And down it came!!

Just had a look at the course after a storm went through and there is water running across the 18th fairway into the dam and the creek along the side of the 10th was flowing strongly. This should top up the dams and give the course a much needed soak. In total we have had 65 mm since Thursday night. Looks like it is all gone now.

Bring on the rain

Looks like there is a bit of rain on the way, let's hope we get a good drop to irrigate the course and put some water in the dams. The dams are getting low and we have started pumping water from the river. Water is pumped into the dam at the 5th near the back tee and then transferred during the day up to the main dam using existing irrigation lines and the pump on the 5th dam. Water can only be transferred during the day as the pump and lines are used each night to irrigate the course.

With the extreme weather the staff are spending a lot more time fixing sprinklers and hand watering greens to keep them in good condition.

The greens will be renovated during the week starting 24th of March. A contractor will be brought in the verti-drain the greens. The verti-drain machine punches holes deep into the green with no core taken out. The holes are smaller than during the spring renovation and less sand is applied and we expect the greens to be back in top condition within 2-3 weeks.