Turf Solutions Group

What Turf Solutions Group does

Turf Solutions Group (TSG) is a privately held US sports construction firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in East Peoria, Illinois. The company provides turnkey design/build services for sports fields, athletic facilities, and golf properties, with a core competency in installing both natural and synthetic turf systems. Service lines span baseball/softball fields, soccer/futsal fields, football fields, indoor sports facilities (including pressurized domes and metal buildings), golf courses, driving ranges, putting courses, golf entertainment venues, and residential putting greens. Supporting offerings include Design & Planning Services and a recurring Sports Field Maintenance program built around a proprietary 3-step deep cleaning process for synthetic turf that the company claims can extend field life by up to 20%. Project portfolios include multi-field complexes such as Louisville Slugger Sports Complex (10 synthetic baseball fields plus a 125,000 sq ft dome, 2016), The Rock Sports Complex (6-field hybrid complex, 2013), Foley Sports Tourism Complex (16 natural-grass fields on 32 acres), and golf entertainment builds such as Park North Golf Club (40 climate-controlled driving bays, 18-hole putting course, completed October 2025).

TSG's go-to-market is sales-led and consultative, anchored by free project consultations and an online FastQuote form that captures budget tiers from under $100,000 to over $1,000,000. Customers are concentrated in four primary verticals — municipal governments and park districts, educational institutions (K-12 and collegiate), golf facilities and entertainment operators, and private/residential clients — served nationwide across more than 42 states plus international work in Europe, Mexico, Costa Rica, Central America, South America, and Asia. Revenue is project-based professional services revenue (design, construction, installation) plus an emerging maintenance annuity stream; pricing is fully quote-based with no publicly disclosed fixed tiers, and the company is structured around mobile construction crews of up to 25 people supervised by senior project managers.

The firm is owned by three founding partners — Jason Payne (business/marketing), Scott Pierce (20+ years recreational construction with a golf specialty), and Bill Phillips (25+ years landscape architecture, championship golf course design) — supported by a VP of Sales/Estimating, a Director of Marketing, and a bench of project managers and estimators with 10-30+ years of construction industry experience. TSG is not publicly listed, has not disclosed outside funding, and reports 51-100 employees.

Name

Turf Solutions Group

Legal name

Turf Solutions Group

Website

https://turfsolutionsgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Turf Solutions Group is a US sports and golf construction firm providing turnkey design/build services for natural and synthetic turf fields, athletic facilities, golf courses, and golf entertainment venues, serving municipalities, schools, and commercial operators across 42+ states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Construction Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730)

akta.pro primary industry

Athletic Field & Golf Course Groundskeeping (IMAIAIAH)

Keywords

• Sports field construction
• Golf course design
• Synthetic turf installation
• Athletic facility development
• Natural grass fields

Headquarters

HQ city

Peoria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Construction and Project Services: One-time project-based revenue from design, construction, and installation services for sports fields, golf courses, and athletic facilities. Projects range from under $100,000 to over $1,000,000 in budget. Also includes maintenance and revitalization programs for existing synthetic turf fields.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Turf Solutions Group is a turnkey design/build construction firm specializing in sports fields and golf courses. The company delivers natural and synthetic turf installation for baseball, softball, soccer, football, indoor athletic facilities, and golf entertainment venues, supported by design/planning services and ongoing sports field maintenance programs. Projects are delivered nationwide using in-house construction crews and project management.

Product overview

Turf Solutions Group is a sports construction company providing recreational land design, project management, and construction services since 2005. The company operates a multi-service portfolio spanning Baseball/Softball Field Construction, Soccer/Futsal Field Construction, Football Field Construction, Indoor Sports Facilities, and Golf/Golf Entertainment (including Golf Putting Courses, Golf Renovation & Construction, and Residential Golf). They offer both natural and synthetic turf solutions with complementary Design & Planning Services and Sports Field Maintenance programs. The company uses a turnkey design/build approach and has completed projects in more than 42 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baseball / Softball Field Construction
• Soccer / Futsal Field Construction
• Football Field Construction
• Indoor Sports Facility Construction
• Golf / Golf Entertainment Construction
• Golf Putting Course Design & Construction
• Golf Renovation & Construction
• Residential Golf Construction
• Design & Planning Services
• Sports Field Maintenance Program

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Southwest Greens: Designer and installer of synthetic golf greens, putting courses, and backyard turf. Overlaps with TSG's residential golf, putting course, and golf entertainment construction lines, particularly on commercial putting greens and entertainment facilities.
• Hellas Construction: National sports construction firm specializing in synthetic turf fields, track surfacing, and base construction. Direct competitor to TSG in the turnkey athletic facility design/build market, particularly for football, soccer, and baseball fields at the high school and collegiate level.
• McDonald & Sons Golf Course Builders: Specialty golf course construction and renovation contractor with deep experience across the U.S. Closely comparable to TSG's golf renovation and construction line, including championship-level course builds and golf entertainment venues.
• Landscapes Unlimited: Golf course construction and renovation company with national reach, also active in sports turf and irrigation. Direct peer to TSG's golf construction, renovation, and design/build services for golf facilities and entertainment venues.
• Sport Construction Group: Specialty sports facility contractor providing design, construction, and renovation of athletic fields and complexes. Directly comparable to TSG in scope (multi-sport fields, synthetic and natural turf) and target customer base (schools, municipalities, private clients).
• AstroTurf (SYNTurf / Controlled Products): One of the original synthetic turf manufacturers, offering both products and turnkey installation services for athletic fields. Competes with TSG in the school, municipal, and sports-tourism end markets on synthetic field design/build.
• Shaw Sports Turf: Synthetic turf manufacturer that supplies and installs fields for athletic facilities. TSG has even specified Shaw Sports Turf on prior projects (e.g., Morton Potters Football Field), making Shaw both a supplier and a direct competitor on installation scopes.
• SYNLawn: National synthetic turf installer with a dealer network serving residential, commercial, and athletic markets. Competitor to TSG on synthetic turf installation for golf, landscape, and athletic field applications, including residential putting greens.
• FieldTurf USA: Major manufacturer and installer of synthetic turf systems for athletic and landscape applications. Competes directly with TSG on synthetic turf field installations for schools, municipalities, and sports complexes, often bidding as the manufacturer/installer against independent builders.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec (Sports & Recreation): Large global engineering, architecture, and design firm with a sports and recreation practice. While not a dedicated sports builder, Stantec competes for design commissions on complex athletic and golf facilities where TSG partners like Bill Phillips provide landscape architecture.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/turf-solutions-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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