May 19th storm and flood update
The massive storm that took place on the 19th of May, deluged the golf course with trash and debris of epic proportions. I have been the superintendent at Laurel Springs since 2003 and I have never seen the golf course flood at this level. We have worked tirelessly over the past week and a half to not only get the course playable for normal levels of play but also for the Club Championship this weekend.
Just to give you an idea of the extent of flooding we received, number seven green was under water by about five feet and number sixteen green saw at least two feet of water over its surface. The water receded quickly, yet left tons of debris on the course. Fortunately, none of our infrastructure was damaged in regards to bridges so the golf course was reopened fairly quickly.
Number 16 fwy landing area
Number 7 from 150 yards out
16 green
18 fwy with two feet of silt and trash
16 fwy cleanup
18 bridge
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