Monsoon comes to an end....

Good morning,
Looks like maybe a little more rain today with temps in the 50's.  The standing total at the golf course for the last 3 days is just short of 1.25" of rain.  We suspended carts on the course yesterday due to standing water and are asking that everyone is conscious of the wet areas in their travels around the course today.  That rain total is actually just about the average for the entire month of August here in Jackson.  We should see things dry out in the coming week with warming temperatures..keep your fingers crossed.  We got a good test of our drainage project by #1 tee box and it help up nicely.  We will have that area cleaned up by Labor Day.  I will be updating the blog in the coming weeks for frost delays so stay tuned..they are coming!

Andy

Rainy days....

Good morning,
After a stretch of great weather we've gotten some much needed rain and cooler temperatures this last week.  Since Sunday we've gotten nearly .60" of rain here at the golf course and we've been in the upper 60's to low 70's for highs.  That .6" of rain is half of our monthly average for August in the last 4 days!  That being said, it is soft out there and we are monitoring traffic, moving ropes and stakes and trying not to limit carts. 

It's also been a busy week with the Strutting Grouse Tournament on Tuesday.  We had nearly 130 of the valley's avid lady golfers out to raise money for JH High School scholarships and St. John's Hospital.  From what I've heard thus far it was a tremendous success..the rain even held off until they were done on the course.  Last week we also had a new "first" at the golf course.  Due to a tremendous amount of planning from Gabbrielle Cruz, F&B Director, and paperwork we had a wedding with the groom parachuting into #18 and surprised the wedding party.  It went off without a hitch and he hit his target perfectly.

Should be a great weekend coming up with warming temperature and plenty of sunshine. I hope everyone has a great week and I hope to see you on the course.

Andy Erskine, GCS