Golf course drainage crew using plywood routes to protect turf

Golf-course-aware drainage

Drainage that protects the turf above it.

WNC Turf approaches drainage as a turf-quality project: diagnose the water, protect the surface, install deliberately, and leave the site ready to recover.

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Turf quality begins below the surface

Water affects roots, playability, and recovery.

When water cannot move through a surface correctly, turf can stay soft, thin, stressed, and slow to recover. The visible symptom may be a wet spot, an unstable bunker edge, a worn approach, or repeated turf decline—but the cause is often grade, soil, traffic, and drainage working against one another.

We look at the whole site before recommending a fix. That gives the work a proper outlet, a practical route, and a finish that respects how the turf needs to perform afterward.

Illustration of slope assessment and drainage flow on a golf course

The WNC Turf process

Plan the water path. Protect the turf. Restore the surface.

Drainage is a sequence of careful decisions, not just a trench and pipe.

Diagnose the site

Identify wet areas, traffic patterns, low points, existing features, and the turf condition around them.

Check slope and outlet

Verify grade and determine where water can move safely and effectively.

Protect the surface

Use plywood travel routes and an organized work zone to limit avoidable turf damage.

Install as a system

Place pipe, stone, fabric, catch basins, and laterals as connected parts of the drainage plan.

Clean and restore

Manage sod, materials, crossings, and final cleanup so recovery can begin right away.

More than a drainage crew

Work that belongs on a golf course.

We understand that the environment around the work is part of the job. The crew's conduct, travel paths, cleanup, and awareness of nearby turf and water all matter.