Drainage Project at The Olympic Club

Work on the 11th hole of the Ocean Course at The Olympic Club in San Francisco started in November, but winter rains halted the project. The work will resume once the weather improveÂ s in the spring.

The 11th is a picturesque uphill par 5 with plenty of surface slope, but has been plagued with a wet fairway caused by poor seepage drainage. TDA designed a system of surface and seepage collection to tie into an existing large pipe, which was installed by Pat Finlen’s staff. Turf Drainage Co. of the West, LLC, is the contractor for the project, just as it has been for drainage installations on the 6th and 7th holes of the Ocean Course.

Olympic Golf Club, #11

Turf Drain Siphon System

The Turf Drain Siphon System™ is the first drainage system where you can install drainage without the need to grade pipe. Piping can go over mounding or into an ungraded trench.It has application in flat coastal properties where there is a need to take the water a long distance with little elevation change.

Any property where grading pipe may be difficult, such as rocky property or a course with lots of underground obstructions, can benefit from a Turf Drain Siphon System™.