Jumat, 11 November 2016

What To Know About Golf Course Construction

By Melissa Howard


Golf is a game that many people around the world enjoy and regularly engage in to play or to watch others play. The game is often associated with the upper class and prestige. Owing to the lucrative nature of this game, there are many companies that have come up that are engaged in golf course construction. This article will present some information on the process of constructing golf courses and how to pick a company for this task.

The first step in this activity is usually to pick a location where the course will be constructed. Usually, the best spot is one that has sandy soil and receives a lot of sunlight during the day. Sandy soil makes a perfect choice because it allows for good drainage. In order for the grass to remain healthy, the location should be receiving breezes.

One should start excavating the land after they have identified the perfect spot for the field. When excavating, the land should be tilled up to 20 inches of depth. Sod that may be existing in the place must be removed to avoid having to deal with weeds later. However, if the sod does not have any weeds in it, it may be left to remain.

The appearance of the landscape should be designed after completing the preceding step. The process of designing the landscape is usually the hardest and most involving. One has to see the appearance of the final landscape from the beginning before implementing what they see. Many computer software applications have come up that can help with the design process. These applications have simplified the process and they help with fastening the process.

Completion of the design phase should mark the beginning of the process of installing drainage systems. The ground usually has a general slope to allow for easy drainage. Drainage systems are made in the form of 8-inch trenches that slope uniformly from the center of the field. When one is installing the drainage system, they should also incorporate irrigation systems for watering the lawn.

The thriving of turf is highly reliant on provision of adequate amounts of time on a timely and uniform basis. The use of sprinkler systems is the best approach to this task. Garden hoses are not effective because they supply water unevenly and need a lot of time to complete a large piece of land. Pipes used in sprinkler systems should be buried below the ground to make the landscape slightly and free of obstacles.

The process of constructing a golf course is time-consuming, expensive, labor-intensive, and requires a lot of heavy equipment and machinery. That is why there are companies that specialize in doing this job. The job is best left to professional companies with specialty in the building of courses. Before hiring a firm, one must make sure that it is licensed and has engaged in several contracts in the past.

The best way to ascertain the quality of work done by a service company is to make a visit to courses that were constructed by the company. If the job is satisfactory, one may go ahead to hire the company. If the job is not good enough, there are many other options to consider.




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