BELLE HAVEN COUNTRY CLUB
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March 12, 2026

Bunker Renovation Update

It was a productive week on the course! On Friday, Joel Weinman joined the crew to fine‑tune the new 14th‑hole approach. Our team installed additional irrigation on both sides of the green to ensure full coverage for the expanded approach and fairway.

On Monday, McDonald and Sons moved to the 13th green to begin demolition. By Tuesday, all three bunkers were rough‑shaped ahead of Joel’s site visit Wednesday morning. That same day, we received and installed 19,000 square feet of sod—finishing just before the rain—completing about 90% of the 14th hole.

At 13, our team relocated two sprinkler heads and water lines to accommodate the new bunker layout. Drainage installation is the next step. On Thursday, we received five truckloads of bunker sand (110 tons) and three loads of drainage stone (66 tons) for the bunkers on 13. We anticipate finishing the green surround and bunkers by the end of next week before moving to 16 green surround.

Laz, Santiago, & Daniel installing new irrigation heads left of 14 on Friday.


Daniel & Santiago working on new irrigation on 14. 



14 right side rough new sod.


14 left side approach new sod installation



13 Right side greenside bunker








Greens Aerification

Aerification went smoothly with ideal weather conditions. On Monday, we completed 20 greens by mid‑afternoon, with 70 rounds played that day right behind us. On Tuesday, we aerified the last two practice greens and two nursery areas, applying a total of 22 tons of sand throughout the process.

Majano aerifing 6 green at 6am. 



Laz cleaning plugs off the green. 




Fairway Aerification

Weather permitting, we’ll begin fairway aerification the week of March 16. We’ll pull ½‑inch cores to remove organic matter and maintain firm, healthy playing conditions.

Cart Path Improvements

Work on the short‑game area cart‑path expansion wrapped up Monday. Our team will complete grading and sod installation there on Friday.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at maugustin@bellehavencc.com.

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