Spring Has Sprung?

It appears that spring may be arriving this weekend! The golf course is very wet but we are hopeful that upcoming temperatures pushing 70 degrees will promote some serious drying. I know Duininck is hopeful to get on the course next week and start moving forward. Their first priority will be to finish up drain pipe installation that was not completed last December. At the same time I believe irrigation main line installs will begin. These 6", 8" and 10" PVC pipes are trenched in with an excavator in the rough and generally follow alongside or in between golf holes.

If you haven't noticed, the new clubhouse is much more visible from Highways 36 and 61 than the previous structure. It really has a defined presence up on the hill. Here is a fun fact: the new structure utilizes 450 roof trusses. That makes for a lot of roof!

Below are a few photos I took this morning during my first tour of the building. First time through is a bit confusing, especially without a floor plan in hand. I did not post any photos from the lower level as it is all concrete and very nondescript at this point in time.



Photo taken from the SW corner of the ballroom. The vertical structure on the left wall will house the room divider. The door on the right in the distance is the doorway into the bar and grill room.



A view from the ballroom up the 18th hole.



The construction site is plagued by mud and slop.



This photo is taken from the SE corner of the bar and grill room. The ladder stands in the middle of where the kitchen will be. The bar and grill room will wrap around the kitchen along the outside wall of this room.



View from the bar and grill room.



View from deck off the ballroom.



A view of the pre-function room. An outdoor deck is located beyond the doorways on the far west wall. The fireplace will be located between the two doors.



A view from the pre-function room deck.



12th hole with irrigation pipe stored at the beginning of the fairway.



A view of the pre-function room deck from the outside.



Restricted Access

I attended a clubhouse construction meeting this morning. The clubhouse general contractor, McGough Construction, stated that unauthorized traffic levels on the construction site have increased dramatically in the past week. This is unacceptable. As stated at the beginning of this project, the entire property is considered a construction zone. Due to liability/safety concerns, unauthorized access is not allowed. McGough has asked RC staff to please relay this issue to the members and patrons of Keller GC as well as the general public.

We totally understand that excitement and curiosity levels have piqued with the change in weather and the highly-visible progress in construction. With that said, please show restraint and honor the contractor’s request.  I will do my best to update the Keller renovation blog in a timely manner.

Thank you for your cooperation on this matter.

Below are several current photos of the clubhouse exterior. As you can see, not a whole lot of change from pictures in the previous post.

Still quite a bit of snow remaining on the golf course. We expect Duininck to resume construction within the next two weeks, weather permitting.



Vapor barrier is currently being installed on the exterior sheathing.



4/4/13



Workers are shown grouting the precast planking on the upper floor of the pro shop.