This past weekend was the site of the 105th Middle Atlantic Amateur which happens to be the longest running event in the country. We got off to a rainy start with rain all day Thursday with play still able to continue. Friday was not as bad and by the weekend we were seeing better forecasts. Every one seem to be challenged by the course, the lowest recorded round for each day was a 69-70. My team was very enthused for preparations but we are glad that we can get into some of the normal things we do on the course and have normal hours. Greens 1-8 have been solid tined using a tine size of 3/8" and greens 9-18 have been needle tined using a size of .200" this past Monday as well as top dressed. It was necessary to "open them up" to allow them to breath and to promote the dry down process. Already the smaller needle tine is hard to see, so the 3/8" should be just a couple of days behind. The past two weeks it has been all rain and very little sun light. Our most pocketed greens showed there true colors and how weak they are in these micro climates. For more information on the event and scoring please visit
http://www.middleatlanticga.org
