Bring your umbrella just in case for Ada Mackenzie Trophy Ladies' Day

Ada MacKenzie Tribute Trophy today

A few showers are supposed to end but remain cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers for the remainer of the morning and early this afternoon.  The pins are out and the greens were prepared for today's special event with mowing and rolling in preparation for the 8am shotgun for the Ada MacKenzie Trophy.

Ada MacKenzie, having experienced first hand the restricted tee-times imposed on women, founded the Toronto Ladies' Golf and Tennis Club in 1924. It's the first golf course exclusively for women. Mackenzie told CBC Radio in an interview back then, with satisfied irony, how her club does allow men -- but only as guests. Some highlights in Mackenzie's long golfing career include nine Ontario Ladies' Championships, five Canadian Ladies' Open Championships and being a two-time finalist in the United States Women's Amateur Championships.

Starting at 1pm the course reopens for regular member play.  A few showers in the forecast beginning this afternoon with a risk of a thunderstorm. The wind will pick up and become south 30 km/h gusting to 50 with today's high of 24. Tonight, showers ending after midnight then cloudy with a risk of a thunderstorm this evening and a low of 13. 

The tees were fertilized and watered in with the rain before play this morning.  We are gearing up for maintaining the driving range with the weekly scheduled closure between 9:30 and 12:00.  The grooming and the tee divots will be completed.  The final materials for the bunker trial will be added to the chipping green bunker on the left side this morning.  We hope to get your feedback on which sand your prefer for when we move forward with a bunker renewal program.

Tommorrow we have a greens maintenance day planned with verticutting and topdressing the greens starting first thing in the morning.

Have a great round!