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 …
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.
Shane Wright, CGCS, golf course superintendent at Vero Beach Country Club, installed one of our Irrigation Driven Pumps (IDPs) to drain an area of his course where it would have been particularly expensive to run electrical service.
Shane Wright, CGCS, golf course superintendent at Vero Beach Country Club, installed one of our Irrigation Driven Pumps (IDPs) to drain an area of his course where it would have been particularly expensive to run electrical service.
