Golf Course Agronomy — Development — Sustainability
Living ground, engineered for performance.
Turfgrass treats every course as a working system — landscape, soil, water and turf, built and maintained to perform under tournament scrutiny. Independent expertise carried from first survey to final green, on courses across 53 countries.
Global Footprint
An international practice, plotted — not just claimed.
Courses
Countries
Continents
Years
Expertise
Three disciplines. One accountable partner.
Consultancy
Insight / Agronomy / Strategy
Better decisions, made earlier.
Independent agronomic and strategic advice — from feasibility and site analysis through to audits and long-term planning — so clients invest with clarity rather than guesswork.
- Feasibility studies & site analysis
- Agronomic audits
- Strategic & masterplan advice
- Independent second opinion for owners & committees
Development
Specification / Construction / Grow-In
Design intent, protected on the ground.
Construction specification and project management through build and grow-in, keeping architects' vision, budgets and timelines aligned from first cut to first putt.
- Grassing plans & construction specifications
- Tender documentation & contractor management
- Construction & project management
- Grow-in supervision
Sustainability
Water / Turf Science / Resilience
Resilience built into the turf itself.
Water, input and grass-selection strategy engineered for the site's climate — reducing cost and environmental impact without compromising playing quality.
- Water strategy & irrigation design
- Cool-to-warm season grass conversion
- Input reduction programmes
- Climate-resilient turf selection
The Life of a Course
Six stages. One accountable partner.
Land
Site analysis, land and water assessment, viability.
SITE SURVEY / WATER TABLE / SOIL PROFILESelected Work
Different courses, one standard.
Tralee Golf Club
Ongoing agronomic consultancy for one of Ireland's most celebrated links courses.
Hoiana Shores
World's Best New Golf Course, 2020
The San Roque Club
Elsewhere in the portfolio
Built for championship golf.
Adare Manor
Turfgrass has worked alongside Adare Manor’s design and construction team through redevelopment, grow-in and ongoing agronomy — introducing Ireland’s first SubAir system and preparing the course for the closest scrutiny in golf ahead of the 2027 Ryder Cup.
Read the storyProof Points
2027
Ryder Cup
1st
SubAir system in Ireland
Tournament Authority
19
years official agronomist, Solheim Cup
Who We Work With
Built around who’s making the decision.
A course is your members' experience and your biggest asset. We give the people accountable for it an independent, technical view they can act on — and defend.
Independent audits
For club leadershipThinking
Thinking from the Turfgrass team.
Team
An international agronomy network.
Behind the statistics is a technical team with a combined 150+ years of agronomic and development experience — on the ground, in the countries where our clients build.
John Clarkin
Julian Mooney
Sarah Deegan
Veronica Dagge
Rachel Chiverton
Turfgrass Insights
Stay close to the ground.
Project updates, agronomy thinking and tournament insight from the Turfgrass team.
Discuss a Project
Every stage shapes the next one.
Let’s talk about yours.
Championship condition isn't a finish line. It's a Tuesday.