Getting Water

So we have water, however it took about 30 minutes until we received our first breaks. Yes, breaks, Landscapes will need to repair an area they got into on 18 and there is another break in front of 12 tee box. So once we have them repaired we'll be able to turn the system on again. We were able to get the system to a whopping 13 psi yesterday and sending approximately 220 gpm. When completely pressurized the new system will come to 120 psi and have the capability to pump 3000 gpm. So if you do the math, you can now understand how fragile our old system is and why we are replacing it. Just a reminder, we will be using our old system until the new one is in place. We should be able to abandon areas of the old system beginning in mid-June.
The staff has done a fabulous job getting the course into shape for the season. On Friday we will be opening 10 holes 1,9-14, 16-18 until further notice. We had some significant winter damage on the 15th, 16th and 17th greens. We will be closing the par 3, 15th until the turf rebounds. 16 and 17 will have temporary greens until they are healthy as well.
We have aerified, sand topdressed, seeded, fertilized and covered them to increase soil temperatures. We have noticed significant growth over the last two weeks.