Reel to Reel

We picked up another .25" of rain last night bringing our rain total to over 3" over the last five days.  Today's agenda included pumping down the largest areas of standing water in #3 fairway, #5 fairway and in front of #8 tee.  We pumped over 140,000 gallons of water from these areas. #8 tee #3 fairway #5 fairway We were able to repair the washouts on all 55 bunkers on the course.  A big thanks to the staff for a great job on this tedious task. early start on #9 #18 completed bunker on #17

The golf course remains extremely saturated after heavy thunderstorms passed through our area.  The storms began about 3:00 AM this morning and have continued throughout the day.  We continue to pump as much surface water off as possible.  However, it has been difficult to keep up as the rain has not stopped.  We have accumulated over 2" of rain so far. #1 fairway and rough #8 #9 rough between #9 and #18  #11 #13 #18  We will continue to pump off excess surface water and repair the bunkers tomorrow.

Greens were aerified Monday and Tuesday of this week.  Although the weather was warmer than we would have wished for, it did help dry out the sand and we were able to fill the 3.6 million holes we created.  With the warm night time temperatures, the greens are healing beautifully.  We will continue to roll them to smooth them out.  I would anticipate mowing greens early next week when there is less of a chance to pick up the sand with the mowers. #8 green #8 green The other project we have been working on is edging and adding cart path material to our existing paths.  Paths around #3 green, #5 green, #7 tee, #8 tee, #7 tee and #17 green have all been refreshed with new material.