Gas leak forces use of temporary green



Golfers who played the course on December 20 were required to utilize a temporary green on the 18 hole due to a gas leak repair.

A small water leak was discovered next to the 18^th green on Wednesday December 18, 2013. On Thursday the crew began trying to locate the source of the leak. As the water leak was not directly connected to our irrigation system, the City of Fresno Water Division was contacted to help us locate the water pipe and repair the leak. During the excavation we came across a leaking gas valve buried about five feet below the surface of the green. Airways Golf Course was build over the top of an old Air Force Base during the fifties and much of the original infrastructure remains buried under the golf course. Once the gas leak was discovered PG&E was contacted to repair the gas valve, prior to the city repairing the water leak.



Pictured are the crews from PG&E and the City of Fresno who repaired the gas valve and water pipe next to the 18th green.

Repairs were completed by 1:30 in the afternoon and the green was reopened. You will notice an area just left of the 18^th green covered in sand and seeded, please play this area as ground under repair until further notice.