This week we had an arborist come in and install lightning protection on the Bur Oak near the green on hole #2.  This Bur Oak is one of the most beautiful specimens you will ever see, and it is critical to the way the hole plays.  A lightning rod was installed on each of the large main branches and is attached to a copper wire leading to a 10' ground rod buried outside the drip line.  If lightning were to strike, the electrical charge will be carried through the cable system and discharged through the ground rod, hopefully preventing any serious damage to the tree. 

Our new bentgrass greens have developed a deep and dense root system that will help them survive throughout the heat and humidity stresses of July and August.  You can see the roots sticking out at the bottom of this sample.