Flooding of the Derwent River

Holes 21 - 24 have been closed for a couple of days now and after even more rain this weekend the River Derwent has began to rise on the golf course. Our lakes on the course are fed from the near by river. They back up until they start to burst their banks. In 2004 the River Derwent rose around 10ft above normal level, this isn't quite as serious but has disrupted course maintenance and play on the low lying holes.

Today we also cut greens, sprayed carbendazim for worm control, serviced the surround mower and continued with edging bunkers.