Lower South Coast golf courses prove resilient after April floods
The South Coast Herald spoke to the various directors, pros, managers and scribes to see how the rain affected their courses.
The courses on the Golf Coast held up fairly well considering the amount of rain that pelted the coast last week, mostly between April 8 and 13.
Umdoni Park: Some 400mm plus fell and the course is ‘okay’. Rynardt Crous
Selborne Park: Around 420mm fell. Course took a beating but no serious damage. Ryan Johnson
Scottburgh: The course was water-logged last week Tuesday and then opened for walking golf only. John Mills
Umkomaas: Held up well, with around 300mm falling on the Tuesday alone. Worst affected holes were 8th, 10th, 14th but Umkomaas is built on dunes and drains quickly. Natalie Singer
Port Shepstone: Had over 500mm, lost count. Pumping away water and cutting fallen trees. We were almost gone, luckily the river mouth opened wide and winds blew in the right direction. Jesse Verster
Margate: Far too much rain fell! In all seriousness, around 700mm has fallen. Luckily, no damage thankfully, besides bunkers being washed out. Andrew Curlewis
Southbroom: Some say 650mm, some say 830mm, but whatever the case, I can say it was properly, properly wet. There were some little problems, with cart paths mainly, but luckily there’s no real damage otherwise. We did have a new feature, a dam in the front of the 16th tee. Derek James
San Lameer: Had about 550mm. Course had a few issues here and there but overall it was better than expected and could have been worse. Pierre van Vuuren
Wild Coast: Had over 500mm and while bunkers washed out, the course held up well. Certainly had worse in the past and there was no real structural damage. Fred Beaver
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