The recent rains earlier have made apparent some drainage issues on the course. The GCM Staff have corrected these problems and water is following in the right direction. The first issue was the 12″ drainage pipe running across #3 fairway. This problem was from the abundant amounts of water flowing through the pipe and caused the pipe to raise to the surface of turf and allow water to escape from the pipe.
#3 Drainage Pipe Pushed Out of Ground
We were able to regrade the area under the pipe and reenforce the pipe with ground anchors and cable along with fastening the pipe together with screws.
#3 Drainage Pipe Anchored in the Ground
We also found to the right of #7 tee a set of drainage pipes not tied into any piping to allow water to exit the property. This problem had caused a spring and wet area to the right of #8 fairway. This set of drainage pipes were removed and installed into a larger drainage system to handle the amount of water produced and is following into the nearby creek. The recent rains and snow have proved the new drainage system is working and this area is drier than ever before.
#8 Fairway Drainage System
Trunk Line to #7 Creek From #8 Drainage