After days of storms, rain finally held off for the Selma area Tuesday. However, the flooding that came along with all that rain continues to be an issue.

The Selma Country Club has been one of the most affected areas, as many parts of the course have held water and the entire back nine has become unplayable. Tommy Burns, PGA Professional with the country club, said he’s hopeful that he can open the back nine up by next weekend.

“Eight holes have been out of commission because of water on them,” Burns said. “I reopened the front nine today and the backside is closed indefinitely.”

Burns said holes 12, 14, 15 and 17 are under water as a result of the rainfall that fell in the Selma area last week. The Alabama River crested at 49.58 feet Monday, which was its highest total since flooding in 1992.

Burns said he hasn’t seen this much water on the course in about 10 years. He said there’s been a lot of manual labor to try to get the country club back in playing shape.

“The vast majority of our cleanup is done by hand with rakes and shovels,” Burns said. “We will collect all the debris along what is the temporary shoreline, where the water will come up and crest. We have to do that whole shoreline basically by hand because we don’t have anything that will clean that up.”

Burns said when it storms this much, he’s always fearful that the green on No. 17 will separate. He said when the water goes down, the seventeenth green will be dome shaped, so they will have to poke holes in the surface to let the water drain out.

The front nine of the course has not been closed. Burns has told those who have played the course to stay in the dry areas. Flooding in the Selma area has led to the closure of several roadways, mostly in the Bogue Chitto and Orrville communities, and has turned the walking track at Bloch Park into a lake.