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Old 09-12-2020, 05:02 AM
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Default Evaporation
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Originally Posted by Jazzman View Post
So if the course is currently waterlogged and you are running the sprinklers to manage the pond level, where does the water wind up? Back in the pond if the fairways and course in general is sloped correctly
Same reason you don’t water your lawn in the middle of the day. When the water is distributed by the sprinklers it will evaporate more rapidly in the sunshine . It sure is putting a crunch on tee times with Evans Prairie closed and 9 closed on all the other 27 hole courses on the weekend.