A quick update for the membership:
We all know its been very wet since last week. The frequent heavy showers we experienced all day Sunday didn't help matters and now on this fine Monday morning the course has reached its limit. While you were sleeping a heavy downpour began around 3 a.m. and it hasn't let up. Eric and I did a complete course tour around 5:30 and every hole has large areas of standing water or streams running across the width and sometimes length of the fairways. You cannot drive a cart anywhere without pushing water. The good news in all of this is that the greens and tees have held up well. I have only seen standing water at the front of #2 green. But I would guess that everyone would be more concerned with the condition of the new bunkers. I only saw 1 bunker with water in it and that was on 7 fairway. There is very little wash out if any. All minor in my opinion. This storm was a good test and it appears that they have passed with flying colors (at least for now).
Unfortunately the course is closed for the time being. When we do get back out there we have a lot of work to do. Pumping water, repairing cartpaths, adjusting sand in bunkers and mowing the course. The turf will be long and unsightly on fairways and rough until we can get it back under control but we will not mow if turf will be damaged. The greens and tees have been cut daily so far (aside from today that is) so no worries there.
We will do our best to get you back out there but please have some patience as nature is running the show at present. Check out some pictures at the bottom of the blog.
It is now raining again (and hard) so who knows what we"ll see when we go back out.
Wade
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