#1 Green Drainage

After finishing off #12 green drainage we moved on to investigate the drainage of #1 green. This is another green that historically no problems have occurred. After everything we have found so far with many of the other green drainage, we were not going to overlook this green.

Here's where the drain pipe was located and the staff began pushing the hose towards the green.
Sure enough the hose came to a stop, and off to digging it up we go.

We are at the front of #1 green digging down to the pipe, If you'll notice 2'0 of the greens putting surface had to be removed in order for us to get the problem area.

Here's what we discovered;

1. A tee had originally been placed on the main drain line.

2. Later in time, the construction crew came back and added a drain line into the back side of the tee making it a 4 way fitting.

3. The pipe was crushed on one side of the tee and the elevation of the pipe from one side of the tee was 7" lower than the opposite side of the tee. Of course the higher/lower sides were on the wrong side.

Take a look, What is already beginning to stand where the crushed pipe is? Water, plus the side of the tee where the water is standing is the #1 green putting surface. the opposite is where the water is supposed to be draining out.

All repairs have been made and moving on to #10 next. We know that we have plenty of work ahead of us on this one. I'll keep you updated.

Willy Plowman

Golf Course Superintendent