The Drop

Go behind the scenes with top turf pros to see what it takes to create and maintain the world’s most breathtaking golf courses. From complete golf course renovations to improved water conservation, explore their stories of success.


Latest Drop

  • Maridoe Golf Club

    The team at the acclaimed Dallas-area club have relied on their Rain Bird® irrigation system for 10 years now. How has it performed and what did their recent upgrade to CirrusPRO™ add to the mix? Read on and find out.

  • North Oaks Golf Club

    In 2022, North Oaks Golf Club — one of the last designs by the great Canadian architect Stanley Thompson — was ready for a total irrigation makeover just as John Cameron returned to become superintendent. The club was committed to a new system and largely left it to Cameron to sort out which system and pump station technology would be best for their 70-year-old course. In the end, the Minnesota club went with Cameron’s recommendation and installed the Rain Bird® CirrusPRO™ system and a Rain Bird pump station. Why? It all came down to quality rotors, simple programming, seamless integration, and the ability to deliver consistently great conditions.

  • Golf de Roquebrune

    Facing scorching summers and outdated systems, Golf de Roquebrune turned to Rain Bird’s CirrusPRO™ for a game-changing irrigation solution. Discover how this innovative technology streamlined operations, cut costs, and ensured pristine playing conditions year-round.


Making a Splash

Adam Lamb, Course Manager

Thanks to the savings from the new system, we’re effectively using a third less water. That’s massive.

Tanner Westbrook, Director of Agronomy

Before it was hard. Now I can literally pull out my phone, add a station to a program or make a station adjustment anywhere I am.

John Cameron, Director of Golf Course & Grounds

My thing with Rain Bird is the overall durability of the rotors and sprinklers. Rain Bird heads stand out to me as the most durable and long-lasting.

John Zimmers, Director of Grounds

We’re still learning with Rain Bird, but we’re excited about it. The possibilities are unlimited.

Greg Boring, Director of Grounds

We had to get this right. We had to make the correct choice. And I think we nailed it.

Connor Healy, Superintendent

When other superintendents come out and see our irrigation system live, it has a big impact. It kind of sells itself.

Jonathan Bradshaw, Course Manager

What’s so great is the real-time interface and the control it brings—it’s extremely easy to use and the new IC system is dependable, giving us everything Rain Bird promised it could.

Blair Kirby, Director of Agronomy

We knew there was a problem before the grass knew there was a problem. We’re able to react so much faster.

Jason Zimmerman, Director of Greens & Grounds

Our new Rain Bird IC System gives us individual head control, allowing us to spot and address any issues quickly — for us, that’s huge.

Jennifer Torres, Golf Course Superintendent

Now that we have a Rain Bird system, I actually like it better. It’s easier to create programs and a lot more user-friendly.

Tom Gilchrist, Course Manager

We used to put a lot of work into fairways but never really saw the rewards — but with reliable irrigation and uniform coverage, that’s all changing.

Christian Mueller, Head Greenkeeper

CirrusPRO allows me to adjust our irrigation so precisely that I get optimal playing surface quality.

Phil Cuffare, Director of Agronomy

From service to repairs to ease of operation, the system is incredible. It’s mind-blowingly easy.

John MacLachlan, Head Greenkeeper

The new system has made a massive difference to us and is a 100% improvement on what we had. I can’t praise it enough.

Don Roth, Superintendent

The Rain Bird team was very sensitive to aesthetics and having fewer control boxes on the course.

Lorabeth Catterson, Assistant Director of Agronomy

You have to fix your water before you can really fix your soil.

Nick Dolimpio, Director of Golf Course Maintenance & Grounds

CirrusPRO has been one of the best changes to our life on the golf course. If I'm late to dinner and don't have time to set irrigation up, I can do that at home. It's really opened up our life.

Kevin Stotts, Links Superintendent

The new system provides us with the latest in irrigation technology, giving us much greater insights and data capture capabilities, meaning that we can make measured and informed decisions.