GGC Project Plan Information Booklet

INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS

„ To date, the Club has been slurry-sealing the cart paths bi-annually, along with patching and/or replacing the most severely damaged areas. „ Moving forward, continuing to repair and replace our cart paths using the current method is both costly and inefficient. CONTINUED DETERIORATION OF CART PATHS

„ The poor condition and cracks in the cart paths result in our inability to divert water as needed. „ Additionally, during construction the cart paths will deteriorate further due to heavy equipment traveling across them while the irrigation system and bunkers are repaired.

SHRINKING TEE BOXES & PREMATURE CROWNING

Some of the more prevalent examples can be found on the following tee boxes: „ Blue Tees: 10, 12, 13, 14, 18 „ Ivory Tees: 11, 12, 14 „ The corners of the majority of the original tee boxes are shrinking in size, reducing the overall teeing area.

„ This results in more wear and tear on the smaller, usable teeing areas that causes turf health issues.

„ Existing tee boxes are also developing some premature crowning due to the smaller teeing areas.

„ Green Tees: 12, 13, 14 „ Yellow Tees: 11, 12, 16 „ Purple Tees: 3, 12, 16

INCREASED MAINTENANCE COSTS

Over the past three years, the Club has continued to spend increased time and money to repair our aging infrastructure, diverting resources from regular course maintenance. Over the next several years, if members do not support the proposed plan, the minimum mitigation required to maintain the existing irrigation system, bunkers and cart paths will require an investment of approximately $3.3 million.

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