Fairfield Park

[El Mexicano]

That is awesome!

[Cannon Boy]

Fairfield has come a long ways.  Thanks to everyone who helped keep it clean and functional.

[discmonkey]

When do we put in chucker repellent???   

[CEValkyrie]

I met with the RLAPD yesterday out at the course. The practice basket arrive. I'm going to need help installing the basket. I need to set up a date to get that done.

I asked them about making hole 14A permanent. They are considering it. If approved it will be slightly longer than what was played at the Dubs event.

I am also trying an experimental idea on basket #17. The club purchased a yellow rod from Home Depot near the mailboxes. I installed it on #17's basket around 3:30pm yesterday. You can see it standing on the tee. My over/under on it staying on the basket is 1 day. We'll see if it's still there. #17's tee will  be moved back about 30-40ft at the next work day.

[Mitch]

What about the tee pads?
The heavy use has left them in horrible condition.
Concrete would improve this course more than any other change.

[CEValkyrie]

Tee pads will be touched up at a work day. Not sure when that will be.

Concrete is not going to happen out at Round Lake. I bring it up in every e-mail and every conversation I have with the park district and it's shot down immediately like it was yesterday for the millionth time.

One other note I forgot to mention. The park district is getting very frustrated with litter, especially beer cans. Since it's a park rule (No Alcohol in the park) they are thinking about sending in undercover cops to start busting people on the course similar to what Crystal Lake does.

[Cannon Boy]

Brett I am blind and cannot see that pole , maybe putt a flag on it?

[stpitner]

Tee pads will be touched up at a work day. Not sure when that will be.

Concrete is not going to happen out at Round Lake. I bring it up in every e-mail and every conversation I have with the park district and it's shot down immediately like it was yesterday for the millionth time.

One other note I forgot to mention. The park district is getting very frustrated with litter, especially beer cans. Since it's a park rule (No Alcohol in the park) they are thinking about sending in undercover cops to start busting people on the course similar to what Crystal Lake does.

Heh, one of the days I was on the course at Crystal Lake the cops weren't going undercover, they were sitting in the parking lot and then later they drove down the walking path towards hole 8 or somewhere in that area.  Shortly after that I heard lots of yelling lol.  I think that happened back in March.  It might have been the same day that I saw a guy (maybe someone from here?) that had about 5 or 6 tubs full of discs for sale outside of his trunk.

Maybe they'd consider rubber tees instead of concrete? hehe

[CEValkyrie]

Hole 14A has been approved by the park district. It will be installed sometime this summer.

[discmonkey]

Nice!!!  20 hole course in my back yard!!!  BTW, the stick on 17 was still up as of this AM.  Oh, crap, I just jinxed it and it will be gone tomorrow after having said that.  Sorry.      Any word on the install of the practice basket?  I can help if needed and during a day off (thurs, fri).

[discmonkey]

Well, it had to end sometime....Sometime between 7pm last night and 10am this morning, someone broke the fiberglass pin on 17 into about 4-5 pieces.  The bottom is still taped to the basket, but it's gone for all intensive purposes.  People suck. 

[CEValkyrie]

Well it lasted a lot longer than I expected.

[CEValkyrie]

Practice basket is in.

[discmonkey]

Just in time for my day off.  Sweeeeet.

[CEValkyrie]

The park district mowed the fairway for hole 14a. I'm meeting with them either tomorrow of Friday about getting the basket in. Hopefully it will be in by the end of the month.

[discmonkey]

And then a mad dash to get the "new" course record.  Should be fun.  Thanks for the hard work, Brett.

[CEValkyrie]

And then a mad dash to get the "new" course record.  Should be fun.  Thanks for the hard work, Brett.

No problem.

I put together the basket tongiht. It's ready to go. I'm going to dig the hole a little deeper so it will be at the correct height. I'll be handing off the anchor to the park district for them to cement it in. Once that is done the basket will go in. I'll try to get the tee pad done so it's complete. Hopefully that will be done in 2 weeks but who knows.

[Cannon Boy]

Brett,

  Tell me when you are going to putt the basket in so I can help, then we can play a round for the course record!!!

[CEValkyrie]

Neal,
   I'm not sure when the basket will be in. The anchor still needs to be cemented and set in place.
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I was able to get out there this morning and dig the hole to the correct depth so it's not high like the practice basket. I did some trimming to open the gap up and picked up some debris in the fairway.

If you (any Fairfield players) are able to spend 10 or so minutes picking up some debri around the fallen tree that would be great. The hole will be in soon I hope.

[CEValkyrie]

I met with the park district this morning. Costly $75 visit. Anyway, the basket should be in the ground in the next week or 2. Some of the grass is starting to green and the hole will be playable very soon. It will be a grass tee to begin with.