Golf Course Irrigation

Golf course irrigation sprinklers operating beside a green and bunker

Complete golf course irrigation delivery

JK Irrigation designs, installs, renews and supports golf course irrigation systems. We connect the water source, storage, pumping, pipework, controls, valves and sprinklers through to commissioning, records and practical handover.

Work can be delivered as a complete installation, a phased renewal or focused improvement to an existing system.

What we deliver

  • New golf course irrigation systems
  • Phased renewal of ageing networks
  • Mainline, lateral pipework and field assemblies
  • Sprinklers, valves, decoders and two-wire controls
  • Pump stations, storage and water transfer
  • Testing, commissioning and operator handover
  • Audits, servicing and practical training

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Golf course irrigation sprinklers operating across maintained turf

Evidence before construction

Water availability, pump performance, pressure, flow, control architecture and buried assets all influence the right response. JK Irrigation can support surveys, audits and practical planning before work starts, or build within an independent consultant's defined specification and responsibilities.

On an operating course, the programme must also account for play, ground conditions, existing services, plant routes, materials, reinstatement and the greenkeeping team. Technical leadership, project oversight, construction, engineering and logistics are allocated across the JK Irrigation team.

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Renewing an existing system

Not every course needs complete replacement. Pipework and hydraulic assets may still have value while controls, cable, decoders or field hardware need attention. We investigate the fault, assess wider condition and develop a proportionate programme.

JK Irrigation is systems-led rather than manufacturer-led. Rain Bird, Hunter and Toro equipment is considered according to the site, retained assets and agreed requirements. Records include Rain Bird at Richmond and Blacknest, Hunter at Bedford School, and Toro at Bedford Golf Club and Swinley Forest.

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Water systems and course development

Sprinkler performance depends on source availability, storage, pump duty, filtration, pipe sizing, pressure and field demand working together.

New holes and grow-in work must also align with shaping, drainage, rootzone, turf establishment and the long-term water and control plan. Checked records include The Addington, Cruden Bay, Warley Park and Brocket Hall.

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Large irrigation pipe coils prepared for a JK Irrigation installation project

Project evidence

Richmond Golf Club

Rain Bird identifies John Kidson and JK Irrigation as the contractor for Richmond Golf Club's IC conversion. The project was also reported by Golf Business News.

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Mid Kent Golf Club

JK Irrigation's checked record covers a new course-wide irrigation system serving the greens, including mole-plough installation. Pipe sizes, sprinkler schedules, controls and measured outcomes remain held until the technical file is checked.

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Handover and ongoing support

Depending on scope, handover can include commissioning information, asset records, marked-up drawings, operating guidance and training. A service visit is recorded as attendance only and is not presented as a retained maintenance contract or endorsement.

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