Thankfully the high winds never materialized last night but the storm did drop .75 inches of rain on the course. The rain helped move the sodium and bicarbonates created from our irrigation water past the rootzone but left saturated conditions. These conditions are very conducive to fungal outbreaks like we are seeing in the rough this morning with dollar spot. The playing surfaces are protected with fungicides so no dollar spot was found in these areas this morning. Yesterday I vented some trouble collars in front of the rain storm as well as venting the low landing area of the 5th fairway this morning.
The crew is out on the course mowing as much turf as we can before the 1:15 shotgun start of the member-guest tournament. We should have the sticks and leaves left by the storm cleaned up before play begins. Enjoy the weekend but keep your umbrella handy as scattered thunderstorms are predicted all weekend.
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