The courses have dried out over the past two days, but there are still fairway and rough areas that remain too wet for mower and cart traffic. The overcast and humid conditions, combined with very little wind haven't allowed the excess moisture to evaporate as quickly as we'd hoped. However, as course conditions continue to improve I anticipate several holes being ready for cart traffic this weekend, as long as the isolated storms miss us.
I tip my hat to the staff once again and thank them for their efforts getting the courses, and especially the bunkers, put back together. There's still a little more cleanup along the edges of some holes, but overall the place looks good. I originally estimated a week to repair the bunkers, but this dedicated team had them done by Wednesday afternoon! That allowed us to get the mowers out today and we made pretty good progress. Fairways, approaches, tees and rough haven't been cut since Friday and there was a significant amount of growth. Don't be surprised to see clippings when you play the next few days. We have blowers out, but it's going to take several mowing cycles to get the turf back down to its regular height. We also plan to have the mowers out both days this weekend, ideally ahead of play.
Please remember that fairway aerification is scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of next week. Similar to this spring, a contractor will core aerify and cleanup the plugs on one nine each day, leaving 18 holes open for play. We're waiting to see if/when the remnants of hurricane Florence will impact us, and will decide if the process needs to be rescheduled.
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