Parkstone Golf Club in Dorset has upgraded its drainage infrastructure to improve winter playability, installing the Hydrowick system from Djuke across key greens and fairways.

Course manager Grant Peters, who has overseen the course for nine years, said persistent waterlogging had been affecting some greens and fairways, particularly during periods of heavy rainfall. Following a trial on one problematic green, the club installed Hydrowick on nine greens, significantly reducing downtime after rainfall. Grant reports that an inch of rain now leaves these greens playable within hours.

Encouraged by these results, the club has extended Hydrowick to fairways, saying that the system proved effective even during 60mm of rainfall in November. The drainage solution uses a patented rope system to draw moisture away efficiently and is installed at 2m centres with minimal surface disruption, returning areas to play within 24 hours.

Further installations are planned for three or four additional fairways in late 2026 and early 2027.