Many improvements have been made at the Panorama West golf course over the last two years, thanks to a $473,000 estate gift from James and Joyce McLuen. One final project was planned for this fall—renovation of the six sand bunkers on the golf course.
But the contractor, who has been working on bunkers at Hyperion Field Club in Johnston, has experienced several weather delays. Now cold temperatures make it impossible to install the two-inch layer of capillary concrete, which is an integral part of this bunker design.
This patented product includes aggregates and polymers mixed with concrete. It is porous, allowing water to drain more quickly, thereby reducing washouts and bunker maintenance.
Lake Panorama and the vendor have mutually agreed to an extension of the contract to spring 2020, confirming the company will renovate the six bunkers at Panorama West as soon as the remaining work at Hyperion is complete.
The bunker renovation work will involve removing all existing sand and gravel, flushing existing drainage, and installing new drains as needed. Minor reshaping of the traps will be done, followed by new gravel. The final step will be filling the traps with new sand, once the capillary concrete is set.