The flooding was much worse than I thought. I don't see how the course will be able to open back up this year. Essentially the entire course west of Lake Hiawatha (which is almost every hole) is underwater except for tee complexes and the greens. The greens are elevated enough to have kept them dry. The fairways however are almost entirely gone.
Sad. But I guess that is what you get when you build a course on wetlands.
The practice facility is all underwater except the hitting area.
The first tee. The hole is underwater all the way to the lake, except for the green.
The fourth tee box with the second green in the back.
The fairway on 5 looking south.
Another shot of the fairway on 5
The tee box on 6. The fairway is gone on this hole.
Another shot of the "fairway" on 6. The water extends out past the course fence.
The green on 7 is now an island.
Looking back down the ninth fairway which is gone.
The 10th tee and the missing fairway mirrors the look of the first hole.
The 13th fairway. This side has always been prone to flooding, much more so than the front nine.
And a look back down the 18th hole.
Even the turtles think it is too wet around here!
A view of the shoreline of Lake Hiawatha.
Wow, that is awful! Very sad.
ReplyDeleteHey Kris, do you know what the setting is to allow visitors to scroll through pictures instead of having them open up individually after being clicked on?
ReplyDeleteSorry I didnt see this one Paul until now. I think it is based on the template. I am using Live on Blog. Havent ever changed anything else.
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