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We were staring down the barrel of a gun thinking we have six days to turn this golf course around to be ready for the first practice round.  – Jeremy Lewis,
Golf Course Superintendent for Deerwood Club, the site of last month’s 82nd Texas Senior Amateur. On Sept. 17, less than a week prior to hosting the practice rounds, Deerwood was drowned by flood waters from Tropical Storm Imelda. The golf course took on more than 17 inches of rainfall within 14 hours. Twelve fairways were flooded, the green on the par-3 fourth hole was completely submerged, and debris was scattered across the course.The Clubs of Kingwood hauled in 750 tons of fresh white sand from Arkansas to completely redo all 52 bunkers. Lewis had a crew of more than 50 working tirelessly leading up to the championship to restore the golf course. For more on how Deerwood rallied so quickly to get its course back in tournament-ready playing condition,
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