The Marathon Classic is in the rear-view mirror and yes, I am glad. While I do take great pride in making sure this club shines in the local and national spotlight, I am happy to get back to my #1 job of making the club shine for the membership. As many of you noticed, the tournament was a great success this year. Record attendance, lots of birdies, and a great champion coupled with the best July weather we have ever had made for a great event. From our perspective, the weather was the star of the show.
As most of you know, this tournament has been plagued by heavy rain, severe floods, extreme heat, drought and for the first time this year a guy in a bear suit. All of these things have caused problems for the tournament, but more importantly, some pretty tough conditions to recover from. Walkways reduced to mud, turf "cooking" under bleachers, and what seems like miles of mulched paths are not to be seen this year, and the outlook is great for a speedy recovery. Instead of having to re-grow acres of turf, we should be able to get great recovery from our existing stand.
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| Crosswalk on 10 fairway is straw colored turf instead of mud. We will look to recover instead of re-sod. |
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| Still lots of little green plants battling back. A little TLC, patience, water and fertilizer should have things popping back in a few weeks. |
With the course left in relatively good shape, we hope to have things back up to snuff in a few weeks instead of the usual 2-3 months. If the weather stays mild and we can get one or two soaking rains, it should lead the way for some great late-summer golf. Be sure to read this months Highlander where I attempt to debunk some common tournament myths.
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