Since Monday afternoon we've had 4 weather events resulting in 2.64" of rain. Thursday evening we received 1.11" of very heavy rain in about 30 minutes that washed out all 157 bunkers and left a significant amount of debris to cleanup. Fortunately, our sand based greens drain very well and that allowed us to mow greens and change cups Friday morning, along with mowing rough in drier areas of the property. The rest of the staff spent all day repairing the bunkers, cleaning up debris, and uncovering drain caps that were grown over. A little breeze and a lot of sun would really help dry out the courses and we just may get that next week according to the forecast.
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| Greens have been very lush this week from all the rain, which translates to slow and soft putting surfaces. They will naturally firm up and become faster as they dry out. |
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| There was so much water moving thru the property from Thursday's rain it carried a 15 foot log and wedged it in the 30 inch drain pipe that goes under Lakes #5 approach. We have to use an excavator to remove the log and other debris from the inlet of the pipe. |
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| This is typical for our bunkers during very heavy rain. |
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| Lakes #9 fairway bunker with a 6-8 inch deep sand swell that washed down on Thursday. |
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