The past few weeks have been jam-packed with all sorts of different weather! Whether it's been snow, sleet, below freezing temperatures, forceful winds, beautiful sunny days or the seasonal torrential downpours, we have become accustomed to expecting the unexpected. This past weekend was no exception as we experienced lots of rain and some more strong wind gusts. The good news is that our drainage system has been performing as expected, with the exception of a few areas that we will be doing some further investigating on over the next few weeks.
Here is a short video I shot yesterday of our drainage outlet at #4 tee that empties water off the course via the irrigation pond into the dyke on the far west end of the property:
You can see just how much water is leaving the property. Drainage is fed to our irrigation pond from holes #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 18 so needless to say, it's taking on a lot of water!
After a heavy rainfall, our drainage system typically needs between 90 minutes and 2 hours to "catch up" for the course to become playable again. Without it, we'd likely remain closed for days on end for the conditions to firm up enough for play.
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