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Drying back out; New Playability Standards

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  We once again had to navigate some rain this past weekend. While our property was fine to take another inch of rain Saturday morning, it was our neighbors to the North that caused us trouble. Close to 4" of rain came down upstream and flushed down through McAlpine Saturday afternoon. Water was into the fairway bunkers on 6 South and 7-12 were eventually shut down until the water receded.  Plenty more debris was deposited into the lake as it came up almost 3 feet. This probably won't be the last time our flood plain becomes visible but the forecast for now looks great for golf. The Green Committee has approved our new Playability and Agronomic Standards and they are available to read on the Club website on our Golf Course Care page . These Standards give an in depth view on how the courses are manicured day in and day out in order to ensure an enjoyable playing experience.  Our warm season is charged with moisture now and the crew has been doing a good job keeping up wit...