by
Chase Rogan
| May 13, 2019
Members of the Pocono GCSA (a.k.a. Pocono Turfgrass Association), recently came together to help Mill Race Golf Course collect itself after a F2 tornado ripped through the property on April 15. The tornado left a destructive path of astonishing proportions, even causing a fire in the course's clubhouse. But only days after enduring such a magnificent display of nature's devastating power, Roy Redner, the course's owner, announced the course and clubhouse would work to rebuild and reopen.
So, days later, Patrick Healey, superintendent at Scranton Canoe Club and president of the Pocono chapter, showed up with 20-something other volunteers and a plethora of equipment to help Redner start to put the pieces back together. Healey said it was unlike anything he had ever seen, and that he couldn't even begin to count how many trees were down. But the crew of volunteers did what they could to help make progress for a day.
Redner had recently purchased the property along with it's conjoining campground, and had been working on both the clubhouse and grounds to prepare for 2019 after flooding in 2018 forced its previous owners to close the course. And now, it may be a few months before they can reopen.
In spite of the challenges, Rendner was touched and inspired by the outreach of the Pocono Turfgrass Association, a job well-done by them. For a closer look, check out
this coverage from local media.