On the morning of April 7th 2014 we received 1.25" of rainfall somewhere between late the night before and 5:00am this morning. By 9:30am we had received an additional 2". As we road the course to check if all the drains were functioning properly the trip was quickly put to a halt as we noticed something unusual about number one blue tee. Directly in front of the tee there was a three foot long by one foot wide area of turf that was buldging above the rest of the grass. We instantly thought we had an irrigation leak. After checking the irrigation pumps and seeing that there were no issues we were able to rule out the possibility of a leak. We believe that the amount of rain that we had received in such a short amount of time overwhelmed the drainge system and directed the excess water under the tee. It was literally like walking on a water bed. Hopefully there where be minimal damage to the tee once the water has subsided but we will not know until tomorrow.
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| #1 Blue Tee. If you will look at the water line that Rob's left foot is in this is the normal height of the tee. The rain has somehow trapped itself under the tee and raised the turf 4"-6" higher than normal. |
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| #15 Greenside Bunkers after 3" of rainfall. |
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| #14 New Bunkers held up as well. |
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We were not as fortunate with the front nine bunkers.
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| Cartpath Flooded on #7 |
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| Normally this is a small babbling creek in front of #2 tees. Today it is moving very swiftly and about one foot below the bridge. |
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