Rivercut reopens after flooding

Last edited 1:51 p.m., May 15, 2017

Two weeks after flooding left Rivercut Golf Course partially underwater, the course has fully reopened.

Since the severe rains, workers have drained and cleaned the course’s 18 holes and driving range, removing mud and silt from the greens. Repairs continue on the Connie Morris Golf Learning Center, including the removal of damaged drywall and baseboards. The course’s maintenance building sustained minimal damage, according to a news release from Rivercut’s operator, the Springfield-Greene County Park Board. Park Board spokeswoman Jenny Fillmer Edwards said Rivercut's estimated damages are $65,000.

Rivercut’s back nine holes reopened May 7, followed by the entire course becoming available to golfers May 12.

Heavy April 28-30 rains caused the James River to flood into Rivercut, covering its front holes and the majority of its parking lot. Water also surrounded the Connie Morris Golf Learning Center and entered the maintenance building.

The flooding caused two tournaments — the High School District Golf Tournament and the National Home School Golf Championships — at the 2850 W. Farm Road 190 golf course to be relocated to the Bill & Payne Stewart Golf Course.

The Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management estimated public damages from flooding countywide were $168,500.

The OEM received 174 damage reports from Greene County residents related to their homes, properties or businesses, resulting from seven to nine inches of rain that hit the county April 28-May 3.

Other affected Springfield-area businesses were Carson's Nurseries, 160 Grand Prix, Summers At the River, Turners Station Mercantile and Fantastic Caverns. All are reopened. Officials, including those at Rivercut, have said advance warning of the flood conditions helped minimize damages.