The Turfdry Drainage System using hydraway sportsdrain
The ultimate solution for golf course drainage, combining maximum efficiency with minimum disruption
Suitable for use across the course - from fairways, to bunkers, to greens - The Turfdry Greens & Fairway Drainage Systems take advantage of Hydraway's high rate of water intake, clog-resistance, and narrow installation profile to make it the most effective drainage solution for golf courses suffering from waterlogging.
Benefits of the Drainage System
Maximum Efficiency
- The surface area of Hydraway Sportsdrain is 40% greater than a conventional plastic pipe, and 100% greater than 60mm plastic pipe.
- Water can enter the drain through 75% of Hydraway's surface area compared with only 6% for plastic pipe.
- Unlike conventional plastic pipe drains - which must be laid at a minimum gradient of 1 in 200 to prevent blockage through silt build-up - Hydraway Sportsdrain is proven to be effective even at zero gradient
Minimum Disruption
- Hydraway Sportsdrain is less than one-third the width of 80mm plastic pipe and can therefore be installed in a much narrower trench.
Proven Performance
- Hydraway has been used in a range of drainage applications worldwide since 1983. It was approved by the British Board of Agrément (BBA), and has been successfully installed in schemes funded by: The National Lottery; Sport England; Football Trust; Football Foundation; Rugby Football Foundation; and Rugby Football Union.
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Installation With minimum disruption
Our specially designed equipment, on low ground pressure grassland tyres, enables the machine installation of Hydraway as the trench is cut, with excavated soil being loaded directly into a trailer via a high-lift soil conveyor. After back-filling the trenches with gravel or Lytag, the installation is completed by an application of sand or rootzone and rolled flat. With many drainage applications the surface is then ready for immediate re-use.
First Stage
Hydraway is fed into a narrow trench as excavated spoil is emptied tidily into a trailer.
Second Stage
Gravel or Lytag backfill is installed through a hopper.
Third Stage
Sand or rootzone is the final backfill and is rolled flat.
Installation Diagram
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Examples of Golf Course Greens Drainage
Many golf courses in the UK still have traditional clay-based greens or some other type of construction that falls short of a free-draining USGA specification. The cost of replacing existing greens that are prone to waterlogging with USGA greens can be prohibitively expensive, whereas the Turfdry Greens Drainage System can transform the drainage capabilities of clay based greens at a fraction of the cost.
Examples of Golf Course Fairway Drainage
Hydraway's high water intake rate and laboratory-proven clog-resistance make it the perfect solution for persistantly waterlogged fairways, whilst the minimally disruptive installation by the experienced Turfdry team will see your course restored in record time. Transform the playability of your course with the Turfdry Drainage System.
Jamie Saitch - Owner, The Rayleigh Club
"As the owner of the Rayleigh Club, and having had Turfdry install drainage to both our championship members course and our pay & play course, I can honestly say that both courses have gone from being only playable 8-9 months per year to 12 months a year; in fact, the only closure we have had since the drainage was installed has been due to frost.
The product works and works well, the planning and services given are exceptional, and I would recommend both to anyone looking to make their golf course an all-round better playing surface. We have found that not only are the fairways much dryer, the growth we are experiencing since the drainage has been installed is also much thicker and healthier.
To me, the ultimate proof is that we now have over 50 people waiting to join the members course as they are aware that they are pretty much guaranteed all year round golf, and I’m certain there cannot be many golf clubs that can boast that fact. "
Brian Turner - Course Manager, Sunningdale Golf Club
"The Turfdry Drainage System [using Hydraway] has improved the greens dramatically."
Gordon Lumbis - Greens Chairman, Chilwell Manor Golf Club
"The work has been most successful. Tested by a fall of 3 inches of snow followed by a night's rain, the water drained through the system perfectly. Our members have been most complimentary about money well spent and I am pleased to advise our complete satisfaction."
Gordon Scott - Past Captain, Fairwood Park Golf Club
"I was very much against any drainage work being done on the greens, but the results have been magnificent!"
David Murdoch MG - Liphook Golf Club
"I have never seen drainage work like this in my life! What was the wettest area of the course is now one of the driest."
Kevin Piper - Head Greenkeeper, Holsworthy Golf Club
"Before the drainage works by Turfdry the course could only properly be used for nine months of the year, but now we can expect to play throughout the year. Thanks to the Turfdry Drainage System, our greens are in use when similar courses in the area are on temporary greens."
Tony Sharman - Course Manager, Cherry Lodge
"I'm very happy indeed with the greens drainage, and so are all the members. Firmness of the greens is good and we can get machinery on when it's not normally possible at this time of year".
