A GOLF course from Wolverley found the grass can be greener on the other side - after three foot of floodwater inadvertently gave it a new lease of life.

Mini-Pro Golf Parks, on Wolverley Road, was left submerged under cascading water when the banks of River Stour broke on June 17 due to heavy downpour across the region.

Flooding was expected to see the course shut for up to two weeks to allow for drainage, yet staff have been able to re-open a week ahead of schedule after the water left a day later.

And ahead of their re-opening on Saturday, June 25, owner Matt Green even claims the river water has benefited his business by injecting much-needed nutrients into the lawn.

Mr Green, 51, said: "It was weird because the previous time it was flooded it was more of a build-up of water rather than a flash flood, so it was a lot less.

"On Friday when we came in it was cascading onto the course.

"We thought it might take a couple of weeks but the floodwater was more or less gone the next day.

"We have had to replace a lot of sand across the bunkers but the grass this week is looking very lush – it has actually benefited the course funnily enough.

"We have been manic getting it ready for this weekend.

"We are open and running and looking forward to a busy weekend again."

Blakeshall Lane, at the junction of the Wolverley Road, and the Caunsall Road, at the junction of Kinver Lane and the A449, were both closed due to flooding.