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Architect Andy Green talks about putting Wilmington Country Club back together after a tornado hit the center of the golf course in August of 2020.

THE CALL WENT OUT!

Andy. come and help, we have a problem.

Delaware is not known for tornado’s. A state with wide-open plains for twisters to blow through.

But when the PGA Tour shows up, and thinks your course can host a Fed Ex Cup Playoff event. Then 30 days later your course looks like a war-zone, the situation becomes-who you gonna call, Andy Green.

An up-rooted tree on the Wilmington Country Club South Course.

The number of fallen trees varies depending on who you talk to. But the number of tree’s lost was near 300.

But regardless of the number, the clean-up of the damage, is almost the easy part.

Because trying to figure out how to make sure that a golf course retains it’s strategic values, can be challenging.

The tornado had barely left Wilmington when the club realized it had a mess on it’s hands. Within hours Wilmington Country Club called Green who rushed to the scene.

But as bad as things appeared, the removal of some trees by Mother Nature helped the preparation phase for the BMW Championship and the PGA Tour/Fed Ex Cup Playoffs.

Tree’s lay fallen at Wilmington Country Club after an August of 2020 tornado.

Because prior to the tornado, the club was looking at removing some trees. Well not 300+ but a few here and there, to add yardage and some new tee boxes.

Which after the tornado clean-up was complete, is exactly what Wilmington Country Club did.

The lost trees allowed for one green to be moved and rebuilt. When Green finished with course changes and repairs, the Wilmington South Course was challenging as ever before.

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