About
Started in Wicklow. Working everywhere golf is built.
Turfgrass was founded in Ireland in 1997. Twenty-nine years on, the same independent, technical approach now supports clients across 53 countries.
Our story
A local practice that became an international standard.
Turfgrass began as an agronomy practice based in Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Almost three decades later, the business has grown into an international consultancy working across Ireland, the Middle East, the USA and beyond — with project experience spanning 53 countries and five continents.
What hasn’t changed is the approach: independent, technically grounded advice, carried by a team willing to stay involved for the full life of a course rather than a single stage of it. That is still true whether the project is a members’ club in Ireland or a championship venue preparing for the world’s biggest stage.
The team now includes specialists based in the US, brought in with input from figures such as Brad Owen, formerly Senior Director of Agronomy at Augusta National Golf Club — reflecting a business built to operate at the same standard wherever the next course happens to be.
Global Footprint
An international practice, plotted — not just claimed.
Courses
Countries
Continents
Years
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
Founder
Julian Mooney
Director of Agronomy
Sarah Deegan
Veronica Dagge
Accounts & Administration
Rachel Chiverton
Executive Support
Jonathan (JP) Pendry
Agronomy Consultant
Craig Hanney
Project Management & Agronomy
Anthony Fitzpatrick
Grow-In Consultant
Adam Moeller
Agronomy Consultant, USA
Brad Owen
Senior Turfgrass & Championship Conditioning
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Every stage shapes the next one.
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Championship condition isn't a finish line. It's a Tuesday.