[Patrick Kiser]

Maybe there's already a thread on this and I just can't find it, but does anyone know what's going on with the bunker work being done to Harding Park in SF?

A couple of months ago, they were well underway on the 10th.  A couple of weeks ago, I could see the 17th was being tackled.

I asked at the clubhouse and they seemed to have no idea.  I asked if it was for the upcoming President's Cup next year and the answer was "No".

It looks to me as if they're just performing maintenance and not widening or deepening them, but I'd like to know more.

Can anyone share their insights into this?

Thanks.

[Mike Benham]

Earlier this year, they were doing similar work on a few holes, #8 in particular.  Bunkers were bare and new sod around them.

[TX Golf]

Don't know why they are doing it, but I played Harding in mid August and the bunkers on holes 2,4, and 5 were all being redone. It might just be that they are replacing the sand and while they are at it just improving the surrounds. As you said, I didn't see any actual construction or changing of the bunkers. I too would be interested to find out why they are doing this.

Robert

[Patrick Kiser]

I deciced to play Harding today.

Unfortunately, they had a tournament that kind of pushed things back.  So much so that I ended up having to leave after the 16th.  However from what I could tell ... all they did was just sod the outer countours of the bunkers and  replenish the sand.  They might have improved the drainage?  Tough to tell.

Otherwise, I did not notice any reshaping.

Lots of aeration going on (except for the greens).

BTW ... resident card rate is ... $59!  I'm guessing there would be a cart fee as well if I hadn't walked.

[Matt_Cohn]

What I remember from talking to the manager:

They are being renovated to meet the tour's standards. Some of that has to do with the maximum steepness of bunker faces vis a vis (?) the ability to keep sand on them.

Of course it's for the Presidents Cup. It's a muni. Why else would they rebuild all of the bunkers when they're basically fine as they were before?

There will not be an excessive amount of green aeration over the next year.

[David_Tepper]

The greens at Harding were aerated earlier this month.

[SB]

How do you do a project costing you tens of millions of dollars to get the PGA tour and not have it meet the Tour's standards?

This continues to be a terrible waste of taxpayer money.

[Matt_Cohn]

This continues to be a terrible waste of taxpayer money.

Six significant PGA tour events seems like a significant economic impact. I haven't done the full financial analysis, but have you?

[Joel_Stewart]

I played Harding yesterday and there wasn't any work being done at all.  It looked like they had taken down a few trees but there was no construction or any type of major work being performed.

Last week during the press conference for the Presidents Cup, the city acknowleged it needed to get Harding in shape for the tournament which is being held next year.  It's my understanding that the PGA is going to advance the city close to $1 million in order to get it in condition.

What I did find odd, is the front nine is in far worse condition then the back nine?  The greens are fairly consistant.  I would give the greens a 4 in terms of condition so they need a lot of work to prepare for such a big tournament.

[TX Golf]

Joel,

I was extremely surprised when I played Harding about a month before the AMEX and it was in HORRIBLE shape. I was thinking the pros were going to be so pissed. I had never seen more ball marks in greens before and the course was a mud pit. However, only about 5 weeks later the course was immaculate. If I recall Tiger said they were the purest greens the putted on all year. I'm not sure how they did it (the course was obviously closed), but it was an incredible transformation.

Robert

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