StrokerAce Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Thinking of building a synthetic putting green in the backyard on the cheap. Anyone done this and have any tips? Seems pretty straightforward... *Not* looking for anything fancy at all. Have about 75ish yards in the back and thinking of a small green (6x8?) with a single cup that I can chip onto and just putt around on for fun. Steps to Installing a Putting Green Mark out the location, size, and shape. Remove old sod. Compact the ground with a plate compactor. Lay down weed barrier. Add edging. Lay down a base like crushed stone, and smooth it out. Compact the base. Add infill and turf. https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/how-to-make-a-putting-green-with-synthetic-turf/9ba683603be9fa5395fab901443238eb GolfSpy BOS, sirchunksalot, Larryd3 and 4 others 7 Quote Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X/Wilson Triad Buggy- Clicgear 4.0 Bag- Callaway Org 14/Fairway C Link to comment
GolfSpy BOS Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Thinking of building a synthetic putting green in the backyard on the cheap. Anyone done this and have any tips? Seems pretty straightforward... *Not* looking for anything fancy at all. Have about 75ish yards in the back and thinking of a small green (6x8?) with a single cup that I can chip onto and just putt around on for fun. Steps to Installing a Putting Green Mark out the location, size, and shape. Remove old sod. Compact the ground with a plate compactor. Lay down weed barrier. Add edging. Lay down a base like crushed stone, and smooth it out. Compact the base. Add infill and turf. https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/how-to-make-a-putting-green-with-synthetic-turf/9ba683603be9fa5395fab901443238ebNo advice... but let me know when you’re done I’ll come over and you can steal all my money with putting/chipping contests. HahaAny reason to not do 2 or 3 cups that you can putt between? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk GolfSpy_SHARK, Shapotomous, sirchunksalot and 1 other 3 1 Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment
null Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 It is a LOT of work. I have looked into it and getting the base, drainage and sub layers correct is 99% of the game. If your drainage and base layers are off, it ends up being a disaster. For 48 square feet I am not sure it would even be worth it. StrokerAce and MNUte 2 Quote Link to comment
Nolan220 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 51 minutes ago, StrokerAce said: Thinking of building a synthetic putting green in the backyard on the cheap. Anyone done this and have any tips? Seems pretty straightforward... *Not* looking for anything fancy at all. Have about 75ish yards in the back and thinking of a small green (6x8?) with a single cup that I can chip onto and just putt around on for fun. Steps to Installing a Putting Green Mark out the location, size, and shape. Remove old sod. Compact the ground with a plate compactor. Lay down weed barrier. Add edging. Lay down a base like crushed stone, and smooth it out. Compact the base. Add infill and turf. https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/how-to-make-a-putting-green-with-synthetic-turf/9ba683603be9fa5395fab901443238eb I actually looked into this same homedepot page .. I will prob end up doing it but thought the same thing looks straightforward, also I watched some YouTube clips and doesn’t seem too bad but like @jlukes mentions drainage is key StrokerAce 1 Quote Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex or JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft Precision Pro NX7 range finder Ultralight Cart Bag Link to comment
StrokerAce Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 38 minutes ago, B.Boston said: No advice... but let me know when you’re done I’ll come over and you can steal all my money with putting/chipping contests. Haha Any reason to not do 2 or 3 cups that you can putt between? just want to start with something simple and easy at first. if it works, great! but if not then I want to be able to pull it up and let the grass (or weeds lol) grow back. GolfSpy_SHARK and GolfSpy BOS 2 Quote Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X/Wilson Triad Buggy- Clicgear 4.0 Bag- Callaway Org 14/Fairway C Link to comment
MNUte Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, jlukes said: It is a LOT of work. I have looked into it and getting the base, drainage and sub layers correct is 99% of the game. If your drainage and base layers are off, it ends up being a disaster. For 48 square feet I am not sure it would even be worth it. Seconding this! It's a design build that seems straightforward on the surface but straight forward does not equate to simple. Do as much research as possible. If I remember right, there are a bunch of YouTube videos on how to do it and some articles on tips, tricks and areas to avoid so you don't turn a part of your lawn into a bog. Edit: thinking on this, for how cheap it supposedly is, it's just as cheap, more year round, and a lot less of a headache to get an indoor putting mat from Birdie Ball. Edited April 9, 2021 by MNUte Adding ParFore74x 1 Quote Rag tag bag, but it does the job. Taylormade R1 driver. Ping G400 3 wood. Cleveland Halo Launcher 3 hybrid. Cleveland CBX launcher irons (5-PW). Assorted wedges (48, 52, 58). Odyssey White Hot Pro 2.0 putter. Link to comment
null Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 hours ago, MNUte said: Seconding this! It's a design build that seems straightforward on the surface but straight forward does not equate to simple. Do as much research as possible. If I remember right, there are a bunch of YouTube videos on how to do it and some articles on tips, tricks and areas to avoid so you don't turn a part of your lawn into a bog. Edit: thinking on this, for how cheap it supposedly is, it's just as cheap, more year round, and a lot less of a headache to get an indoor putting mat from Birdie Ball. Yup especially if you’re only going to be hitting 6 to 8 ft putts Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Tom the Golf Nut Posted April 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2021 I have built two. The image below was the first one. This was my budget build when I still lived in CT. Ground work is key. Do not rush this in any way. Dig down two inches and level everything. And I mean level. Then add you crusher run gravel. Level this out after 1 inch water it and use a compactor. Add another inch of the crushed stone. Water it, level it and compact it again. Now wait a few days and putt on it. Fix any areas and compact again. Now figure out where you want your hole location. Then you can toss in some more crushed stone where you want a break. Dig out your cup location. Insert the cup leaving the cup top above the gravel about 1/2 the thickness of the turf. Lay your turf out and let it sit a day or two. Once relaxed and flat cut an x over the cup location. Now trim around the cup. Depending on your turf you might need to add infill. I used play sand and it worked out fine for about three years then it just compacted and got to hard to hold a chip. For something your size I would just get a putting green turf. I actually order this one through home depot. They had a turff sample board for indoor outdoor turf and I picked one that would work. 12 feet wide by 18 feet long. Then when I cut to round the corners I added the pieces to the left side. Now I'm in TN and I built one three times the size. Capable of holding 150 yard shots. The turf required infill and a friend had a connection at a sand and gravel yard. I went the cheaper route and used sand instead of the colored rubber infill. Bad mistake. Weeds and moss have taken over the green over time (10 years). Even spraying with weed killer couldn't hold it at bay. With actually tons on sand in the turf it compacted as well. Im in the process of ripping it out. It will take a while. I have to cut it in pieces due to the weight. Then drag it off with a vehicle. Everything underneath is fine. But the 2k I spent on the turf is trash. Think I'm going to add topsoil and go with real grass and modify an old mower. I have to dig up my photos of the second green and post that tomorrow. If you have any questions ask away. PS on green #2 I actually put drain tube from the bottom of the cups under ground and out the sides of the green. HeathS16, Shapotomous, Headhammer and 12 others 14 1 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment
TBT Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 I sooo want to do one of these!Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy fixyurdivot, sirchunksalot and Kenny B 3 Quote XR Driver Matrix Ozik 8m3 Black Tie Shaft King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft PXG 0211 DC 5-PW Mitsubishi MMT 80 Shafts RTX ZIPCORE 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 2.0 grip MTB Twitter: @timldotson Instagram: timldotson Facebook: TimDotson Link to comment
Kenny B Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 19 minutes ago, TBT said: I sooo want to do one of these! I sooo want to have one of these... put in!!! Shapotomous, MyWifesSwingCoach, sirchunksalot and 1 other 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment
Sevefan Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Doing this now. Have most of the gravel base in and will finish the rest today. I have the surface on order and when it arrives I will lay it out and rent a plate compactor. I'm going to compact and then dig out the holes and compact again. One of my main concerns is that there be no lumps or bumps, so I'm going to be serious about getting it smoothed out. For drainage, I'm going to have a slight crown in the middle of the green and will dig down below the holes and put small stones in there for better drainage. Mine will be 10 x 20 with a chipping fringe around that. Thanks for the tips. Quote Epic Flash Driver & 3W Epic Flash 2H ZX 3U Cobra F7 4-5H MP-32 3-PW OR Z745 5-PW AW 51 2.0 Glide Stealth 55 & 60 B60 Putter Link to comment
