5/3/19 Flood Event

We received 4.8" rain yesterday evening here at the course, but there must have been more flooding upstream (west), because Barton Creek crested over the bridge on #11.  It has been the worst flooding I have seen since I've been here.  There are several bunkers that lost most of their sand.  #17 bunker has a broken liner (Better Billy).  We lost two sets of tee markers, most of our cedar fencing on #13 and #14, lots of traffic stakes are downstream, the new sod on the left side of #1 washed (partially), and there is debris everywhere.  #13 bathroom flooded about 4.5' high.  None of the greens were damaged, and I'll access the damage on #11 and #13 tee after the water subsides, but I'm optimistic that all we will have is a little silt buildup...hopefully.  The photos uploaded randomly and are in a weird order, but they are all labeled.

Enjoy:

#11 bridge (taken from #16 fairway) - Water was over the railing at 4:30 a.m.

#12 fairway 

#12 fairway looking at greens complex

#15 blue and white tee box

#15 blue and white tee box

#12 green to #13 tee cart path near bathroom

#12 green

#12 greenside bunker

video of water running around #12 green

#13 bathroom

#13 bathroom (inside)

#13 bathroom (backside)

#13 and #14 fescue area

#14 fairway

#14 fairway

#14 cart path

#14 cart path

#14 cart path

#13 fairway looking towards greenside bunker

#13 bunker looking back at fairway from green

#13 bunker looking back at fairway from green

#13 greenside bunker

sand washed from #13 bunker

#13 fairway (taken from approach looking back towards tee)

#13 cart path - cedar fence wahsed

#13 cart path

#13 tee complex (underwater)

#13 tee complex (underwater)

cart path leading to #13 tee

Barton Creek at spillway

#17 green complex

#17 greenside bunker

#17 greenside bunker (broken liner)

#17 fairway

#17 decomposed granite path from fairway to cart paht

#17 fairway

#17 tee complex (taken from fairway side)

#10 pond (and fountain)

#10 pond (and fountain) 

#10 green complex (taken from cart path)

#11 white tee complex (underwater) taken from #11 blue tee box

#11 white tee complex (underwater)

#11 hole monument and bridge

decomposed granite walking path from blue tee box to cart path

water cooler at #11 tee and #17 tee

cart path leading to #11 white tee box

#17 blue tee complex

spillway at #10 tee (right side)

spillway at #10 tee

#10 tee spillway (washed out)

chipping green bunker

#1 cart path at tee with decomposed granite extension

#1 left side rough (hose trailer washed) 

#1 left side rough

celebration bermudagrass sod from left side rough #1 washed

#1 left side rough - sod washed out

#1 left side rough - sod washed out

#1 fairway

#1 fairway

#1 left side rough

#1 left side rough

#1 fairway - washed monument

#1 spillway - new sod area

#1 spillway by green - washed

#1 greenside sod project washed

#1 greenside sod project - washed

#1 greenside sod project - washed

#4 greenside bunker

#4 greenside bunker

#4 greenside bunker

#4 right side approach bunker - minnows

#7 weeping lovegrass area at white tee complex

#8 in front of red tee box

#4 - taken from tee complex

Weekly Photos (5/2/19)

4/26/19 - nursery green after double vertictu 1/8", mow

4/27/19 - #8 green

4/29/19 - #3 green before double verticut, double mow at .120"

4/29/19 - #16 green after one verticut pass 1/8"

4/30/19 - #13 green after double vcut on Monday, double mow

4/30/19 - #8 green

4/30/19 - #8 green closeup (verticut)

5/1/19 - #9 fairway (common vs 419)

4/30/19 - #2 bunker after edging (before blowing & raking)

5/1/19 - #8 riparian area after 72" deck mowing and re-seeding with weeping lovegrass

4/29/19 - cleaning the slope along the driving range

topdressing sand

topdressing sand with a tarp and a dog on it