NEWSLETTER

The Farm Completes 18-Hole Drainage Project in 6 Months

Author admin Posted on July 9, 2010September 6, 2024Categories PROJECTS
Trey Cutshall contacted Turf Drainage Co. of America at the beginning of December to do a complete drainage plan on the course. The contractor, Siphon Systems, Inc. out of Jupiter, FL, was able to finish the project on schedule and on budget by June 30th, 2010. Over 100,000 feet of pipe were installed in less than 6 months.
Trey Cutshall contacted Turf Drainage Co. of America at the beginning of December to do a complete drainage plan on the course. The contractor, Siphon Systems, Inc. out of Jupiter, FL, was able to finish the project on schedule and on budget by June 30th, 2010. Over 100,000 feet of pipe were installed in less than 6 months.

Drainage Project: Rent a Superintendent

Author Dennis Hurley Posted on July 9, 2010September 6, 2024Categories PRODUCT, PROJECTSTags , , ,


Do you have a drainage project that you don’t feel is large enough to bring in an outside contractor, but you would like some expertise to assist you with an in-house project?

Consider our “Rent a Superintendent” program. We are working with our authorized contractors to supply experienced job superintendents to clubs to assist with in-house drainage projects.

These superintendents have a long history of installing systems designed by Turf Drainage Co. of America. They typically have overseen and coordinated on drainage projects that have involved the installation of hundreds of thousands of feet of drainage. The superintendent will come in and work with your crew in any manner that you wish. They will train your crew on the proper …

The Farm Golf Club, Rocky Face, GA

Author Dennis Hurley Posted on January 24, 2010September 6, 2024Categories CUSTOMER PROFILE, PROJECTS


East Coast Project: The Farm Golf Club

The Farm Golf Club in Rocky Face, GA sits on one of the most spectacular properties anywhere. The Farm was designed by Tom Fazio in 1988, and hosted the US Senior Amateur in 2005. Trey Cutshall worked with Dennis Hurley from TDA on a Master Drainage Plan that details every area that affects playability or maintenance. Once the planning was completed, the club quickly began the construction phase which will last approximately 6 months. The weather has been tough during the first month, dumping over 6 inches of rain and 3″ of snow on the contractor, Siphon Systems, Inc.

If there is any contractor in the country that can handle these conditions, it …

West Coast: Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA

Author admin Posted on January 9, 2010September 6, 2024Categories PROJECTS
The 11th hole of the Ocean Course at The Olympic Club in San Francisco 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...
The 11th hole of the Ocean Course at The Olympic Club in San Francisco 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...

North Ridge Country Club – Greens Drainage Installation

Author Dennis Hurley Posted on January 9, 2010September 6, 2024Categories CUSTOMER PROFILE, PROJECTS


Drainage spaced across the slopeWhen certified golf course superintendent Larry Johnson was fighting soft and soggy conditions on two of his cool season greens in Sacramento, California, he chose Turf Drainage Co. of America to solve his problem. Larry was familiar with TDA through the extensive work previously performed in his fairways, so he felt confident with proceeding to drain his two worst greens.

The installation contractor, Turf Drainage Co. of the West, mobilized a crew out of the Bay Area, and completed the installation on both of the greens in less than one week. Following the standards and methods TDA has established for greens’ installations, the turf was playable the day after the work was completed.

Sod is marked for exact positioning upon replacement.

Prior to commencing any excavation, each …

East Lake Golf Club Shines during 2009 Tour Championship Despite Record Rainfalls

Author Dennis Hurley Posted on January 9, 2010September 6, 2024Categories CUSTOMER PROFILE


Ralph Kepple, CGCS at East Lake Golf Club, talks about the amazing performance of the drainage system during the 2009 Tour Championship. The city of Atlanta experienced severe flooding in the week prior to the tournament, and East Lake Golf Club received over 12″ of rain. Ralph details how, in the face of these conditions, not only was the tour able to play the ball down all four days of the tournament, but how he only had to skip mowing one day!

Ralph was nominated for TurfNet’s Superintendent of the Year in 2007, and has been at East Lake since 1992. He has been involved in a major renovation by Rees Jones in 1994, a greens conversion and bunker …

Particle sizing: Why gravel should not be used in fairway drainage

Author admin Posted on October 9, 2009September 6, 2024Categories TECHNICAL
We at Turf Drainage Co. of America have always advised against the use of gravel in fairway drainage installations. The correct solution is to use a properly sized sand as the backfill material. Let the designers at TDA show you how you can build a technically correct system at your course.
We at Turf Drainage Co. of America have always advised against the use of gravel in fairway drainage installations. The correct solution is to use a properly sized sand as the backfill material. Let the designers at TDA show you how you can build a technically correct system at your course.

Drive-Over Rubber Curbing easy and effective

Author admin Posted on July 9, 2009September 6, 2024Categories PRODUCT
Wide sheet flows can make a mess of fairway areas. Drive over rubber curbing can be used to change sheet flow that is coming across cart paths into stream flow that can be easily collected by a single drainage basin.
Wide sheet flows can make a mess of fairway areas. Drive over rubber curbing can be used to change sheet flow that is coming across cart paths into stream flow that can be easily collected by a single drainage basin.

Sequoia Greenscapes renovates bunkers

Author admin Posted on July 1, 2009September 6, 2024Categories PROJECTS
By using Turf Drain without gravel, we can stop the movement of the water along the sub-grade that causes the sand to erode, without fear of gravel contaminating the playing surface.
By using Turf Drain without gravel, we can stop the movement of the water along the sub-grade that causes the sand to erode, without fear of gravel contaminating the playing surface.

TPC Southwind uses tarp system on in-house drainage project

Author admin Posted on July 1, 2009September 6, 2024Categories CUSTOMER PROFILE, PRODUCT, PROJECTSTags , ,
Jim Thomas, CGCS at TPC Southwind, purchased the Turf Drain Tarp System prior to tackling an in-house drainage project this spring. The tarp system saves 80% of labor needed to move the spoils, compared to using plywood and utility vehicles.
Jim Thomas, CGCS at TPC Southwind, purchased the Turf Drain Tarp System prior to tackling an in-house drainage project this spring. The tarp system saves 80% of labor needed to move the spoils, compared to using plywood and utility vehicles.