How's your course bearing up in this exceptionally wet weather?

Played this morning. Anything off the fairway was muddy, walks between holes were very muddy. The fairways squelched water when walking on them but were not muddy. A case of a high water table. We just played 9, that was enough. We really should have been closed but I loved getting out so I'm happy that we were not.
 
It was open this morning then storm Jorge rolled in.

We are hoping to play in the morning but in all honesty it doesn't look good.



This is easily the least golf I've played over a winter ever. We have our first comp of the year on st Patrick's weekend. Always the hardest of the year off the back sticks and course still soaked. Reckon the scores will be car crash material this year. Haha
 
We succumbed fully after the deluge last night and this morning and were fully closed. Some very poky showers this after noon won't have helped. Doubt it'll be open tomorrow either. Not sure I even have the inclination to hit the range
 
sussexhacker said:
I’m sure some courses would still open on that :ROFLMAO:
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The only way to get on to the course is across one of two bridges the one you can see has about 2ft of water on the top the other about 18" at one end.

With no more rain it shrinks to just a large puddle across the 2nd fairway after about two days.
 
The mens versus Seniors was cancelled yesterday. However, did get to play in semi finals of the winter doubles today. Windy, but perfect weather otherwise. Bit damp on foot in areas, but only just in a but of casual water once, so not bad at all.
 
micklson66 said:
Wow. Thats brutal. Has it flooded like that before ?
How long roughly will that take to clear up, assuming the rain lets up a bit ?
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It has been higher than that on several occasions in previous years

When we bought the land we new it would flood from time to time. It was actually totally flooded before the course was built. That section of the course is almost totally surrounded by the river Yeo and an oxbow section of the same. The (as was) Rivers Authority has the right to treat the land as a flood relief area and do so by opening up a sluice gate further upstream.

Without any rain the course becomes playable in less than a week in a normal year.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Closed - and as raining heavily at moment not confident it’ll be open for comp tomorrow - will be max 15 holes if open. Fingers crossed if rain stops might open later...
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We have a stupid rule in place , if the course is closed due to rain or snow, the earliest/ next inspection will be the 1st thing next morning.:mad:
 
Open for 15 holes (1-14 + 18) but carry only. Still very wet and the greens are so spongy and the hollow tining hasn't really settled and footprints are showing in places. They will settle and improve once it dries and they can tend and cut and generally give them some TLC.
 
Fully open today though a bit breezy...... however it's helping to take excess water away. Better playing conditions are forecast for tomorrow. We're very lucky as there's plenty shut around these parts or heavily restricted.
 
My course has been closed for 12 days but played two 9hole, courses This weekend. Both very good if a
little wet.
 
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