81 Images: North Ranch CC too. Many of the bunkers are tied to the oak trees and they really frame the holes quite beautifully.” Bunkers now feature infrastructure from Capillary Flow. “This should allow for minimal maintenance inputs following storm events and protect the club’s investment in a higher quality bunker sand,” says general manager Jenny Duce, who describes the work on bunkers as the most dramatic aspect from the entire renovation. From Jackson’s point of view, drainage, turf and greens have been the other big improvements. “While North Ranch sits on land that moves considerably at times, there were a number of areas that drained extremely slowly,” he says. “We changed elevations in these areas to help surface drainage and move water off the playing areas.” Jackson-Kahn’s design concept for the short par-four fifth on North Ranch’s Valley nine, right (and above, the completed hole growingin), included the restoration of a barranca in the approach area
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