A failed irrigation system sent the maintenance crew at Norwich Golf Club into action in the searing heat of Saturday and Sunday.
Irrigation is the key to keeping the golf course going the way players want it and the grass can't be left alone.
"Literally it's like taking care of a baby," said the supervisor, Bruce Morse.
"As much as they tried they had three guys out here on Saturday and Sunday and they couldn't keep up with it," said the longtime chairman of the club, Barney Caulfield.
After a circuit board failed in the radio controlled sprinkler system, the golf club had to run the sprinklers from each control box. Workers were not always able to see whether anyone was playing when the water came on.
"We're doing better. We had our system back running Tuesday morning so we had a rough weekend," Morse said.
The golf club is looking at a water bill of a hundred thousand dollars this year.
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"This is the worst," said Caulfield, of his twenty years at the helm of the club. "Cool nights, cool mornings - that makes grass a lot easier to grow."
Tom Lavery of Wethersfield hit a tee shot and said, "Most of 'em are doing pretty well, most of the ones that we've been playing. We played a lot of different places and most of 'em are in very good shape."
The golf courses don't stay green on their own, not this summer.
