After the promise of Frankenstorm Sandy wreaking havoc by dumping 100mm (or 4 inches) of rain and 150 MPH winds that would take out every tree in Ontario, Whitevale Golf Club slaps Sandy’s unwanted advances right in the face. Rain fall total from the actual Hurricane was only a half inch. Winds may have made a mess with small branches and leaves all over the golf course, but we only lost one tree. The tree that we did loose is behind the 12th green, and it is a tree we are happy to lose as its removal continues to help improve air circulation in this micro environment.
Rain fall leading up to the actual Hurricanes arrival has made the golf course very wet and soft. All Turf Department staff were given Monday and Tuesday off as we were concerned about the damage that we could potentially cause trying to get clean up underway. It is very likely that clean up is going to take a couple weeks, only because many areas are just too wet to enter with any equipment. We ask for your patience while we do our best to get this debris out of play, while we make the priority of “zero damage” to any turf area. With the forecast calling for rain all week carts may not go back out onto the golf course until next week at the earliest.
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