Cart Path Erosion on #13

Along the cart path on 13 the 5 inches of rain we have had has finally taken its toll on this drainage spot.  It had washed away a big section of the hill into the creek below and had washed out under the cart path about 2 feet back.  We started this repair by getting down in the ditch and clearing the debris out.  We then tamped the area down to make a solid base to begin our repair.

Next we hand stacked rocks to make a wall so that we could begin back filling under the cart path with crush fines.  We tamped the crush fines in with hand tampers so we could get a solid foundation under the cart path.

This is a picture from above so you can see the wall we built to hold the crush fines in place before we began filling in with the large stones.

Here is a picture after we finished filling in with the large rip rap rocks.  To finish this project up we will come back and put in some new curbing to help divert the water. We will be finishing this up once we get some hot weather to help slow down the grass so we can catch back up.

Foot Golf Now at Drumm

Hole #2 on Executive Course

Inside of FootGolf Cup

This year we have added FootGolf to the Executive Course here at Drumm Farm.  FootGolf is played like golf but all you use is a soccer ball and your foot.  We have a nine hole course set up and ready to play.  We are associated with FootGhin so with their help we designed a layout.  FootGolf is a fun new way to get people and families out to the course to enjoy a fun growing sport.

Front Hill Sign

Before

After

As you can see in the before and after images we have gone away from painting the Drumm Farm rock's lettering from black to white.  When coming down Lees Summit Road it was hard to read with it being black so we painted it white and now it stands out much better.  

Drumm Assistant Superintendent

Assistant Superintendent Bryan Kohler

I would like to introduce my assistant Bryan.  He joined our staff in the Spring of 2014 and moved into the assistant position later that Spring after Kurt Nielsen decided to move on and away from the golf business.  Bryan had been an owner and operator of his own landscape business for many years but had previous golf course experience before starting his business.  Bryan also comes from a farming background and still helps out on the family farm.  Bryan is married and has two children.