C L I C K H E R E TO TA K E A CO U R S E TO U R O F C L A S S I C C LU B || C L I C K H E R E TO WATC H E X C LU S I V E C L A S S I C C LU B V I D E O
THE COURSE
BOOK
A TEE
TIME
IMPROVEMENTS
BEAUTY
PROJECTS
B
ecause the golf course has
been closed during the
bunker renovation, Director
of Agronomy Tony Spannaus and
his team have been able to spend
time working on improvements to
other areas of the property.
In addition to summer aerifica-
tion and sod work, Spannaus and
his crew are installing several
drains in the fairways and rough,
which will improve course condi-
tions during winter rains.
"The condition of the golf course
should be really good when we
open," Spannaus said. "This is prob-
ably the most challenging year I've
ever seen as far as transition goes.
We had a very mild and cool spring,
which is not favorable for the
growth of Bermuda grass – fortu-
nately, this closure has allowed us
to add extra water and fertilizer,
along with some other cultural
practices that would have been dif-
ficult to do had we been open. This
has helped us speed up the transi-
tion of our warm-season turf, and
we should be on target for the Sep-
tember 1 opening."
and play like new.
This is the first bunker renovation un-
dertaken since the club opened in the
mid-2000s.
"We have pretty much gone through
every hole at this point and are just about
done with the rough grading," Spannaus
explained. "Now we are primarily fo-
cused on installing drainage, placing the
liners in the bottoms of the bunkers and
pouring the capillary concrete. We will
also be starting some sod work around
the perimeters of the sand traps."
Bunker conditions inevitably deterio-
rate over time at any course. Spannaus is
confident that once the renovation is
complete that course conditions at Clas-
sic Club will be top notch.
"The new bunkers will play perfectly
because they are getting a state-of-the-art
renovation with the newest and best
technology we have ever seen," Span-
naus said. "The ability of the capillary
concrete and drainage system is amazing
– even with a heavy rainfall of an inch or
more, washouts are rarely seen in this
new bunker design, making them
playable under almost any circumstance.
The aesthetics of the bunkers will also be
vastly improved."