CarlH Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 When we bought our house, there was an outdoor putting green installed. Sadly, it wasn't done very well. It was the first attempt by a company and they didn't properly prepare the subsurface, leaving the green like putting on a linoleum floor. Over time, it wore down and was unsightly and definitely not a putting green, but the dogs enjoyed it. My backyard is not large and there is no lawn there -- just the artificial turf and surrounding plants/flowers and concrete. When I replaced it, I opted not to install turf to be used as a putting green, but rather installed a high grade artificial turf (similar to what might be found at a sports park). It looks great and is maintenance free, but I no longer have a putting green. In all honesty, I don't really miss it. Bottom line, don't scrimp on preparation for the turf. Make sure that the subsurface has good drainage and is of a material that will withstand time. The turf can always be replaced, but the foundation will last a long time if properly prepared. Of course, the materials today are of much higher quality than what was initially used for the one in our yard. StrokerAce, Kenny B and cnosil 3 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment
Tom the Golf Nut Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Sevefan said: Doing this now. Have most of the gravel base in and will finish the rest today. I have the surface on order and when it arrives I will lay it out and rent a plate compactor. I'm going to compact and then dig out the holes and compact again. One of my main concerns is that there be no lumps or bumps, so I'm going to be serious about getting it smoothed out. For drainage, I'm going to have a slight crown in the middle of the green and will dig down below the holes and put small stones in there for better drainage. Mine will be 10 x 20 with a chipping fringe around that. Thanks for the tips. Once you have it compacted and before you put the turf down make a ton of putts. Then you will see what you have to fix or adjust. Once the turf is down it is much more difficult. Just before the turf, get a bag or two of play sand. Use a lawn fertilizer spreader and put the sand down. Brush it with a broom until all the sand settles between the crushed stone. Then water it with a fine spray on the hose. This will lock everything in together. Once dry take more putts. I can't enfisise this enough. Nothing worse than taking a putt and it moves army style (left, right, left right). Also be real carefull around the cups get a 4 foot level and check all around the cup/ cups. No ridges near the cup. Then roll out you turf. cnosil 1 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment
Popular Post Tom the Golf Nut Posted April 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2021 This was green build #2. The sand trap went in on the front left side that looks like a hole. This was from the 100 yard tee box. 30 by 38 green looks small. But you can see I had a perfect fairway already there. Pre laying of the turf. Notice drain tubes coming from under the green from each cup. The green is actually deeper than it is wide. Photo is deceiving. I actually built 2 x 4 forms so I knew when I had a good base layer. Filled them 1/2 way then compacted, then filled them to the top and compacted. Once the forms were removed then I rounded the corners. Sand trap was pre dug at this pint with added underground drainage. cnosil, cciciora13, excourse and 8 others 8 3 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment
Sevefan Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Wow, you did an amazing job. Looks awesome. I hope you became automatic on approach shots from 100 yds! Should I compact it again after sprinkling the sand on the compacted gravel? Thanks. fixyurdivot 1 Quote Epic Flash Driver & 3W Epic Flash 2H ZX 3U Cobra F7 4-5H MP-32 3-PW OR Z745 5-PW AW 51 2.0 Glide Stealth 55 & 60 B60 Putter Link to comment
Tom the Golf Nut Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 57 minutes ago, Sevefan said: Wow, you did an amazing job. Looks awesome. I hope you became automatic on approach shots from 100 yds! Should I compact it again after sprinkling the sand on the compacted gravel? Thanks. No you shouldn't have to. You are only adding enough sand to fill in between the pieces of crushed stone. Go sparingly and just use a soft push broom. Walk along and let the sand just fall into the tiny cracks. Don't force sweep (if that's even a phrase). You are correct. The 100 yards and in and the putting is the stronger part of my game. If I come up short or miss a green I don't even fear not making par. To me it's a chip and one putt or hopefully chip it in. But it only makes sense that's what I can practice the most without going anywhere. Show us your photo's! CarlH, Nolan220 and cnosil 3 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment
