Not exactly the week we were looking for but once again the weather bureau were pretty much spot on and there was plenty of warning.  We actually took the first 100mm pretty well as we were so dry and the water table was low but the next 50mm really hurt with some of the West fairways in particular as wet as they can be.  At least upstream in the Tweed River didn't get as much so the river level stayed quite normal.  And then just when we thought it was gone on Friday a nasty little cell seemed to develop rapidly moving in from the west right on top of us but fortunately only a light shower resulted.

Looked nasty but fizzled.

 

We took the advantage of no play on Monday and Tuesday to get the greens on both courses solid tine aerated.  The tines we used are a 6.3mm (or .25 inch) diameter and they penetrate about 100mm when new.  This allows for great air exchange in the top surface of the green with little or no disruption to play.

The irrigation contractors decided to not start on 15R due to the forecast and it turned out a wise decision.  The forecast for next week looks much better so hopefully we get a good run and finish off both 15 and 16R in the next three weeks.  15 is a deceptively large fairway so will take quite a bit of time.

I ran into this fellow on Tuesday morning and I'd say he had a full belly as he wasn't interested in moving out of the way too quickly.  It's a while since I've seen a Tawny Frogmouth so it's nice to know they are still out there.

Didn't want to move.