WATER LOGGED NEWLY LAID TURF

[Trazor]

driving a fork in will compress soil around the tines, making it more resistant to drainage, long term[/quote
^thats the funniest thing i read all day

I suggest you do some research. The act of driving a fork/spade into soil "smears" the earth together, making it resistant to water, more so in clay based soils.Ask any green keeper.

The depth that a fork will get to will do nothing to help drainage, including filling with sharp sand.
Are you seriously trying to lower the water level in his garden with a fork......

 

[DennisLS]

...and when the big hole fills up?. IT won't

 

[WabbitPoo]

...and when the big hole fills up?. IT won't

It will if its in clay.

 

[DennisLS]

Mine is clay and that's not filled up, maybe I'm just a lucky person with a special type of absorbent clay?