have been cut down on both courses(22 on Weiskopf, 98 on Devlin).  All that remains for the first crew is to get the logs off the course and to the logging truck. The cleanup crew has around 50 trees cleaned up so far. The cleanup will be a slow go as the ground is not frozen currently beneath the snow. Hopefully we can get a hard freeze soon to speed up the process.  Once everything is cleaned up, the stumps will be ground and shavings cleaned out.  We will then backfill with soil and either seed or sod depending on the location.  Many of the trees were hazards that were dead or had many dead branches and tops. Others were removed for shade and to better the turf conditions. Our goal was to not change the way the hole setup, but to enhance the turf conditions in a particular area for playability. We are very excited with the results and cannot wait to get the grass start growing in these areas. I will have many pictures to follow, but here are just a few to start. 

Large rotted tree left of #4 Devlin Green.  All five trees over by the bunker were removed.

BIG Oak tree right of #1 Devlin green.  Another tree that was not in good condition

One of the 2 trees that was taken down between #10 Devlin Green and #11 Devlin Tee.  Both were not in good condition

Before and After picture looking back towards 4 Devlin Tee from between 4 Green and 5 Tee.  All the brush has been cleaned up from there now

2 trees removed right of the cart path on #1 Devlin by the green.  The brush here is also already cleaned up.

This is how good the cleanup crew is when they are finished.  It's much better when the ground is frozen like it was last week.