Island Dunes Country Club

Getting Greener and Thicker

Yes, that's one week of growth And the sprigs are sprouting already One week ago we started with this And added the SOD And laid down the SPRIGS And a week later we have this! "... it's proceeding according to plan, we have been fortunate so far to be blessed with good growing conditions".                           Bill Kirkland, President, IDCC This bunker will be filled with sand soon

Major Milestones were Accomplished Today on the #8 Hole Redesign and Reconstruction Milestone #1 - The "SOD" The Starting Point - a Rebuilt and Re-Contoured Green with new Drainage and Irrigation, filled with USGA-Certified Greens Mix  The Sod has arrived And is carefully placed alongside the green...   And the front green retaining wall Out to the cart path For a Completely New SOD Green Milestone #2 - The SPRIGS Shown below as they arrived, some of Georgia's finest sprigs... The pictures following show the putting down of the sprigs, the rolling of the sprigs and the cutting of the sprigs, as done by Harry Bowers, our golf course designer/architect and IDCC staffers Felix, Chris and Jean Milestone #3 - WATERING IN The Final Step - watering in is the prelude to growing in, which is expected to take approximately 60 days before this hole can be re-opened for regulation play in the Fa...

Update to early golf course renovation to hole #8. To save money were able to renovate 8 green early because our architect is in the area and donated part of his time and equipment. This redo will be competed by mid August and then we will have the grow in period for 60 days and reopen for play in October. The pictures depict the initial removal of the affected soil and the build back of the green including drainage.  This picture with the wall is the scheduled rebuilding of the 8th tee which was in the 2017 budget. Please watch the blog for future update. If you have any questions please contact Bill Kirkland @ 859-351-1953. Kandice D. Morgan, Managing Director Island Dunes Country Club, Inc. 8735 S. Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, FL 34957 772/229-0803 New Drainage for the 8th Hole Green - The Green is enlarged approx. 3x original size White Gravel - the USGA Mix "base" for all our new greens The New...

The shots were all closely watched .. . Pitching into the pond was a challenge... There were smiles all around Best ball play was the rule of the day.. . And the putting competition was fiercely contested, not just once... But a second time... And even a third. In the end, a winner emerged, it was Admiral, going home with the Island Dunes Cup. The Condo Challenge was a successful event with 124 participants! The Admiral won the event, but the big winner was Island Dunes Country Club!  Everyone enjoyed a fantastic day of sport and camaraderie. Kathy Cassese Head Golf Professional Island Dunes Country Club PGA/LPGA

Now What are Those Scores ? Looks Like There's a Winner? IT IS, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS ISLAND DUNES!!!