Rainy September is finally over. We have received over 11 inches of rain over the past month. Between August and September, it rained over 36 inches! Just to put that into perspective, Philadelphia averages 47 inches of rain a YEAR! I am hoping October is finally dry. As for the Restoration of 18, the construction phase will start October 18th. The tree trimming and removals by Aradar Tree Service will take two day and will also start on the 18th.
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.