Merion Weathers Tropical Storm Andrea
/Super news courtesy of the GCM blog from Merion: 3.5 inches of rain but the creek never overflowed on the 11th and only a few greenside bunker washed out
The item quotes Merion assistant super Arron McCurdy...
"It (water) never went over the top of the green," says McCurdy, a 4-year GCSAA member, who on Friday noted that the water came within 6 inches of the top of the famed 11 green where legend Bobby Jones capped off his U.S. Amateur triumph in 1930, securing the Grand Slam. "We did creek bank work earlier this year at 11, and it looks like it might have helped us."
Except for a few greenside bunkers that were washed out, McCurdy says there were no other major issues. It didn't hurt that more rain missed the East Course today "by a hair," McCurdy says. Late this afternoon, they were mowing the greens. Earlier, they mowed fairways and tees.
