Greens 1 and 2 Shaped. Notes on Green 2

Started shaping the 2nd green yesterday afternoon and had the it largely roughed out a few hours later as darkness fell. In the morning I returned, refined a couple parts and then headed to the green on the 1st hole.

Only the putting green surface contours and some of the outslopes connecting to the fairway and bunkers have been completed. The ground is a little too wet to be backing the bulldozer into the subsoil or topsoil, so these will be accomplished at a later, drier date. The problem is dragging mud onto the clean sand and contaminating it.

The contours of the 2nd green turned out different from the dozen or so sketches I'd made. There are bits and pieces of some sketches in the green, and at 45-meters, this green is longer than expected.

With the subgrade of the greens are sand based, so we won't be using any subsurface drainage pipes. To ensure the greens function exceptionally, the contours are strong, so water sheds quickly from the surface during heavy rains .

More about my greens construction method can be found here:
http://guthahuesgolf.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-i-design-and-build-greens_20.html




















A few thumbnail sketches of many.
These were drawn almost a month ago.

Tony Ristola
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