End Of Week Wrap Up

As you can see in the photo below, both the upper and lower roads are posted. The general public is not allowed on the property for their own safety and to minimize contractor liability. We realize the many friends of Keller are VERY interested in the progress of this project and my hope, via this blog, is to keep you in the loop. Feel free to post questions and I will do my best to answer them in a timely manner. Thank you for your understanding.

This is the on-site trailer for Duininck, Inc., our golf course contractor. They are a large, well-respected Minnesota company known for high quality work.

Topsoil scraping begins on the new #10 green complex. The old green is on the  right.

Topsoil scraping and stockpiling complete.

Final cleanup of the old clubhouse footprint post demolition.

A view from the parking lot as excavation begins for the new clubhouse.

A view from the service road where the practice green once stood. Flat area  is the construction pad for the new clubhouse.

Cart path removal continues next to 9 tee. All asphalt material on the course should  be removed  within several  more days. The asphalt is transported off-site where it is ground up and will be used as base material for the new cart paths.

Keller mechanic Scott Knutson cleans up old irrigation heads for resale. Keller staff salvaged  some 550 heads along with a multitude of controllers, gate valves and quick coupler valves.

Looking towards the old 12th green.

A view from 13 green.

A view from the tee on the practice range.



This is what a D8 Cat does to fine fairway turf.



Looking back from 9 green.




Grubbing and clearing of the woodlot to the east of the practice range.



The pond between the 16 blue and white tee is filled in.



Pushing dirt down into the hole.





Soil from the clubhouse excavation is dumped east of the parking lot. This extension will eventually become a tee complex for the first hole.



Duininck on-site Superintendent marking drainage catch basins in 14 fairway.



A corridor was cleared through the woodlot behind 13 tee. Xcel will relocate the power lines that ran along 12 fairway and over 13 tee in this new corridor. This reroute will minimize interference with the new golf holes.


Duininck is ramping up operations the week of November 12. Their goal is to complete all major dirt work by freeze up. Make sure to check back as things are going to get crazy!