Golf Course News - 7/1/2010
Wow, I never thought that I would wish it to stop raining, but it could quit any time. In two days the golf course received about 6 inches of rain! That equates to roughly 27 million gallons of water, or 216 million pounds of water falling on the golf course in 48 hours. To put that in perspective, that is more water falling on the golf course in 48 hours than we have pumped through the irrigation system in the last two years. It looks like the golf course is not going to suffer permanent damage from the flooding and it is now back to normal.
The abundant rain has also made for perfect growing conditions for the grass. Unfortunately it is so wet that very little mowing is being done and the grass is getting long. As the course dries we will start to get the grass back under control, but some areas will take some time to dry and mow. Your patience is appreciated.
As always about this time of year, the bugs are making their appearance. I remind everyone that bug spray should be applied while on a cart path or out in the rough.
As I mentioned last month, the bunker on #10 is going to be redone, but due to the rain it was put on hold. Hopefully in the coming weeks we will be able to tackle this project.
As always, I hope to see you on the golf course.
-Mark Siems
