Backyard short game facility

[upndown21]

Without spends tens of thousands of dollars has anyone here installed an artificial green in their yard?

[PullThePin]

If you are just wanting to get some putting practice in you can build a 16'x16' platform and add putting green carpet for less than $300.

[upndown21]

If you are just wanting to get some putting practice in you can build a 16'x16' platform and add putting green carpet for less than $300.

Looking for something with multiple cups and multiple slopes/ridges/tiers to mimic "real" conditions.

[rkim291968]

There are companies that do this.  Have you looked at that option?

[billchao]

Without spends tens of thousands of dollars has anyone here installed an artificial green in their yard?

I don't know what the cost was, but @Golfingdad had a putting green installed in his backyard. Someone else has one too, maybe @newtogolf ? They're not in your geographical area though, so prices might be different.

[Golfingdad]

I don't know what the cost was, but @Golfingdad had a putting green installed in his backyard. Someone else has one too, maybe @newtogolf? They're not in your geographical area though, so prices might be different.

Mine was $2000, professionally installed (I just googled 'synthetic putting green' and found a couple local companies to get bids from), for a relatively small green in a tight place.  It's about 22-23' long by about 6' wide, with two cups, one near each end. @newtogolf 's is much bigger and nicer and would likely allow for more chipping and/or pitching practice.  Mine is wedged between the house and the side fence, so no short game other than 25' chips.

[upndown21]

Yeah I looked and got quotes. I want the green to be about 30x15. The cheapest I have found was about 14k and I did not get a good vibe from that owner.

[isukgolf]

I have one installed ... I love it ... do you have specific questions?

[Hoganwoods]

if you are willing to put in a it of work you can grow your own green.  When I moved into this house 2 years ago, the previous owners had a 600 sq ft garden that  I converted it into a creeping bentgrass green.  Finding a mower is the real tricky part, but its doable.  It requires alot more work than synthetic, but its fun to be able to control the speed and hardness of the greens yourself.  For instance during US Open week you dry it out and double cut it to make it fast and firm, or you can water it a bit more if you want to hit 50 yard shots that are more receptive.

http://www.kinipela.ca/green.html

Edit:  My bro has a synthetic one and they are awesome for putting, really great.

[upndown21]

I have one installed ... I love it ... do you have specific questions?

Where did you purchase it from? What size is it? (if comfortable saying) How much did you pay? And, looking back would you have gone a different route?

@Hoganwoods that is amazing but I do not think I would have the time to keep that up. I thought about asking the director of my club if they could make one and maintain it for me since they are in my backyard anyway.

[newtogolf]

My green is about 375 sq. feet and cost around $8,000 with 3 cups.  Price included complete installation;

Removal of all unsuitable organic material from the  site.

• The sub-base shaped with sandy-laom fill to create elevations and contours.
• 6” compacted aggregate base formed to the design of the putting green.
• Cups set into base with drainage column beneath each  cup.
• The turf installed with edges secured below  grade.
• Perimeter restored with topsoil.
• Fairway turf installed around the collar.
• Lighting fixtures
  

[isukgolf]

Mine is roughly 16x20, two tier with 3 cups. A bit of fringe all the way around it. The price was $4,400. Keep in mind that I live in Phx, which is very competitive in this market ... sure beats having real grass in the middle of the desert! I am really happy with the end product, was not crazy about the fringe, but the wife insisted, and in hindsight she was right. In the summer, the green gets HOT ... very similar to pavement in that regards. am glad I got the two tier approach as it has help with aimpoint and learning what a grade feels like. (even though the "tier" is not big. I have noticed I need to sand it, as it is getting too fast.

[rkim291968]

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Originally Posted by billchao

I don't know what the cost was, but @Golfingdad had a putting green installed in his backyard. Someone else has one too, maybe @newtogolf? They're not in your geographical area though, so prices might be different.

Mine was $2000, professionally installed (I just googled 'synthetic putting green' and found a couple local companies to get bids from), for a relatively small green in a tight place.  It's about 22-23' long by about 6' wide, with two cups, one near each end.  @newtogolf 's is much bigger and nicer and would likely allow for more chipping and/or pitching practice.  Mine is wedged between the house and the side fence, so no short game other than 25' chips.

$2000 was my estimate for a small size.  I didn't pull the trigger yet.   I may be forced to do it given CA's drought situation.  Converting a small lawn area can save additional water.

[WUTiger]

Here's a prior thread above.

And, here's one that took in backyard practice areas, often more than - or instead of - a practice green.

http://thesandtrap.com/t/42104/backyard-practice-area-post-your-pictures

[Golfingdad]

$2000 was my estimate for a small size.  I didn't pull the trigger yet.   I may be forced to do it given CA's drought situation.  Converting a small lawn area can save additional water.

If you're in California, then you should look into the possibility of rebates in your locality.  You might be able to get a lot of what you want subsidized if you are downsizing areas that need a lot of irrigation.