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Golf courses reopen after delay from Ike
  
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High Meadow Ranch Golf Club, in Magnolia located off of FM 1774, re-opened for play at 12 p.m., Sept. 24, 13 days after being forced to close from the damages and effects of Hurricane Ike. High winds and heavy rains from the storm uprooted and toppled several hundred trees on the property and power and utilities were knocked out for the past 12 days. Power was restored late Tuesday evening, and the staff at High Meadow Golf Club worked feverishly to get the property cleaned up and open for play.
“The past couple weeks have been quite stressful for our staff as many employees have also been without power to their homes, as well” noted Cody Spivey, General Manager of High Meadow Ranch. “Our team worked dawn to dusk to help clean up the timber and debris on the golf course and surrounding roadways. The loss of power prevented us from irrigating the golf course and we were really starting to get concerned about possible turf damage, but the course looks like it weathered the storm as good as can be expected. We are excited to open the course and provide area residents with an opportunity to take a break from their clean up efforts and tee it up.”
Tee times can be made on-line at www.highmeadowranchgolf.com or calling 281-356-7700
LAKE WINDCREST
Canon Gate at Lake Windcrest also reopened, Sept. 20, after having been closed for nearly two weeks. The reopening had 200 tee times scheduled.
According to B. A. Needham, of Canon Gate, she said the clean up crews had been working to clean up the course “24/7.”
The course will still be hosting its Club Championship, Sept. 27 and 28, which is for members of the club. The championship will begin at 8 a.m. each day and currently has 60 players signed up. The deadline to sign up is Sept. 25. There will be a dinner after the event along with an awards ceremony.
“The past couple weeks have been quite stressful for our staff as many employees have also been without power to their homes, as well” noted Cody Spivey, General Manager of High Meadow Ranch. “Our team worked dawn to dusk to help clean up the timber and debris on the golf course and surrounding roadways. The loss of power prevented us from irrigating the golf course and we were really starting to get concerned about possible turf damage, but the course looks like it weathered the storm as good as can be expected. We are excited to open the course and provide area residents with an opportunity to take a break from their clean up efforts and tee it up.”
Tee times can be made on-line at www.highmeadowranchgolf.com or calling 281-356-7700
LAKE WINDCREST
Canon Gate at Lake Windcrest also reopened, Sept. 20, after having been closed for nearly two weeks. The reopening had 200 tee times scheduled.
According to B. A. Needham, of Canon Gate, she said the clean up crews had been working to clean up the course “24/7.”
The course will still be hosting its Club Championship, Sept. 27 and 28, which is for members of the club. The championship will begin at 8 a.m. each day and currently has 60 players signed up. The deadline to sign up is Sept. 25. There will be a dinner after the event along with an awards ceremony.
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