Flooding: Somber Scenes From Calgary Golf Courses

With good reason Graham DeLaet contributed $1000 for each birdie he made during the Travelers, matched by the tournament and others. Seeing the latest articles sent by reader Andrew along with the video puts into perspective just had bad the flooding sitaution in Calgary is.

Wes Gilbertson reports that Canadian Open hopeful Glencoe Golf & Country Club is in bad shape but no major damage was done to the newly renovated course.

“It’s sickening. It’s truly sickening,” said Mike Kenney, the executive professional and associate general manager at Glencoe, one of the large number of Calgary-area golf courses impacted by the worst flood in Alberta history.

“We were going to be opening the Forest next Saturday after 23 months of renovations, and that’s probably the hardest pill to take, just knowing we were that close. Now, I’m not sure when it will open again. It’s going to be awhile.

“It’s just going to take time to recuperate. A lot of it is going to have to be stripped and re-sodded and shaped a bit differently.”

Brody Mark on Kananaskis Country GC closing for the season in June because of the flooding.

“While we cannot measure the damage until the waters of our rivers and creek beds receded, it will be some time before the courses (Mt. Kidd and Mt. Lorette) will be playable.”

Robinson announced full refunds will be given to all with a confirmed tee time.

While no official word has been levied on the 2013 fate of Inglewood Golf and Curling Club, Glencoe Golf and Country Club, Cottonwood Golf and Country Club, Redwood Meadows, Valley Ridge and McKenzie Meadows, each of those courses had pictures of extensive flooding posted on various social media sites.

A video from high above the world famous Banff Springs golf course.