Last Friday we had an Arborist come in and do the annual assessment of the boundary trees at 7W.  As I was driving him back he said ''Ohh the Melaleucas are flowering which is always  a good sign of rain''.   We had a few showers on Saturday and Sunday but didn't really expect the 188mm that we got over Monday - Tuesday.  So another sign for impending rain to keep an eye out for perhaps?  Although some play was lost the rain was quite beneficial and the courses keep moving along with some very unseasonal growth for this time of year on fairways and tees.

Fortunately upstream didn't get as much rain so the river level stayed quite low which allowed the water to drain off the courses very quickly.  Coupled with the dry conditions we have been experiencing we have bounced back really well.  There was a lot of debris left behind which has largely been removed and the bunkers really took a hit but kudos to the bunker crew who have almost re-instated all bunkers.

We were able to take advantage of the rain day on Tuesday and got all greens on both courses solid tine aerated which allows for a huge amount of necessary air exchange and assists the greens health significantly.  Not a very pleasant duty in the pouring rain but a job very well done.

If you saw the state the property was in on Tuesday afternoon you wouldn't believe the turnaround in three day so hats off once again to the course crew members for a job incredibly well done.