WaffleHouseTour Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I just did this in my backyard. Very much an out of the box project. Tom is right, level, level, level, and take your time. Depending on how you build it (kit like mine or DIY) you may have some options/methods to address uneven spots or add breaks. Good luck. You mentioned you are looking at 6*8 in size. You might find that a kit, or something like rolling out BirdieBalls outdoor version might be better. I’d first suggest marking off your desired area to be sure you can do what you want. If you are thinking about 50 yard shots that’s a pretty small target. At least it would be for me... StrokerAce, Sevefan and MattF 3 Quote Walking ahead of my BagBoy QuadXL w Alphard eWheels Driver: Callaway Mavrik SubZero 9* Neutral w stock Evenflow Riptide R flex shaft 3W Titelist TS2 15* Draw w Tensei Blue R flex 3H, 4H Cobra One Length F9 Speedback hybrids (1”short) w Fujikura Atmos R flex shaft 5I-GW Cobra Forged TEC Black One Length (1”short, 2* flat) KBS 90 R flex shafts 56, 60 Cobra King MIM One Length Black (1” short) KBS HiRev2.0 125 S flex shafts ER7 or Scotty Futura X - 35” OnCore Elixr (lemon or lime) Link to comment
Shapotomous Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 6 x 8 at 50 - 75 yards would look like you're hitting onto a quarter! Mine is about 14 x 27 and is not an easy target at 65 yards. I had it put in about 10 years ago and it was the best purchase I ever made related to golf!! It cost less than a Harley or boat and it is definitely cheaper to maintain!! The contractor did the retaining wall and putting green and I did all the landscaping around it. I had them make it as flat as possible and it has held up well. There are some subtle breaks that have developed but I marked out spots where 5, 10, 15 & 20 foot putts are straight. In my opinion the three holes are enough on my size layout. I wanted to add support for the comments about getting the drainage right. Because of our clay soil they started with a layer of 2" stone, then a layer of 3/4" then a layer of crusher run and then a top layer of stone dust. Each layer compacted level before going to the next layer. They and I did as Tom suggested and putted on the stone dust layer to identify any non level areas. When they dug out the holes in mine they used a cement mix around it and not just the stone dust. They said it was to keep the cup from raising up over time. Only a heavy downpour will cause puddles on it and within 15 min they are gone. Kenny B, StrokerAce, MattF and 6 others 7 2 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment
StrokerAce Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Shapotomous said: 6 x 8 at 50 - 75 yards would look like you're hitting onto a quarter! Mine is about 14 x 27 and is not an easy target at 65 yards. I had it put in about 10 years ago and it was the best purchase I ever made related to golf!! It cost less than a Harley or boat and it is definitely cheaper to maintain!! The contractor did the retaining wall and putting green and I did all the landscaping around it. I had them make it as flat as possible and it has held up well. There are some subtle breaks that have developed but I marked out spots where 5, 10, 15 & 20 foot putts are straight. In my opinion the three holes are enough on my size layout. I wanted to add support for the comments about getting the drainage right. Because of our clay soil they started with a layer of 2" stone, then a layer of 3/4" then a layer of crusher run and then a top layer of stone dust. Each layer compacted level before going to the next layer. They and I did as Tom suggested and putted on the stone dust layer to identify any non level areas. When they dug out the holes in mine they used a cement mix around it and not just the stone dust. They said it was to keep the cup from raising up over time. Only a heavy downpour will cause puddles on it and within 15 min they are gone. WOW! That is a dream setup. Very cool... GolfSpy BOS and Tom the Golf Nut 2 Quote Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X/Wilson Triad Buggy- Clicgear 4.0 Bag- Callaway Org 14/Fairway C Link to comment
GolfSpy BOS Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, StrokerAce said: WOW! That is a dream setup. Very cool... ^ what he said... @Shapotomous that is awesome! Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment
Shapotomous Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 11:12 AM, Kenny B said: I sooo want to have one of these... put in!!! Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment
