El Zagal Closed Until Noon on Saturday, May 18

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For Immediate Release

El Zagal Closed Until Noon on Saturday, May 18

FARGO, ND- (May 9, 2018) The Fargo Park District is reminding golfers that El Zagal Public Golf Course is closed Saturday, May 18 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm as the Fargo Marathon route goes around the course.

Although El Zagal is the only course with limited hours Saturday, golfers are asked to pay special attention to the route of the marathon while traveling to any of the public golf courses this week.

For the latest updates, follow the golf courses on Facebook or visit FargoGolf.net. For questions, call the golf courses: Edgewood at 701-232-2824, Rose Creek at 701-235-5100, Osgood at 701-356-3070, Prairiewood at 701-232-1445 and El Zagal at 701-232-8156.

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Edgewood Public Golf Course Conditions Update

As we wrap up the second week of May, the weather still is the word of the day, and that word is “gross”. Mother Nature must be storing up some good vibes ahead! On a more positive note, Rose Creek, Prairiewood, Osgood, and El Zagal courses are all open. The driving ranges at Osgood, Rose Creek, and Edgewood are open as well. At Edgewood, our maintenance staff continues to clean and wash as much as they possibly can each day. We have reached the point where the water sat for over 40 days that we will have to let it dry, break up the silt, and see how the turf comes out. All 18 greens are out of the water finally and are doing well. In fact, some of the greens that were under the longest have grown tremendously, so the challenge to get mowers to them is the next step. The turf grades are in multiple stages, some are fully grown, need to dry still under some silt and are soaking wet. Our next step is to continue to clean and wash what we can to get the course dried out. Once the golf course dries out, we will evaluate where we can get some holes open as quickly as possible.

Keep checking back for updates on the courses and do not forget to book your tee times here!

Rose Creek has 18 holes open!

Even with all of the flood waters Rose Creek Public Golf Course was able to open up a modified 18 holes last week. A special thanks to our superintendent, Eric Hanson and staff for all of the hard work.

Despite the cold temperatures over the weekend, the course is in full swing and golfers are loving it. Holes 10-13 are the main shift in the course. Hole 12 is normally a par 5, but with the amount of water still on the course we are currently playing it as a par 3. We have made hole 13 into a “flood green” (featured photo). The course is at a 69 par with the shortening of hole 12, the regular par is 71.

We hope the river levels continue to decrease and we will have a our regular 18 holes soon!

Keep checking back for updates on the courses and don’t forget to book your tee time here.