As I sit and watch another thunderstorm barrel towards Marietta Country Club, I am starting to get a feeling it will never stop raining! The wet conditions on the golf course seem like they have been this way for months, making it very hard to enjoy golf like it is supposed to be played. Balls seem to plug with each shot, and having to clean the mud off the ball and find a dry spot to drop can be downright frustrating. So how much rain have we got at MCC over the past 4 months to put us into this situation? I would be glad to explain!
Rainfall totals:
November 2018 8.10 inches
December 2018 9.24 inches
January 2019 5.21 inches
February 2019 6.91 inches
Total 29.46 inches
Almost 30 inches of rain over the last 4 months! That is incredible, especially when you consider we received about 61 inches of rain total in the year 2018! This has been one of the wettest winters ever in the Atlanta area, so it makes sense we would be tired of seeing it rain! The wet conditions have caused some unsightly areas in the fairways around the golf course, but has not done any long term harm or damage. We are seeing a lot of green grass starting to show up in these wet areas, giving good indication the grass is healthy and ready for the growing season. Drainage will be a high priority for our staff this spring as we work on some damaged basins and low lying areas. Once the conditions dry up we will start to work on these wet areas to make them more playable. Fingers crossed the cold weather does not slow down our Spring green-up with has already started!!
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