Tom the Golf Nut Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 11:12 AM, Kenny B said: I sooo want to have one of these... put in!!! What!!!!! Look at all the exercise you are missing out on. Shoveling tons of crushed stone, stone dust, and sand, jarring your entire body for hours with a compactor, brushing the blades of grass with a broom so they stand up perfectly. Spending hours on the surrounding landscape to impress your buddies. Come on man.. find your inner golfing spirit. You can do it! cnosil, Kenny B and Shapotomous 2 1 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment
Kenny B Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: What!!!!! Look at all the exercise you are missing out on. Shoveling tons of crushed stone, stone dust, and sand, jarring your entire body for hours with a compactor, brushing the blades of grass with a broom so they stand up perfectly. Spending hours on the surrounding landscape to impress your buddies. Come on man.. find your inner golfing spirit. You can do it! 20 years ago I might have done that; this nearly 74-year old body can't. Besides, it would mean giving up golf while I do it. Sorry. Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment
Tom the Golf Nut Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kenny B said: 20 years ago I might have done that; this nearly 74-year old body can't. Besides, it would mean giving up golf while I do it. Sorry. I know the feeling. I'm in the process of taking up green # 2. It's a sand filled synthetic and it weighs tons. I take a yard tractor and pull back the green by about two feet. Then cut off the two feet and drag it off to the woods by chain. Each strip of 12 feet by two feet weighs over 500 pounds. I think then I'll have to rent a bob cat to dig a hole and bury it all later on. In the mean time I'll just add some top soil and plant real grass. I'll leave the base and cups in place just to have a target to hit to. Being just shy of 62, this is kicking my butt. I thought about installing another one close to the house just for putting. Then I woke up! I'll drive 5 minutes to the golf course. GolfSpy BOS, Kenny B, Shapotomous and 1 other 1 3 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment
Kenny B Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: I know the feeling. I'm in the process of taking up green # 2. It's a sand filled synthetic and it weighs tons. I take a yard tractor and pull back the green by about two feet. Then cut off the two feet and drag it off to the woods by chain. Each strip of 12 feet by two feet weighs over 500 pounds. I think then I'll have to rent a bob cat to dig a hole and bury it all later on. In the mean time I'll just add some top soil and plant real grass. I'll leave the base and cups in place just to have a target to hit to. Being just shy of 62, this is kicking my butt. I thought about installing another one close to the house just for putting. Then I woke up! I'll drive 5 minutes to the golf course. Here's my backyard looking out from my patio. I have a retaining wall that extends my entire backyard property line. I'm considering having a putting/chipping green put in on the upper level from those center steps by the small evergreen trees to the right. From the steps to the left is my garden area with a few patches of grass. Here's the right side of the upper level where I want the putting/chipping green. The steps here on the right is the only viable way to get a mower to the upper level = pain-in-the-arse!! I think all the grassy areas should be artificial or rock. The greenhouse is going; I don't use it. From the small dogwood tree to the evergreen shrubs I have about 45 feet to work with and it's about 14 feet wide. I wish the power pole and cable weren't in the way but it's near the edge of the property, and I can work around it. Tom the Golf Nut, cnosil, GolfSpy BOS and 4 others 6 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment
GolfSpy BOS Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Kenny B said: Here's my backyard looking out from my patio. I have a retaining wall that extends my entire backyard property line. I'm considering having a putting/chipping green put in on the upper level from those center steps by the small evergreen trees to the right. From the steps to the left is my garden area with a few patches of grass. Here's the right side of the upper level where I want the putting/chipping green. The steps here on the right is the only viable way to get a mower to the upper level = pain-in-the-arse!! I think all the grassy areas should be artificial or rock. The greenhouse is going; I don't use it. From the small dogwood tree to the evergreen shrubs I have about 45 feet to work with and it's about 14 feet wide. I wish the power pole and cable weren't in the way but it's near the edge of the property, and I can work around it. It looks like that would be an awesome spot! Nice backyard.. I love the landscaping work there. Kenny B 1 Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment
