Hopefully, we will have this place back to normal when the weekend rolls around.  Since the 16th of March, when all this rain first showed up, we've accumulated 2.79 inches of precipitation at our weather station.  That is a lot of rain to move through this soil or pump off the property.  Last Friday, for example, the back of the range was knee high water, fairways 2, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, and 18 were all partially covered with standing water and curious water fowl.  Surprisingly, one week later, we may be back to good playing conditions.

The improvement, compared to past winters, is mainly due to aerification practices and a few new drains.  We will continue to aerify the fairways at least 3 times per year and hopefully, fill some of the holes with sand when we have the funds to do so.  It is a slow, gradual improvement, but after a few years the results are obvious.

In the next few days, we will be mowing, blowing, raking, and sweeping as we try to chop down the tall grass and clean up the mess at the same time.  Izzo and I just finished a course tour in an effort to find locations that were ready for the weight of a mower.  We are in better shape than I expected.  Izzo spent most of her time chasing geese off the course because the flood is over, we are going to be a golf course again.

We may look like a patchwork quilt as we mow the dry spots and skip the wet.  Today we will mow the far left rough of #2 and leave the rest to another day.  Please be patient while we jump around, we'll get it all finished soon enough.