Built an indoor putting green

[seanYsean]

Just built this for my 7 year old son to practice putting on (ok, me too :D ) while he's inside from the heat watching tv in our basement.  Still going to put a rail of some sort up and paint the baseboards, but it works as of now.  Roughly 12'x8'

[ilikefishes]

Looks sweet. I am in the process of planning a 1,200 sq' structure in our back yard. Can't wait to have it installed.

[seanYsean]

Thanks, post up pics of yours when it is done, sounds like it will be impressive!

[baseballfrk8998]

Wow great job.. That's nice! Any break in it at all or is it pretty flat?

[seanYsean]

There are straight putts to every hole but a few lines have also 2-3" break putts going diagonal.

[baseballfrk8998]

Nice man.. Maybe I'll try something like that one day.. If you don't mind me asking, what'd it cost you to build it?

[RouteBurner]

If you don't mind me asking what materials did you use?

[seanYsean]

I used 96" White Pine 2"x4" Studs. $1.96 a stud, but went through 50 of them to find actual straight studs at Lowes.

1/2" 4'x8' chipboard.  Talk with a lumber guy, Lowes will sell you a sheet with a chipped corner really cheap.

3" and 1 1/4" screws

12'x8' sheet of indoor/outdoor carpet.  This was about $45 at Lowes.  I know they make synthetic putting carpet, but I think the ball rolls really good on the carpet if you stretch it really good right after gluing down.   You can see the weight plate marks I used for doing this.

Tub of indoor/outdoor carpet glue, $15-$20

The cups I got off Doyle-Golf.com.  That site was the cheapest for 4" (depth) practice cups I could find.  No need for 6" deep course cups.  $6 a piece.

I built the green in two sections and then ran studs in those sections 1 foot from center apart.  That way it was super stable and gave good support under the chip board.  Drilled those two sections together, layed down the chipboard.  Cut my holes, spread out the and rolled on the carpet and stretched and stretched and then anchored down with weights.  Waited over night and then mad small cuts in the carpet where the holes were and only cut more if I could squeeze the cup in.  Did this so it would hug the cup and not be loose.  For me, the cups sit perfectly on the surface the green sits on.

I bought some trim as well I will stain to make a border to stop the balls.  Probably had $150 total??

[seanYsean]

meant spread out the glue and rolled on carpet

[WUTiger]

Now that your son has the indoor green, have him watch the movie "Tin Cup." If mom and dad don't mind, he can use the side wall to practice ricochet shots "off the loo."

[seanYsean]

already does that, If I mind or not lol