A Sunday to Remember...

7.1" of rain fell on Sunday morning, beginning around 2:00 in the morning, and the clean up is going to be time consuming. We closed the entire course on Sunday as #6, #12, and #16 were impassable as Dave's Creek had risen to highest level in my 5 years as Superintendent. We were able to open the Front 9 this morning, but #16 was still impassable today due to silt and debris. Today we focused our efforts on clearing Cartpaths, removing silt and debris from turf areas, and going ahead and beginning to edge Bunkers as they are completed washed out. Tomorrow we will finish cleaning up silt and debris  on #15 through #18, then we will begin restoring Greenside Bunkers starting on #18 and working towards #1. Here are a few pictures of the course from Sunday and Monday, this is #17 looking towards the Tees.

Here is #6 on Sunday, around the corner there was approximately 8" of silt on the cartpath.

#7 looking towards the Green where Dave's Creek is 8' above normal flow.

Fairway Bunker, Rough and Fairway on #12 covered in silt and debris.

#16 Cartpath is submerged in water and silts and the Rough is buried in silt and debris. We removed approximately 12" of silt from cartpath near the Green prior to the second bridge.

#15 Fairway Bunker looking towards the Green. Lots of time will be spent properly fixing the Bunkers to ensure the best playability possible.

#17 Greenside Bunkers that borders Dave's Creek is covered in silt that will be removed prior to moving sand.

A Sunday that we will remember for a long time! Thank you for taking the time to look at the damage caused by 7.1" of rain. We will take pictures as we clean up areas and restore the grounds to optimal playing conditions. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments.