DAYTON—Fundraising efforts are paying off for the Friends of the Touchet Valley Golf Course, as they look forward to construction of an underground sprinkler system at the golf course.

A fiscal sponsorship agreement was made with the Blue Mountain Community Foundation (BMCF), Walla Walla, last year. According to Sean Thurston from the Friends of the Touchet Valley Golf Course, the agreement created a fund specifically for an irrigation reservoir allowing tax-deductible donations for the project.

Thurston said Golf Course Architect John Steidel was hired in 2019 to recommend modifications...