If you've noticed the pile of soil, rocks and sod in the left-side rough of eight fairway you've probably wondered to yourself about where it was coming from and where it was supposed to be going. Let me take a moment to answer both questions. I'm sure you can all remember the many times we've had to restrict carts due to rain this year. Each time eight and two were the wettest holes, with the rough on the right side of eight being extremely easy to flood.
We believe that a large part of the reason this area floods so quickly is that it is essentially the shape of a bowl, and so draws all the water from the surrounding highlands. In hopes of eradicating the problem, we have been depositing all the material excavated for our drainage project on two fairway on this area in eight rough. Once we've gathered it all, we will spread it across the area and level the surface.
I know the slowly growing pile may be unsightly, but believe me when I say it serves a distinct and important purpose.
See you on the course!
Elliott Dowling
