15 entries: Capillary

Aphrodite Hills Capillary Bunkers in progress

What is the reason why Aphrodite Hills is testing the Capillary Bunkers system?

By: 2023. 10. 18.

It has come to my attention that Aphrodite Hills is currently undergoing a trial of the Capillary Bunkers system. This trial has been initiated with the objective of identifying an alternative solution to reduce the expenses incurred in…

The Breakers Palm Beach Capillary Wash Box

How much can the Capillary Wash Box help in mitigating bunker costs?

By: 2023. 05. 10.

We all know that to achieve top-quality bunkers, we need to invest cca. 15-25% of our labor budget maintaining bunkers annually and then we didn't talk about the material cost. But what if a golf club decides not…

CapillaryFlow bunker construction Esplanade Golf & Country Club

How did the use of CapillaryFlow bunkers pay off for the Esplanade Golf & Country Club?

By: 2023. 04. 27.

When I shared this news, Ian D.N. Fetigan, CCM, CAM (former GM at Esplanade Golf & Country Club) told me on Linkedin that he has got a fresh experience with the implementation and usage of CapillaryFlow. In this…

Tidewater Golf Club big lake and bunker

How urgent is the renovation of the bunkers at Tidewater Golf Club?

By: 2024. 08. 14.

When I mentioned KemperSports taking over the management of the Tidewater Golf Club last August, they surprisingly didn't mention any plans for bunker or golf course renovation. They simply said the golf club would undergo a major transformation.…

Princeville Makai Golf 7th hole

What’s in the $3M Princeville Makai Golf course refinement project?

By: 2024. 04. 18.

Did you know that the Princeville Makai Golf Course was Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s first solo design in the early 1970s? It opened in 1971 and was redesigned in 2009. The same ownership group owns the neighboring St. Regis…

Hoover Country Club Hole 7 after renovation

How does the Hoover Country Club mitigate the effects of flooding on its bunkers?

By: 2023. 12. 15.

I have already reported to you twice this year that it is not impossible to solve the damage caused by floods to the bunkers of our golf courses. Now, I will show you the example of Hoover Country…

Cedar Point Club golf course with a lake

What are KemperSports’ plans to improve member engagement at Cedar Point Club?

By: 2023. 06. 23.

Over the past four years, significant changes have occurred at the Cedar Point Club. The club was named Cedar Point Club when it first opened in 1964 but then changed to Cedar Point Country Club in the mid-2000s.…

Ayla Golf Club bunker Capillary Bunker

How does the Ayla Golf Club save its deep and steep bunkers?

By: 2023. 03. 17.

Sand replacement can be taxing on golf clubs. You get sands that are contaminated, and they have to replace them. Because of this, many golf clubs are considering reducing the number of bunkers on their golf courses. Are…

Westchester Hills Golf Club Hole 2_resized

What did Westchester Hills Golf Club spend $3.5 million on?

By: 2022. 08. 03.

Westchester Hills Golf Club in White Plains, New York recently completed a $3.5 million golf course renovation by famed architect Rees Jones.  In addition, the 109-year-old club also completed a $1 million pool renovation focused on providing a resort-style setting…

Country Club of Colombus fairway

What justified the upgrade of the bunkers in the Country Club of Columbus?

By: 2022. 04. 14.

The Country Club of Columbus in Georgia was founded in 1909. The course was rebuilt in the early 1920s by Donald Ross. Architect Drew Rogers, at the time working for Arthur Hills, renovated it between 2000-2002, but until…

Stockholms Golfklubb golf course fairway view

Stockholms Golfklubb to restore the Colt and Morrison’s design

By: 2021. 07. 30.

Before we start preparing for the weekend or the summer holiday, here is great news from the Swedish Stockholms Golfklubb. Stockholms Golfklubb was founded in 1904. Thus became Scandinavia's 3rd oldest golf club. It is also Sweden's second oldest…

Loch Lomond Golf Club bunker under construction

How did Loch Lomond Golf Club solve its bunker problems?

By: 2021. 03. 12.

Jim Moore wrote an interesting article (Bunkers: Can your golf course afford them?) about the challenges of maintaining bunkers in golf courses. He listed how golf clubs are trying to avoid overspending the budget (e.g. buying cheaper fertilizer,…

Troon Country Club final version

The results of Troon Country Club’s $4.6 million golf course renovation

By: 2020. 12. 03.

We don't hear too much about Tom Weiskopf's golf course design works. He has got only cca. 26 golf course design works in the US. Troon Country Club (Scottsdale, Arizona) is one of his first venture into golf…

Aerial of the 2nd hole Potomac Shores Golf Club

The new life of the Potomac Shores Golf Club

By: 2019. 04. 30.

The Potomac Shores Golf Club (since 2014) in Dumfries, VA. (Just 30 minutes south of Washington, D.C.), is the first public Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course in the Washington, D.C., metro area. The club's golf course is a…

Gleneagles - innovative drainage technology

What will the back to the future at Gleneagles be like?

By: 2017. 06. 14.

It is great to hear that a prestigious golf course like the Gleneagles is returning to its original golf course design. In Gleneagles case, to James Braid's design who originally designed the Queen's Course (a heathland course). Here…