Final GCIP Photos and Some Fall Golf Course Images

A perfect day for the final golf event of the year, "The Nightmare on Union Street"

A view from the new I and II tees on 13 with some of the white pine and scotch pines removed on the left to open up the view.

A view from 14 green looking north.  There is fescue seed planted underneath all of the straw blankets around 13 and 15 tees.

The new tees on 7, before tree trimming.

After trimming tree limbs, brush and removing two entire trees from the left of the new tees on hole 7.

A few deer crossing the 6th fairway.

Peak colors on 12.

Removing the old grass and making the cart path entrance on 12 finally smooth and with new sod.

The new fairway bunker on 15.

Adding new sand to the bunker on 15 fairway, 6 inches then compacted to 4.

Removing the old 6th green.

The old sixth green.  It was always a tough spot to grow grass, but it was one of my favorite locations for a green on the property.  It use to be a par four, your second shot came from the area in front of the tees on 12.  

We moved the old sixth green grass to the nursery next to the tees on 8.  This is where the sod for new 6 green came from....which came from Kalamazoo CC last fall.

As the new 6th green and 7 tees were being built, we were undecided early on where the cart path was going to be.  Once it was settled that the new path would be on the right side of the green, right of the rough line edge, we removed the old path on 7 tee.  The gravel came out, topsoil was added and then sodded with Kentucky bluegrass.  The new path will be built in the spring.

Another picture of the old sixth green.  We sodded this area with Kentucky bluegrass and it will be our nursery with mowed rough grass for resodded worn out cart path ends in the future.

Last fall when the 2nd green was expanded, the new addition wasn't quite sloped very well from the old to the new green.  This was fixed this fall.

Another picture from the expanded green on 2.

 

Six Green Opens Today and All of the New Tees Except I, II on 13.

We used all of the old nursery green we could around the property, had the architect reshape it and then installed Kentucky bluegrass.

The new IV tee on 15 and a shortened fairway with new rough sod.

 

The new I tee on 15.

The new IV tee on 5 looking back.

We added more material to the area behind 4 green to 5 tee then sodded all of it with Kentucky bluegrass.  It will be mowed rough.

The new I tee on 16.

Triple rolling all of the new tees once the construction company used their plate compactor in two directions and hand tamped the high spots.  We opened the 14th tee last Saturday for play. 

A view from the championship tee on 4 looking at 14 tee.  Fescue seed was spread under the straw mats to return that native grass look.

Looking back at the new I and II tees on 13.

Another picture of the I tee on 15.

The new III tee on 16 over the water.

 

GCIP Update October 1

The new II tee on 16!  We are currently cutting down the brush and tall weeds around the east side of the tee.

The new IV tee on 6 is open for play.

The new III tee on 6 is now open for play.

The new II tee really looks sharp.  The fescue in front, left and down the right side will be mowed down to regular rough.

The new I tee looks to be playing 585 yards and will need a cart path with a turn around behind the tee.

Rough irrigation running left of the new 6th green.

 

GCIP - My Latest Pictures as of 9/12

This view is of the new sixth green and the fairway approach on the right.

This is a view from behind the 6th green looking at the chipping area on the green bank.

New chipping area on the right of the green being sodded.  This grass is from the beginning of the fairway.

The current sixth fairway about 120 yards to the new green.

Looking back, this is the new III tee on seven.

This is from behind the new I tee on hole 7.

The construction committee on a course tour with a cameo from Rory!

Another course tour stop on a potential I tee on 16.  Thank you Meg for the on course shots!

Brandon and Scott reviewing the new I tee on 15, 263 to the front edge of the fairway bunker.

Another picture of the potential back tee on 15, II, III and IV are going to fit in so, so nicely.

Looking back at the new II tee on 6.  All of the native areas will permanently be mowed down to regular rough in front of the tee and to the left.

 

The new III tee on 6 looking back.

 

GCIP Video Update September 1, 2026

Click on the video below for the latest GCIP update recorded on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.

GCIP Update August 21, 2026

The bulldozer for six green arrived a day late as the trailer delivering the dozer didn't have any brakes Monday morning.  When it arrived mid-day on Tuesday, my team and I moved the transport mats in front of the dozer across the sixth fairway.  The mats worked so well!

Halfway crossing the sixth fairway.

Patrick was ready for his half and waiting for me to get my half, the handles worked great.

Getting started on the new sixth green.

GCIP chairman Mike Meindertsma checking in with our architect Brian Slawnik from Renaissance Golf Desgin.