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1. Jeffrey Sexton

   

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   12/10/2013 6:12 PM

   At my club they have always used sand bottles on the par 3 tees to allow the golfer to fill divots. We are currently going to our topdressing sand pile to refill these bottles with sand. Even though we take the sand off of the top of the pile, the sand tends to always be too wet to flow out of the bottle. For 2014 I would like to go to a green sand but also have it really dry. I have experience with making my own green sand, but have never had a good system for drying it down. Any one have any creative ideas to getting your freshly made green sand dry? Thanks.
   
   Jeff Sexton
   Evansville CC
   Evansville, Indiana

   
   
   
   
2. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   12/10/2013 7:12 PM

   Are the bottles on carts or on the tees?
   
   We pulled all sand divot mix boxes from the tees a few years back. We now fill divots daily when moving tees. Added about 10 minutes to the morning job and we ensure they are all filled. Plus no ugly boxes.
   
   All of our members either have bottles or boxes on their carts for fairway divots. We have larger boxes they fill from on #1 and #10 tees. These boxes are covered and stay relatively dry.

   
   
   
   
3. Tony Feheregyhazi

   

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   12/10/2013 9:12 PM

   This will probably raise a few eyebrows or get a few laughs but recently we ran out of dry sand on the last 2 greens doing a lite topdressing. I had a kid skim an uncovered sand pile with a shop vac so we could finish. Only took about an hour or sow to get maybe a1000lbs of dry sand from the pile.
   
   Tony Feheregyhazi
   Bridges Golf Course

   
   
   
   
4. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   12/11/2013 5:12 AM

   Another thought is a simple one....how about keeping your sand pile covered with a tarp?

   
   
   
   
5. Jennings Dustin T

   
   12/11/2013 7:12 AM

   Andy Jorgensen said: Another thought is a simple one....how about keeping your sand pile covered with a tarp?

   
   
   My sand when it is delivered is somewhat damp. We immediately cover it with a tarp, but even sitting there for months it retains some moisture especially in the middle of the pile. We used to pull the tarp off during hot sunny days to try and dry it out but that doesn't work that well either. I think the easy solution is to pay the extra money for sand that's already dried.

   
   
   
   
6. Peter Bowman

   

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   12/11/2013 7:12 AM

   Try adding a porous ceramic to the sand in divot bottles or bucket.

   
   
   
   
7. Bryant Donavon P

   
   4/8/2014 12:04 PM

   We used to dry sand on our shop floor in an area that was cleaned and blown out. We could dry a couple of five gallon buckets in a few hours to fill-up the gash-b-gone devices. Not sure how much you need everyday, but pouring out a layer of sand on the shop floor and having someone rake it/turn it over a few times works.
   
   Don Bryant
   Timuquana Country Club

   
   
   
   
8. Shetler Richard

   
   4/9/2014 1:04 PM

   We used to spread it out on plywood on a sunny day. Do it in the morning and sweep it up at the end of the day. A lot of work but it adds up over time.