WaffleHouseTour Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kenny B said: The steps here on the right is the only viable way to get a mower to the upper level = pain-in-the-arse!! For that reason alone you need to install a green. Protect your health! Also why I have rubberized mulch surrounding my green - one less place I need to try to mow. Kenny B 1 Quote Walking ahead of my BagBoy QuadXL w Alphard eWheels Driver: Callaway Mavrik SubZero 9* Neutral w stock Evenflow Riptide R flex shaft 3W Titelist TS2 15* Draw w Tensei Blue R flex 3H, 4H Cobra One Length F9 Speedback hybrids (1”short) w Fujikura Atmos R flex shaft 5I-GW Cobra Forged TEC Black One Length (1”short, 2* flat) KBS 90 R flex shafts 56, 60 Cobra King MIM One Length Black (1” short) KBS HiRev2.0 125 S flex shafts ER7 or Scotty Futura X - 35” OnCore Elixr (lemon or lime) Link to comment
Kenny B Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 3 hours ago, B.Boston said: It looks like that would be an awesome spot! Nice backyard.. I love the landscaping work there. Thanks!! I didn't do it. I bought the house 16 months ago from the original owner who bought it 20 years ago. He did all the landscaping and concrete work; I'm just trying to maintain it looking nice. Lots of work. Grass is growing but the irrigation water hasn't been turned on yet; maybe by the weekend. It's getting dry in spots; not much rain, just wind!! MattF and GolfSpy BOS 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment
Sevefan Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 OK, tell me if I'm crazy. I got the turf and the fringe border. I have 2 inches of gravel base down but not compacted. I'm getting ready to start compacting and I find that there are three cicada holes and emerging cicadas coming up through the uncompacted gravel. I'm in Virginia and the cicada plague is about to begin. Now I'm nervous about putting down the turf that I just spent $%&#! on because what if I wake up in two weeks and fine that 20 cicadas have chewed through my brand new putting green. I'm hoping they won't be able to get through the compacted gravel, but it's making me consider that maybe I should not roll it out until they have completely emerged. Is this insane? Shapotomous 1 Quote Epic Flash Driver & 3W Epic Flash 2H ZX 3U Cobra F7 4-5H MP-32 3-PW OR Z745 5-PW AW 51 2.0 Glide Stealth 55 & 60 B60 Putter Link to comment
Eli-short Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) We did one of these in our patio area. Converted a large flowerbed, Wedge shape with straight edges both 20 ft long, ~315 square ft. we did this as more of a play area for my son and I decided to add a couple putting cups for myself. It is right next to the house so I don't use it for approach shots. similar to you I was wanting something budget friendly because the primary use isn't even for golf. I agree with some of the other people on here, I would recommend something larger. You will be surprised how small it feels, I think you will be happy you chose to go bigger if you do. Also it would be easier to do it now rather than expand later. I tilled up the ground then raked it smooth. Added several bags of sand to make up the base, rock would be better, I think pros use AB3 for putting green base. Borrowed my neighbors plate compactor and packed everything down good, wetting with a hose between rounds. next I cut in the cups I did two, three would be good for my size green but I also dug in a sandbox in the corner. Rolled out the putting surface, Just your basic green outdoor turf carpet like you have on mini golf courses. I had a couple seams so I used seam tape underneath. Finally I used u-shaped landscaping stakes to secure the carpet around the edges and on the seams. The stakes showed up too much on the carpet because the turf is short (<1/4 inch), with longer turf you can hide your stakes. I cut the stakes so they were just straight with a small hook at the end. This made them much easier to hide. After this you could infill with sand or colored rubber infill, I decided against this because I felt the sand would be visible. I haven't had any issues with movement. However the turf grain all goes one direction so putting against it is a little tough. Brushing in infill would hold up the grass blades so the grain would be more even. We had some storm damage to our house last year and my green was punctured so I will be replacing it here shortly. I plan on expanding the surface and using longer turf around the edges and on one side for a kids/chipping area. Then putting surface around 10x10. Here are some before and after pics, I'll add the new and improved version once it is finished. Edited April 17, 2021 by Eli-short picture formatting Sevefan, Kenny B, StrokerAce and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment
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