tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post7514655173705846815..comments2023-11-02T04:49:29.053-04:00Comments on ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: 2009 Tour Championship: East Lake Is WaterloggedThe Armchair Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-66211693877705275252009-09-26T15:46:41.239-04:002009-09-26T15:46:41.239-04:00These grounds keepers and crews often do just amaz...These grounds keepers and crews often do just amazing jobs getting everything in playing shape even in horrible conditions and they seldom get the credit they deserve. Another case of excellent behind the scene's work !Sexy LPGAhttp://www.sexylpga.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-38042605720653544942009-09-23T12:43:07.405-04:002009-09-23T12:43:07.405-04:00there is no good weather to play and i want to lea...there is no good weather to play and i want to learn ... so is annoying all this rainAtlanta golf coursehttp://www.mylocalshopping.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-73701897727888446232009-09-22T16:57:20.246-04:002009-09-22T16:57:20.246-04:00Thanks, Court. Great update. Appreciate the inform...Thanks, Court. Great update. Appreciate the information.<br /><br />As far as the "waterlogged" title, yesterday it was reported by Bloomberg golf correspondent Mike Buteau (who is in Atlanta) that East Lake was closed due to water issues. Buteau quoted a PGA Tour official as saying that East Lake had reached the "saturation point" and that "there's nowhere for the water to go." Saturated with water is a definition of waterlogged.<br /><br />I'm glad the course and the grounds crew have responded in heroic fashion.The Armchair Golferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-55422012178793278082009-09-22T16:19:33.015-04:002009-09-22T16:19:33.015-04:00Just got back from East Lake. The place is gorgeo...Just got back from East Lake. The place is gorgeous. Spoke with one of the chairmen and the biggest concern was getting the walkways cleaned up so the galleries wouldn't be walking on muddy paths.<br /><br />Bunkers were mostly repaired, greens were soft but quick. Fairways were still a bit on the soggy side, but you had to do a little work to raise casual water.<br /><br />The sun came out around noon. There were players on the range and heading out for practice rounds.<br /><br />PLEASE - whoever decided to post that East Lake is waterlogged - do a little research before writing this sort of thing. Dougie Ferguson wrote a piece 2 years ago - FROM CHICAGO - declaring the greens completely dead and unplayable. This naturally sent the players into a lather...until they showed up and found out that some of the greens were damaged around the collars, but there was plenty of good grass to putt on.<br /><br />Yes - we will probably see a few showers or even thunderstorms through the weekend, but those come in late in the day - and nothing like what we had on Sunday is expected.<br /><br />ALL of Atlanta didn't get off as easily as East Lake. There are some badly flooded areas - some of which made it to the national news - and those geniuses declared that the entire city was as flooded as Six Flags Over Georgia - the amusement park that has 4" drains on concrete, so the water had nowhere to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-55550263337569012062009-09-22T13:38:48.004-04:002009-09-22T13:38:48.004-04:00That's just a horrible forecast and the weathe...That's just a horrible forecast and the weather could def play a factor in the tourny. The scattered showers make it so hard to predict , could just as easily get a day or so break and the course can recover some.Sexy LPGAhttp://www.sexylpga.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-86545335746533768222009-09-22T10:50:01.901-04:002009-09-22T10:50:01.901-04:00That would be a fitting end to the season, really....That would be a fitting end to the season, really.<br /><br />Now the question becomes: will we see a surprise winner that no one picked coming in? That would, of course, happen after one of the favorites faltered and let the tournament (and the FedEx Cup) slip away.Charles Boyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00672533578474522766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-27219534692814193392009-09-22T10:06:27.057-04:002009-09-22T10:06:27.057-04:00We have had a lot of rain this past week, but not ...We have had a lot of rain this past week, but not ALL areas got "15 inches" of rain. Those areas are west and northeast of town. (I dumped 11" out of the rain gauge since Thursday)<br /><br />East Lake drains very well, and they have Sub-air under all the greens, so with a couple of days of no rain, the course will be fine, though the greens probably won't run the 12.5 they were hoping for.<br /><br />The course is still closed, though the players might be able to get out on the range later today if this letup continues. (It hasn't rained in almost 8 hours !)<br /><br />Unfortunately, we may get isolated storms popping up for the next several days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-45998453503900109872009-09-22T09:36:38.620-04:002009-09-22T09:36:38.620-04:00This last playoff event could definitely be a bit ...This last playoff event could definitely be a bit like the water-filled adventure at this year's U.S. Open.The Armchair Golferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-66414749033512996332009-09-21T19:28:41.539-04:002009-09-21T19:28:41.539-04:00Right now I'm thinking the Tour ought to be sc...Right now I'm thinking the Tour ought to be scrambling to find another venue. The weather forecast in this area for the next 7 days is more of the same.Lancernoreply@blogger.com