Golf resorts continue course repairs following February storm

More than a month after record rainfall hit the valley, golf courses that washed out are still working on repairs.

For some courses with portions in the wash, golfers saw floodwaters 8 feet deep rush through.

“We’re all just happy to be out golfing,” Jacqui Saier said at Rancho Las Palmas Country Club. “Initially a month ago when it happened, of course it was upsetting and frustrating to all of us.”

Beyond the manicured lawns and into the wash at Rancho Las Palmas, crews are working day in and out to repair the damage left behind.

“It looks like they’re making some pretty good progress,” Jamie Perez said. “Unfortunately it looks like to get the grass growing again and get the greens smoothed out it’s going to take possibly a little while, but they’re working hard out there so hopefully they get it straightened up good.”

Golfers told News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia 9 of the course’s 27 holes remain closed. Some of them described what was a surreal experience as the water rushed through the wash during February’s storm.

“It was like an ocean; it was just raging,” Saier said.

One golfer said the water was 6-8 feet deep rushing through at 20 miles per hour.

“They’ve certainly done they best they could with what they had,” Saier said. “It’s an impossible situation. It’s the busiest time of the year in terms of visitors and tourists and trying to accomodate everybody.”

Players said they expect the course to be fully reopened in about a month.

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