Rockville Open

The Annual Rockville Open at RedGate Golf Course was this past weekend and despite the horrible weather, the tournament was a great success!  About 40 players in three different flights competed in the pouring rain.  And while the Saturday weather to kick off the Open was not making it easy to score low, a couple 71's and 73's were posted (Net) to set up a fantastic finish on Sunday.

The finish came down to members Jeremias Cipriano and Dave Dustin playing 6 playoff holes! Dave holed a couple birdie putts to put the pressure on Jeremias and finished the tournament with a par on #18 to win the trophy.

Dave's putt on #16 puts pressure on Jeremias

The course was in great shape despite the 1.3" of rain that fell Friday night into Saturday afternoon.  Prior in the week we were able to groom greens and lightly top dress so the putts were true with some extra pace.  We would have liked to mow and roll on Saturday but it was too saturated to get overly aggressive with the turf.  But players were happy with the conditions and that's all we can hope for.

Now that another successful Rockville Open has taken place at RedGate, it's time to prepare the course for winter and the 2015 season.  In the next two weeks, we will be completing the overseeding and aerification of the golf course.  For daily updates on course conditions, be sure to follow us on Twitter @RGGCTurf