Heavy rain, seed and driving range path.

Last weekend we received a lot of rain at the course. In the 36 hour period that started Saturday afternoon and ended late Sunday, 2.74" of rain fell on the course. This was more rain than we wanted but we gladly took it and the course was happy to have it as well. The tees perked up and the fairways, which were also fertilized last week, perked up too. Everything is nice and green, yet the course is still pretty firm because we were so dry before the rain. The pond is also full, which we like to see.

Today we finished the grade work at #2 and seeded it. The area on top of the hill will just be seeded but the area coming up the hill from the bunker will be sodded next week. We will also sod the drain lines in the rough between the tee and approach. This area should be buttoned up pretty quickly and already looks a lot better and stays a lot drier with the new drainage.

Finally, the path at the range had the base layer paved today and the top coat will be put on in a few days. It's nice to see this getting wrapped up. The seed that was put out last week has already germinated and, with a lot of water and some fertilizer, will hopefully fill in within a few weeks . The area is still really soft so please don't drive on it if you don't have to.

Ian