Rain Total

This was the first significant rain event in the five months that I've been here.  Before yesterday, the rain total was near a 1/4 inch since the 1st of July.  Yesterday's storm brought in 1.43 inches according to our fancy weather station and just over 1.5 inches according to the simple rain catchers we have around the shop and the course.

As a precaution, we made the call of "cart path only" before golfers arrived.  After thoroughly checking the course from every tee to every green, we were able to pull the cart restrictions and let people drive where they please.  The course soaked up the rain with very little problems.  A wet spot here or there required a sign and a little rope, but that's it.  The greens received an always appreciated flush of salts and were left very firm and green.  Green-side bunkers drained very well with no puddles this morning.  The fairway bunkers did have some drainage issues which we recorded and will address in the future.

According to my favorite weather site, intellicast.com, we will be getting some more rain tonight.  Conditions will be assessed in the morning to determine if cart restrictions will be necessary.  We will do our best to have the carts out and about to encourage play and make it a bit more enjoyable.

The radar image to the left was taken at 1:50 pm on Friday and as I look out the window, drops are coming down.  We'll take it.