Protective Bridge Coverings
There are 17 decorative bridges on the new and still-under-construction golf course and practice facility that navigate beautiful streams and ravines at the Wasatch Peaks Ranch in Morgan, Utah. The bridge floors were covered with ¾-inch by 4-foot by 8-foot particle board plywood — placed end to end and secured with small wood screws, because the bridges were installed for access by the construction team’s heavy equipment. This great idea is keeping the bridge floors brand new for when the course is unveiled for the membership. The contractor installed the protective plywood, and it only took a few minutes to install. Kyle Squires is the golf course superintendent. Tom Fazio and Ron Smith are the designers.
Backordered Irrigation Parts
This irrigation mainline blowout resulted in quick thinking by Dan Warne, superintendent at the Camarillo Springs Golf Course in Camarillo, California. Saddle repair clamps were backordered from China during the COVID-19 pandemic, so Warne’s staff covered the open hole temporarily with a recycled 2005 E-Z-GO golf cart roof — the maintenance department has 12 in inventory after a new golf cart fleet was acquired. The roofs can also be placed vertically to protect the staff from errant golf balls while working in the middle of a fairway during irrigation repairs. The additional roofs are also placed vertically with signs attached to them to notify golfers of maintenance tasks being carried out, along with friendly suggestions to golfers. Damian V. Pascuzzo of Pascuzzo Pate Golf Design is the renovation architect.
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