More Rain

#3 Fairway 

The current weather pattern over the last couple of weeks has undoubtedly begun to get a bit tiresome. Although it is out of our control we apologize for delivering unwanted news.

#5 Fairway 

Today will be the second day this week that we have needed to close due to the rain, and standing casual water on the golf course. We have received almost 3" of rain since Wednesday evening. The difficult part is that as every storm passes through the course has not had time to completely dry from the last storm.

• Since April, we have received just over 16 inches of rain in 2017
• In June we had  4" 
• In July to date we have had 6" 

Flood Damage 

The full scope of damage related to the storm that took place on July 12th, remains to be seen. There are definitely areas that we are going to have to work on and fix, but the total assessment of damage has not really set in yet. Several areas were under water for three days or more.

View of #14 this past week, the brown areas were under water the longest

Respectfully, 

Golf Course Superintendent 

Nick Marfise 

Yesterdays Rain Event

Yesterday was quite the day for much of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Towns only a few minutes north of us received in some cases 5 inches of rain or more. We fared pretty well considering what it could have been.

#3 Fairway 

Wednesdays storm brought us a lot of wind and a total of 2.7" of rain. Needless to say the golf course was flooded in many of our usual places. Most bunkers have standing water and are washed, while other areas on the course are really soggy and holding standing water still today.

A good portion of the water has begun to go down and we see the southern portion of the course beginning to look better.

Water has drained down on #9 Approach

Reverse angle of the picture shown above, #3 Fairway as the water has gone down.

The north and north east corners of the property near hole #'s 6, 14, and 15 will take some time to drain. Yesterday after the initial rain we were not flooded, but now that the water from the northern part of the state is flowing south, the river has come up over its banks and up through our drains onto the golf course, backing up the drainage in these areas to almost a stand still.

#6 Fairway/native area... notice the red hazard stake...

#6 Fairway as you approach the green

#14 Tee 

#14 First portion of the Fairway

#14 Approach in front of the green

While we wait for mother nature to help us drain and dry out, staff is hard at work cleaning the debris from the storm. Cutting up a few trees and branches that fell, as well as raking up all the small sticks and twigs that were blown all over.  

Large Oak Tree Branch #12

The golf course will remain closed until further notice, thank you for your patience.

Golf Course Superintendent
Nick Marfise