LPGA Luck: Evian Round Wiped Out, Course Not Draining

Still trying to cling to thoughts of The National Golf Links, I didn't spend much time looking into the course redesign at the Evian Championship where the first round was cancelled due to saturation. (Ron Sirak with the lowdown).

But maybe I need to read up after seeing the official (and somewhat tortured) explanation for why the round was started, stopped and the course not playable.

Nearly four inches of rain have fallen on the Evian Resort Golf Club since Saturday. The rain combined with unusually hot weather during the month of August has put a lot of stress on a newly renovated golf course.
 
“The course was in very good shape heading into the last couple of weeks, but the high temperatures really compacted the soil on the new course,” said Heather Daly Donofrio, Senior Vice President of Tour Operations. “With the excessive rain that we've had this week, the course is not able to absorb all the water.
 
“At the moment, it's saturated to the point that even if we get a few specific sprinkles, the water is coming up.  We had the situation today where we would squeegee at path for the player to putt and the water would come back up before they could execute their shot.”