Back right of #3 green
Back left of #1 green
Left side #16 fairway tee shot
If it is not Rain, it is Wind
For a second consecutive day, Mother Nature is not cooperating with your desire as members to play golf. Last evening's gusts and today's sustained high winds have not made for favorable golfing conditions. The course is littered with tree debris and several trees have fallen victim to the recent rains and wrath of the current wind.
Shade and our Putting Green
The images below depict the volume of shade that our southern most Practice Putting Green receives throughout the day.
7:45 am
10:45 am
11:45 am
12:45 pm
1:45 pm
2:45 pm
USGA- A Guide for Green Committee Members
Open for play
After 13.68" of total precipitation over the past seven days, we opened for play today at 9 a.m. for walkers and 12:00 noon for carts. The course drained remarkably well given the volume of moisture that had fallen on the region. We spent a majority of the day cleaning up fallen tree debris, pumping out bunkers, and cutting greens and fairways. My hat is off to the crew for their hard work today.
Rain... rain... go away
The course is closed today due to heavy rains (.80" by noon). The course received 5.3" of rain in the past twenty-four hours, which brings the moisture total to 8.48" for the past week. (Wednesday- .38", Friday thru Sunday- 3.6")
Let there be Light
The east side tennis court lighting is finally operational again for those of you that enjoy hitting the "yellow ball" back and forth as much as you enjoy striking the "white ball".
"Black Friday"
The photos below depict the physical evidence of damage resulting from foot and golf cart traffic on previously frosted turf. The "black markings" are the signs of damaged plant cells within the leaf tissue. When the temperatures are low enough to freeze the intercellular liquids within the plant, the plant is vulnerable to piercing damage when traffic is present. Please respect your golf course and remain off of turgrass when frost is present.
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