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  • APPLICATIONS
    • APPLICATION AREAS
    • MASTER DRAINAGE PLANS
    • Fairway Drainage
    • Greens Drainage
    • New Construction
    • Bunker Renovation
    • Hillside and Mountainous Properties
    • Seaside and Low-Lying Courses
    • Salt-Affected Sites
    • Athletic Fields
  • SYSTEMS & COMPONENTS
    • Turf Drain™ – The ORIGINAL waffle drain
      • Turf Drain vs. Perforated Pipe
    • Turf Drain Siphon System ™
    • Perma Basins and Channel Drains
    • IDP (Irrigation Driven Pump)
    • Sump Pumps, custom by TDA
      • Westmoreland CC 813 Sump
    • Chameleon Drains
    • Turf Drain Tarp System
      • Tarp Construction & Tarp Use
    • Greens Covers
  • VIDEO
    • Turf Drainage Co of America Intro
    • Baton Rouge Country Club
    • Webinars
    • Brian Schweihofer – Modern Drainage
    • Weather Channel: 2009 PGA at East Lake
    • World Business Review
    • Using Siphons in Rocky Soils
    • Hillside Springs
    • Turf Drain Tarp System
      • Tarp Construction & Tarp Use
    • Sod Harvester: key drainage installation tool
    • Irrigation-Driven Pump (IDP)
    • Channel Basin assembly
    • D. Hurley Metropolitan Golf/ USGA 2012
  • IN THE PRESS
    • ESPN 2009 Article: East Lake Looks Playable
    • Golf Course Trades: Are Drainage Problems Draining Your Budget … and Your Patience?
    • Hound Ears Club – Mowing day after 4.5″ rain
    • USGA 2013 Article: Wade Hampton Can Hold Its Water
    • PGA Tour: Players ‘stunned’ to find course in good shape
    • TurfNet: Drain It!
    • Planning a Golf Course Drainage Project: USGA
    • On Course: 11 Miles of Tile at Westmoreland
    • Golfdom: Let It Drain
    • Golfdom: Firming Up the Fairways
    • Fairway Drainage at Diablo CC
    • Siphons Work on Poorly Sloped Fairways
    • GCM: Make Trouble Go Down the Tubes
    • Analyzing Drainage Problems & Applying Proper Drainage Techniques
  • NEWSLETTER
    • Turf Drainage Co of America Intro
      • February 2017: Berkeley Hall Club, Bluffton, SC
    • 2015
      • 1st Qtr 2015: Tech Section: Surveying Turning Points
      • 1st Qtr 2015 – Current Projects
    • 2014
      • 1st Qtr 2014: Tech Section: Could this be why your green doesn’t drain?
      • 1st Qtr 2014: Current Projects
    • 2013
      • Raise basin in 10 seconds
      • Tech Section – Difference between drainage envelope & drainage filter
      • Tech Section: Understanding Water Tables & The Capillary Fringe
      • Current Projects
    • 2012
      • ON DISPLAY at the GIS Show in Las Vegas, TDA Booth 2264
      • Fall 2012: Installing Drainage Like This Could Be Making Your Problem Worse, Part 2
      • Where are the drain lines
      • Why would you want your bunker to do this?
      • Cardinal Rule 1 – Adequate airspace for proper seepage drainage
      • Valhalla Renovation Starts
      • Valhalla reopens Sept 2012
      • Current Projects
    • 2011
      • Concentrations of Flow
      • Golf Course Architect Jeff Blume turns to TDA drainage solutions for Conroe Country Club renovation
      • What will a Master Drainage Plan do for you?
      • This one mistake can destroy your drainage system
      • Roaring Fork Club, Basalt, CO – Matt Brewer saves thousands with new IDPs
      • Installing drainage like this could be making your problem worse, Part 1
      • Why NO drainage system can “wick” water
      • Fall 2011 – Franklin Hills, Franklin, MI, starts Phase 1
    • 2010
      • Drainage Project: Rent a Superintendent
      • Do geotextiles clog up?
      • The Farm Golf Club, Rocky Face, GA
      • East Lake Golf Club Shines during 2009 Tour Championship Despite Record Rainfalls
      • Non-Breathable Greens Covers Offer Best Choice In Certain Areas
      • North Ridge Country Club – Greens Drainage Installation
      • Palm Beach CC installs new Turf Drain Siphon System during Renovation
  • GALLERY
  • TECHNICAL
    • Technical Articles
    • Geotextile Research
    • Perma Basin Specs
      • Perma Basin Specifications
    • Turf Drain Specifications
      • Turf Drain Specs
      • Turf Drain Spec Sheet
    • Brochures
      • PB brochure
      • TD Brochure
    • Perma Basin Assembly
      • PB 1800 Assembly
      • PB1800-B Assembly
      • PB2400 Assembly
      • PB2400-B Assembly
      • PB3600 Assembly
      • PB3600-B Assembly
      • PB4800 Assembly
      • PB4800-B Assembly
      • Siphon Attachment Kit
    • Channel Basin Assembly
      • Channel 2 Assembly
      • Channel 3 Assembly
      • Channel 4 Assembly
      • Channel 1 Assembly
    • Sample List of Projects
      • Sample Projects

GALLERY


Bunker Construction

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Channels and Curbing

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Fairway Drainage

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Greens Drainage

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Hillside and Mountainous Sites

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Irrigation Driven Pump and Mini IDP

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Perma Basin – the basin built to leak

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Salt-Affected Sites

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Seaside and Low-Lying Courses

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Sod Harvester

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Turf Drain Siphon System

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Turf Drain Tarp System

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Turf Drain Done Right!

Turf Drainage Company of America has been a leader in golf course drainage since 1984. We have five patents in the field of seepage drainage – including the Turf Drain Siphon System. Whether you need to drain one hole or 18, we custom design a comprehensive drainage plan for your property, manufacture the components, and work with trained contractors until project completion.

WE DRAIN YOUR COURSE WITHOUT CLOSING IT!

Turf Drain - the ORIGINAL waffle Drain

Turf Drain Siphon System

Turf Drain Siphon SystemThe 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™.

Considering a drainage project?

The best thing that you can do is start with a Master Drainage Plan. You will be surprised of how affordable a professionally-prepared Master Drainage Plan is. Call us to discuss your project.

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Turf Drainage Co. of America
PO Box 702
Marrero, LA 70073

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