Rain and firming up new bunkers.

We had some heavy rain this week, which we needed after a few very dry weeks at the end of May. We also wanted some heavy rain to see how the new bunkers would hold up and they did very well. As we complete more bunkers on the course there is less and less repair to do after heavy rains. Bunkers used to look like the ones below.

The pictures above are from June 23, 2015. I'm not sure how much rain fell on that day but, this was often the scene after a heavy rain. The picture below is from this Wednesday after we received about .7" of rain. I don't have a picture of #7 but it looks the same. The new bunkers are obviously working well.

The heavy also helped to firm up the bunkers enough to the point where we were able to get a power tamper in the new bunkers to firm them up so that they play like the rest of them. The difference is dramatic and they should help the course play more consistently.

We're going to keep plugging away at the course and try to get it in great shape for the Bear next week!

Ian