The nightmare on the courses continues with constant rain most of the week wetting both courses again.  We just can't get a chance to dry out even though the actual rainfall figures aren't that dramatic.  We are getting to the stage of needing to treat the tees for disease which I think I recall having to do once before in my entire career.  We are not alone with most courses in SE Qld affected and some actually closing.  Below is the latest long range forecast from the BoM so hopefully they get that highlighted first line right??

 The long-range forecast for July to September shows:
•    Rainfall is likely to be below average across parts of southern and eastern Australia.
•    Daytime temperatures are likely to be above average south of the tropics.
•    Overnight temperatures are likely to be above average for much of Australia.

Really not very much to report given the weather this week and next week all efforts move toward the Club hosting the Mick Fanning charity golf day on Friday.  A reminder that the course and practice facilities are closed on Thursday and Friday next week as we prepare to host the biggest one day golf event in Australia.

The US Open is to be played at Shinnecock Hills next week and it's extraordinary how much the course has morphed over the years.  I was lucky enough to play it in the early 90's when it was still fairly heavily treed and the difference to look at it now is amazing.  It is an all cool-season grass golf course and the greens are predominantly Poa annua and it is an extremely sandy (and windy) site so the greens dry out naturally very easily.  It is also extremely undulating and a very hard walk, especially if there is any heat about which is a big chance next week.  Shinnecock is where Phil Mickleson famously hit a moving ball that was going to get away from him in the 2018 US Open.  This is a good YouTube video that gives a recent update on the maintenance at the Club and also gives a good look at some of the undulations.