First Snow

The course was in need of some natural precipitation, and last night we finally got it!  Rain began last night and turned to snow overnight.  We came in this morning to 3 or 4 inches of new snow on the ground with snow still falling.  The forecast is calling for around 8 inches total with this storm, so we the plows on and the shovels out for snow removal.  There is no better source of moisture than mother nature, as much as we strive for uniformity with our irrigation system, natural rainfall insures that every inch of the course receives ample moisture.  The downside to all of this wet snow is that most of our trees and shrubs haven't lost their leaves yet, so some fallen branches are pretty likely.  We will do our best to have the mess cleaned up by the time we reopen, assuming the weather cooperates.