May 12 - Golf Course Project Update

We are officially 2 weeks into our renovation project here at Isla Del Sol. If you are here in town, you most certainly have seen the activity. The steps taken so far include:

• Removal of sod around greens on holes 1, 3, 8 and 11 as well as 17 tee
• Completed shaping of surrounds and bunkers on holes 3 and 11
• New drainage and irrigation installation on greens in progress
• Shaping in progress around the greens on 1 and 8 as well as 17 tee
• Sod installation on #3 complete
• Sod installation on #11 in progress

Sod Removal on #1

Our focus over the next few days will be sod installation on the holes that have been disrupted so far. In addition, we will begin work on the green surrounds and bunkers on holes 10 and 17 along with the tee on hole 11. 

Irrigation Installation #3

Sod Installation #3

The golf course will be closed May 17- 21. This week will be the peak of disruption to the golf course. The week following the closure, we hope to begin opening some of the holes that were sodded first. We expect all of our construction to be completed the week before Memorial Day with all holes back open for play in early-June. 

Sod-lined Bunker #11

One of the most common questions I have been asked is "Are we making grass bunkers?" The answer is no. We install sod in the bottom of the bunkers to create a barrier between our native sandy soil and our clean bunker sand. This helps to prevent our bunkers from becoming contaminated with seashells and the less desirable beach sand. Without a barrier, a single thunderstorm could be enough to mix the two sands and deteriorate a bunker. We used this process in our 2018 and 2019 projects and have had great success so far.

Filling bunkers with sand will be the last step and should occur mid-June. We wait to fill these bunkers in order to allow the sod barrier to establish itself and create a dense barrier between the native sand and bunker sand. 

We thank you for your patience and all the positive comments you have shared.