The forecast has gone from bad to worse. We are planning on experiencing high winds and heavy rain. We spot aerified 18, 9 and 2 green this morning to improve water movement. The staff is locating and clearing all drains on the course. We are being as "proactive" as possible or as I call it, playing "defense". Heavy rains are our least favorite type of weather because we condition the turf all season to be dry. It is amazing to think July was the hottest month in Philadelphia history and August will be the wettest of all time. I plan to post updates on the conditions as soon as possible once the storm is gone.
Starting yesterday, the construction crew began sodding the 18th green complex. They have installed bentgrass for the fairway extensions, low cut bluegrass for the intermediate cut and turf type tall fescue for the rough. They also installed some fine fescue on the bunker edges. We plan to finish sodding by tonight but might need to purchase a small quantity more next week to fix some construction wounds.