Rolling Forward- 47 Days of Progress

This past week was another productive step forward in the golf course restoration. Thanks to the collaboration of all of our partners — McDonald & Sons, Ley Irrigation, Golf Preservations, and our own Hyde Park Grounds team — we continue to make steady progress on greens, bunkers, drainage, and fairway work.

Our schedule has been challenging and fast-paced, but the team has worked long days to stay on track. Favorable weather this week gave us an excellent window to advance sod work on key greens and surrounds, push forward with fairway drainage, and continue shaping and irrigation installations.

Several important milestones have been achieved: the Putting Green, Holes 4, 7, 3, and 5 have all been sodded. The Putting Green has already been aerified, rolled, and mowed multiple times, which is part of our process to build smoothness and promote healthy rooting. Each of these greens is showing good early progress.

The 5th 

~2,900 Square Feet Added to the 5th

The 3rd 

Looking ahead to September, our focus will turn to completing the sodding of all remaining greens. By the end of September, all 18 greens are scheduled to be grassed, an important milestone in the overall restoration timeline.

The Week Ahead 

In the coming week, the teams will:

• Prepare additional greens for sodding holes 16,12, 9 and 11 keeping the sequence moving toward mid-September completion.

• Advance bunker shaping and tee construction across several holes.

• Continue fairway drainage and irrigation installations, keeping pace with our planned approvals.

• Work with Tyler Rae and his design team during the site visit, which will focus on green approvals, bunker layouts, and planning the next stage of sodding.

We also want to thank you for the feedback you’ve provided during the project. Tours of the course, social media updates, and these weekly emails have been well received, and we’ll continue to share progress in multiple ways so members can see this historic restoration unfold in real time.

With everyone’s continued hard work and cooperation — and more good weather — we continue to deliver a revitalized golf course that honors the Donald Ross design while improving playability for years to come. We can be reached at grounds@hydeparkcc.com 

Thank-you,

Pat O'Brien

Grounds Superintendent