Back 9 News

Back nine update

Where do the back 9 holes stand?

The back nine is coming back, one rake at a time. Raking and floating are where we need the most hands right now, and you don't need any experience. Just show up ready to work.

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The order we're working in

Greens first, then fairways. The tee boxes stay as they are until every green and fairway is done. Once we have the people and equipment, they're next.

Hole 18

#18 Tee Box

  • Looking out from the 18th tee box past a tall redwood, with gravel piles and supplies staged along the orange fencing
    18 Tee Box

#18 Green

Shaped, and it looks great. Floating comes next, then drainage. On float day, the Community Crew will be out there with rakes in hand.

  • The shaped 18th green in late afternoon light, with a utility cart on the left and redwoods and homes behind
    18 Green

Hole 17

#17 Tee Box

  • The 17th tee box beside the cart path, with redwoods on both sides
    17 Tee Box
  • Looking out from the 17th tee box down the raked fairway, lined with redwoods
    The View From 17 Tee

#17 Fairway

Raking is almost wrapped up, then one more big float. Every one of those little piles you see was raked by hand. Memphis, Arnold, and Jerry have put in serious hours out here. Thank you.

  • Rows of small rake piles across a freshly graded fairway on the back nine, with oaks and redwoods behind
    Rake Piles From the Community Crew
  • Raked debris piles in the foreground of a graded back nine fairway, with Banjo resting in the shade
    One Pile at a Time

Memphis is out here more often than not, and he rarely comes alone. His dog Banjo keeps a close eye on the work.

  • Memphis taking a selfie with his black lab Banjo on the graded 17th fairway, with a tractor and redwoods behind them
    Memphis and Banjo
  • Banjo running across the raked 17th fairway toward the camera, with a rake on the ground
    Banjo, Supervising

Arnold has raked his share of those piles, and he's earned every break.

  • Arnold's boots up on a bed of redwood needles, looking out over the raked 17th fairway dotted with rake piles
    Arnold's Break
  • Arnold in sunglasses and a golf-print polo
    Arnold

And Jerry Lester, out on 17 with his rake and the piles to prove it.

  • Jerry Lester taking a selfie with his rake on the 17th fairway, rake piles dotting the ground behind him
    Jerry Lester

#17 Green

Close. A few finishing touches, then seed.

  • The 17th green, freshly raked, in dappled afternoon shade with redwoods behind
    17 Green

Hole 16

#16 Tee Box

  • The 16th tee box in late afternoon light, with redwoods behind and a course building on the right
    16 Tee Box

#16 Fairway

Raking keeps going while we get the irrigation ready for a float.

  • Looking down the raked 16th fairway toward a tall redwood, with forest on both sides
    16 Fairway

#16 Green

Top of the list. We've broken ground, and Mark Harvey starts on it this Thursday.

  • A backhoe breaking ground on the 16th green, with oaks and redwoods behind
    16 Green, Breaking Ground

Hole 12

#12 Tee Box

  • Looking out from the 12th tee box down a corridor of redwoods, with hills in the distance
    12 Tee Box

#12 Fairway

Irrigation work this week, and the box scraping gets finished.

  • The wide, graded 12th fairway beside the cart path, with a tree line and hills beyond
    12 Fairway

#12 Green

Almost there. A little final grooming, then seed.

  • The 12th green across the cart path, graded and shaped, with the hillside forest behind
    12 Green

Hole 11

#11 Tee Box

  • The 11th tee box covered in redwood needles, with tall grass, a cottage, and redwoods beyond
    11 Tee Box

#11 Green

Drainage is next, with some fine-tuning as we go.

None of these greens come back without Mark Harvey. He's done the heavy lifting on every one of them, and that's him below, digging out 11. Thank you, Mark.

Mark Harvey Excavating 11 Green
  • The 11th green, graded and shaped, in afternoon shade with redwoods behind
    11 Green

Hole 10

#10 Tee Box

  • The 10th tee box beside the hole 10 marker, with a large oak and course cottages on the right and redwoods beyond
    10 Tee Box

#10 Fairway

Ready for raking, then one final float. This is the Community Crew's next big job, and Memphis, Arnold, and Jerry have already set the pace.

#10 Green

Sand is going down now. A few finishing touches after that.

  • The 10th green with fresh sand going down, the clubhouse and cottages behind it
    10 Green

How you can help

Anywhere you see raking or floating above, you can help. Memphis, Arnold, and Jerry could use the company. Sign up for the Community Crew and help bring these holes back.