Rain and more Rain

It certainly has been a wet start to the summer!  It has rained on Tam O Shanter 7 straight days. This has resulted in a very wet golf course.  Some of this weather has been severe, leaving trees and debris cluttering the course.

For the second time this week, we have lost large parts of this willow on #9.

Many roads around the area flooded leaving cars stranded.

The heavy rainfall eroded all of our sand traps which left the maintenance staff with a 2 day project pushing sand back on their banks.

Along with trees snapping like twigs so did some of our umbrellas.

 This unusually consistent rainfall has made many areas on the course un-maintainable. The turf keeps growing, however in many places around the course the mowers can not cut them because of all the moisture. As many of you have seen, many artesian springs have popped up. As the water table rises, water pressure increases from below and pushes water to the surface. 

Everyday, the maintenance staff is doing their very best to dewater the property, as well as keep the turf cut and playable with doing as little damage as possible.

We thank you for your patience.