I spoke to two RHC Board members today. The pictures posted were taken by the Golf Professional on Monday before high tide and on Tuesday after the storm surge.
While Sandy was not a non-event for RHC, the damage to the course was actually less than that caused by Irene last year. As in my previous post, the greens have always drained well and, without hot weather to bake in the salt water this time, the course will dry out without much turf "death". Also, the power in the clubhouse is still 2-4 days away from coming back.
Getting rid of the boats that "came ashore" is a problem because, like the RHC clubhouse, the whole South Shore in that area is without 1) power, 2) gasoline, 3) water or 4) many places to buy food and 5) will remain that way for another couple of weeks. While the flood waters have largely receded, the debris that remains in the residential areas is a major obstacle. The community of Long Beach was especially hard hit.
Worse, there is more than one home in the immediate RHC neighborhood that is likely to be a total loss after sitting in 5-8 feet of water. Maximum storm surge was 17+ feet in some places. Very sad.
I'm curious about Inwood, which is hard by Jamaica Bay across from JFK Airport. Like Fishers, they must have taken on plenty of water.
I know this is off topic, but the real problems are not with the golf courses in that area at this time.