Pond Levels

If you have been on the course over the last week or so, you've probably noticed the pond levels on #13 and #15 being way down. This is being done intentionally. The drain lines for these greens exit into the ponds. They are under water if the ponds are full. We have found over the last 2 years that these greens perform better if the water level is below the outfall of these drain lines. This allows any water to exit the pipes but it also allows all of the gasses that build up in the lines to exit the pipes. This is very important to the greens health in the summer. Unfortunately we do not have a better way to run the drain lines where they won't be in the ponds. This was a bad design during construction and unfortunately we have to pay the price now. We feel having half full ponds is better than having half living greens. 

Thanks for your understanding.