The drought is now taking its toll on your golf game.
Next week the course in Casselton will turn off the sprinklers in the fairways to conserve water.
"Normally our roughs are pretty thick, and they're not so thick this year," said Club Manager Randy Buntrock.
He says Cottonwood Golf Club is focusing on keeping the tee boxes and greens in good shape to play.
Which means cutting back on watering the fairways to conserve water.
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"We get our water from the reservoir in town and that's getting down there," said Buntrock.
Cottonwood doesn't have an irrigation system, so staff carry these hoses in the heat to each hole.
"We usually start late July and August on the fairways. And this year we started in right away almost it's been a tough job keeping up," said Buntrock.
But the dry grass doesn't stop the players from booking tee times.
"It doesn't seem to bother much. I mean, they're enjoying it. The heat kind of gets to a few of them. The afternoons slow down, but the mornings have been pretty busy," said Buntrock.
Now the course is working to keep the grass for golfers next summer.
"We're not sure. We're talking. We've talked about over-seeding this fall, and hopefully get the moisture this winter to get a good start next spring with it. But some places look pretty tough," he said.
