Drainage Update - Hole 4

Despite some challenging conditions good progress has been made on the drainage project on the 4^th hole.

We have installed 80mts of 160 mm diameter solid drainage pipe and begun backfilling the trench, weather permitting we should finish this section early next week.

While we have the main drainage trench open we intend to install another drain from in front of the 4^th green and connect this into the new pipe-work.  

Drainage 4th Fairway

Four years ago we replaced a section of the main drainage pipe down the left-hand side of the 4^th fairway that had become damaged by tree roots. The tree roots were restricting the flow of water and causing flooding to the main fairway landing area.

Recently we have been experiencing extensive flooding in front of the 4^th green and after further investigations we found that tree roots have now damaged and blocked a large section of drainage pipe alongside and behind the 4^th green.

To help alleviate this flooding we have decided to replace this damaged section of pipe-work with a new 160 mm diameter solid pipe.  

Line of new solid drainage pipe

Excavating new drainage track

Existing pipe damaged by roots

Close up of damaged pipe

Existing 160 mm perforated pipe almost completely blocked by tree roots