Some rainless days allowed the gravel in the Better Billy Bunkers dry out so now the spraying begins. Here on #2...
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After spraying, the polymer dries and is checked for any areas of loose gravel which are marked with orange and resprayed.
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Now ready for sand...
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The bunker on #12 is filled with sand...
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0267517_zpsy7unx6h4.jpg)
which is spread to a depth of 4-6".
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On #4, stakes are used in the same way as the gravel. They are marked at 6" to help keep the sand at the same depth.
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC027001_zpssqjuwlrh.jpg)
The same process on #17:
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0253505_zpsiftpmndt.jpg)
#17 with sand added:
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0255108_zps5g8j4zht.jpg)
The finished bunkers on #4:
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC027371_zpsmnrh3gfx.jpg)
And the finished bunker on #12. The life span of a Better Billy Bunker is a minimum of 10 years which should be 10 years of no washouts or flooding.
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0268620_zps7tec9caz.jpg)
Matting is being added to the floors of the new bunkers on #5. The back bunker...
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0256910_zpsdevpppge.jpg)
and one of the fairway bunkers:
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0256509_zps940zwb9l.jpg)
A host of soil amendments are being added through the fertigation - Rx Fairway, Penecal, Turf Rx CA, Turf Rx Magnesium, Agri Rouse, and Potassium Carbonate.
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The results on the ground are becoming more obvious. Greens are being cut, some for the second time. #4:
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0251401_zpsoup9vseb.jpg)
On Monday, the mowers will be lowered from .2" to .18". #1. After mowing, more top dressing, here on #1:
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0255007_zpshfytwrif.jpg)
In order to train the Celebration to grow horizontally, the fairways are receiving a regular cut starting at .75"
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0259112_zpsjep4701o.jpg)
Mowed fairway vs. not mowed:
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0266916_zpsxp2jupvm.jpg)
The fairways are filling in. #1:
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0268119_zpsrf1zvufm.jpg)
And #6. The deep green of the Celebration is striking.
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0259913_zpsoc8zrbjf.jpg)
Finally, some clever engineering. The sump on #10 needed to be drained during wet times so a small pump was seated in a bucket to prevent it from contamination by the soil. It's lowered into the cavity and operated as needed.
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0253003_zpss2o756w1.jpg)
It appears to work fine. The water will be drained across the 11th fairway and into the marsh.
![](http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/cadcaddo/CC%20Reno/DSC0253404_zps78kltdds.jpg)