Weather Problems and More

Since the Men's Member Guest, when it was washed out due to an early afternoon thunderstorm on July 27th, the course has been hit by heavy rains on numerous occasions. Each storm was topping up the subsurface moisture levels throughout the property. The Royal Mayfair drains very well and with the added drainage we have installed over the past few years we were doing "okay". However yesterday's early morning storm flooded the course. We did what we always do and put everything back together but the course was obviously very wet and almost unplayable. Last night around 7:00 another major storm brought more heavy rain. As is typical in our area many areas of the City didn't see a drop of rain but the river valley was hit hard.

This is the worst I have seen the course in my 6 seasons at the Royal Mayfair. All the bunkers are washed out, all the fairways have some level of standing water (or small lakes if you will) and all the turf, no matter where you are, is soggy and much of the course is unplayable. I know it is easy to stand on the patio and take a look at #1, #10 and #18 and think everything looks okay but that could be no further from the truth. A few pictures below serve as an example of what happened.

What we need now is time. Time with no rain, time with warm, windy conditions. The Turf Crew is working hard again to get the course open but without some help from above we won't be very "Royal" for a few days. When you do get out there it is imperative that you repair any and all damage from playing golf. Retrieve that monster divot, replace it properly and repeat that each and every time. You can't carry enough sand with you to repair your divots especially if you are walking.

Ballmarks will stand out on greens and approaches. Fix them as per the rules of golf. We need your help to keep the Royal Mayfair in great condition for the remainder of the season.

Topdressing Update:

• Fairways 12 to 18 need to be finished.
• Front 9 approaches need to be finished.
• Tees were completed.
• Greens will be lightly sanded on Wednesday, August 17th.
• Spiking of greens was completed.

#7 late last night

Every bunker has varying degrees of flooding/washout. Drainage lines are overwhelmed.

#14 fairway last night and not any better this morning.

Fairways and approaches will be finished when it dries out.