Being in Dunedin for the weekend I have no first hand knowledge of the weather or course closure on Saturday morning but I am more than happy to discuss the position with you and the decision making process bearing in mind as always hindsight is a wonderful tool.
Following the heavy rain on Friday and the cancellation of corporate event together with persistent overnight and continuing rain at 6.30am the greens staff were unable to mow 4 greens which were effectively unplayable at that time. Given this situation and a forecast of ongoing rain throughout the day the decision was made to close the course (I understand that it continued to rain at Shirley until nearly 11.00am).
When the weather patterns altered during the morning and the rain stopped allowing the greens to drain the decision was made to open the course from midday. While not perfect this did allow members to get in some golf on Saturday. As always we will review our procedures to ensure that the best possible decision is made with what information is at hand. I hope this has clarified the position for you but as I say I am happy to talk further about it.
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