Mother Nature giving us her worst

Golf has proven it can weather an economic storm, but the real storms have a deeper effect.

Over the past couple of months, we have seen the terrible tsunami and earthquake hit Japan. Now the US mid-section is being ripped to shreds by killer tornados, while the rest of the nation is dealing with flooding from the above-normal rainfall. You would be hard-pressed to find a course that has not been damaged in some way this spring. Nationally, golf courses are in a virtual pot bunker with no way to get out. Some public courses are having a tough time just keeping the doors open after dealing with the summer of 2010 and a very long winter. With no play coming in and having to pay for repairs to the course and staff expenses, the bottom line is not looking good. Our fellow superintendents in the Japan and the US, along with their families, are dealing with what has to be a devastating blow. Let's keep them in our thoughts and our prayers…