We are now 14 days away from the first practice round of the 2013 Tour Championship. Mother Nature has been very cooperative the last week and a half. With warm temperatures and sunshine the golf course has come into its own " tournament condition." The weather has allowed us to start implementing tournament practices that help get the golf course to the peak it needs to be for tournament.
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Bunker Perfection. We are starting to check the depths of all bunkers on the course.
After such a rainy winter and summer, the sand in our bunkers has shifted a good bit.
We are moving sand around to ensure a consistent playing surface for the players. |
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Bunker depth checker. We use a soil probe to check the depth of our bunkers. Notice
the black tape on the probe. It is set at 2 inches. We use this mark to ensure uniformity and consistency in all
of our bunkers. 1 inch of sand on the face, 2 inches of sand in the transition and 4 inches on the bunker bottoms. |
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Applying the final fertilizer to the fairways. This application is being
applied in a 3 to 9 direction, to avoid any skips or over spray. |
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These signs are up on the light poles around East Lake Golf Club.
The City of Atlanta puts them up welcoming the Fed Ex Cup Playoffs to Atlanta.
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Fairway mowers performing the final circle cut prior to the Tour Championship.
Circle mowing fairways allows for a true cut, mowing all blades of grass multiple times. This ensures
the Zoysia grass fairways are perfect for the top 30 golfers of the PGA Tour.
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