Home chipping/putting green

upthe19th

Evening all,

I am seriously considering installing an artificial green in the back garden in the very near future. I have done a little bit of research on the subject.

Has anyone any got an outdoor green installed at home.

All advice and info is greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

upthe19th

Garda S Horgan

upthe19th wrote: »

Evening all,

I am seriously considering installing an artificial green in the back garden in the very near future. I have done a little bit of research on the subject.

Has anyone any got an outdoor green installed at home.

All advice and info is greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

upthe19th

As a kid living in the country I had 3 pitch and putt holes around the house as it was an acre and a half of land. I remember sowing different seed on the greens and then I was cutting them with a push mower not electric and
they were savage.
Right grass, right base, right mower and then plenty of fertiliser.

Yours etc,
GSH.

Myksyk

You should check out the greens used in either UNIGOLF in Limerick which is an 18 hole putting course or the greens used in PureSkill in Galway. The latter have two greens for putting which I imagine would be exactly what you'd imagine putting in your back garden. They undulate very subtly and even have about two feet of rough around the edges which would be great to practice chipping from. I know the guys there and will check it out.

Myksyk

Ok ... after quick call. PureSKill in Galway got theirs put in by South West Greens but they think that that company may be in liquidation or something. They sourced their astroturf in Florida and have three types in their premises. Walkways, collection areas and putting green have different requirements. They couldn't tell me of any other company who lay the greens as they plan to lay their own in their next premises. Hope this helps.

upthe19th

Myksyk wrote: »

Ok ... after quick call. PureSKill in Galway got theirs put in by South West Greens but they think that that company may be in liquidation or something. They sourced their astroturf in Florida and have three types in their premises. Walkways, collection areas and putting green have different requirements. They couldn't tell me of any other company who lay the greens as they plan to lay their own in their next premises. Hope this helps.

cheers for the help myksyk and GSH. I think you could be right about south west greens, myksyk.

Got a quote for over 2000 euro a while back, mind you that was a big area. I have a bit of room outside, so I am setting up a pretty basic pitching area, not at all to the level which GSH went to .

The putting area would be a big help for my golf cos I am not practicing it enough (not at all in fact) and no ranges around have putting facilities around my area. This year I have 2 shots to get to single figures and putting improvement is definitely going to achieve that.

skstretch

I know sum1 with an artificial green, it costs bout 7000 i think to do it right. The main reason being that they had to put in a serious amount of concrete underneath to make sure the green dosent sink in the future. there is a bunker too which is a bit of a pain to maintain. the green is good but lightening fast and after a few yrs, the green has developed alot of little slopes tru the green. still a great job tho. the main thing is making sure ur foundations r very good the keep it solid into the future

Supateer

Try Tony Hynes in Dublin
http://www.tourgreens-europe.com/

Cheers

mr.mickels

a basic grass green on soil with some sand mixed through it will cost alot less presumably and would be easy enough to do yourself, if you are commited to mowing it everyday, for putting it mightn't make any real difference but for pitching and chipping I assume it would.

whizbang

i think southwest greens are still alive in kilcoole, but dont quote me.
But any decent landscape gardener will be able to do that job

Anatom

Sanctuary Synthetics - based in Naas - are pretty good. They do golf greens and bunkers, as well as lawns...

http://www.sanctuarysynthetics.ie/golf-putting-greens/411

I imagine price would be negotiable in this day an' age...

PhilipMarlowe

The Tour Greens mentioned earlier looks the business...
I checked out some of his pics from twitter (TourGreens) and I want!

McIlroy has a nice one... Carton House academy has one too?

blackwaterfish

mr.mickels wrote: »

a basic grass green on soil with some sand mixed through it will cost alot less presumably and would be easy enough to do yourself, if you are commited to mowing it everyday, for putting it mightn't make any real difference but for pitching and chipping I assume it would.

youd have to get yourself a reel mower... and even 2nd hand those yokes are big bucks. and dont underestimate the time green maintainance would take apart from mowing.

still, it'd be magic.

mr.mickels

blackwaterfish wrote: »

youd have to get yourself a reel mower... and even 2nd hand those yokes are big bucks. and dont underestimate the time green maintainance would take apart from mowing.

still, it'd be magic.

I would expect a used mower will cost alot less than installing the artificial option, probably would get a used one for around €1k, or perhaps alot less if you ask in your local GC maintenance yard, many clubs have used mowers they don't bother with and would sell as they use the ride-on efforts mostly. The dealers will have them also.
There wouldn't be huge work in a home green, fertilising being the main one with good quality feed. Aerate it once a year, a home green would take less maintenance than a golf course green that gets lots of traffic. Being commited to mowing it 6 days a week is the big thing. I have seen them installed and the guys usually don't bother mowing it regularly. For chipping I expect it would perform alot better than synthetic.

sector

Licksy wrote: »

The Tour Greens mentioned earlier looks the business...
I checked out some of his pics from twitter (TourGreens) and I want!

McIlroy has a nice one... Carton House academy has one too?

I've seen one he putt in (har har!) and I gotta tell ya it's da business altogether, also a great play area for the kids. no maintenance needed as far as i know so it's kind a permanent thing when done.

wish i had the few bob to spare as it'd be a great addition to the garden big style!

op, if you can afford one go for it man and fire up your photos later, ps i have a slot open for a new mate with a private putting green, hurry apply now!!

upthe19th

sector wrote: »

I've seen one he putt in (har har!) and I gotta tell ya it's da business altogether, also a great play area for the kids. no maintenance needed as far as i know so it's kind a permanent thing when done.

wish i had the few bob to spare as it'd be a great addition to the garden big style!

op, if you can afford one go for it man and fire up your photos later, ps i have a slot open for a new mate with a private putting green, hurry apply now!!

will do sector, still in negotiations at the mo. funny you should mention it....but i have a slot open for a new mate to be a "sponsor" on a new putting green:D:D...massive interest in it, but i reckon i can bump you up the list;).

silverminesabu

Way to leave us hanging!!

so did you ever get one installed and if so who did you go with and how'd it turn out??

Dealerz

Here's mine- it was installed 2 months ago and I love it!!

dwolf20

what was the damage to get it installed?

Dealerz

For the full garden it was €2000 ( contour greens) and took about 13 hrs in a terraced house (house was dusty for weeks).

Putting green was €600 of the total. The green is about 10 foot and has a decent incline and break

My wife seen it in McGuirks one time and thought that's a good idea- and we were just too lazy ( work, kids, hassle) to maintain a garden. Also we could just throw the kids out too.

It's also great for chipping from about 20 foot and nearer.
Attached are before during and after.
Note: Minnie Mouse set sold separately

lowelife

Dealerz wrote: »

For the full garden it was €2000 ( contour greens) and took about 13 hrs in a terraced house (house was dusty for weeks).

Putting green was €600 of the total. The green is about 10 foot and has a decent incline and break

My wife seen it in McGuirks one time and thought that's a good idea- and we were just too lazy ( work, kids, hassle) to maintain a garden. Also we could just throw the kids out too.

It's also great for chipping from about 20 foot and nearer.
Attached are before during and after.
Note: Minnie Mouse set sold separately

Niiiiiiiiiiiiice.....how big roughly is the garden? ²m?

Where can I get the optional Minnie Mouse set?

Dealerz

lowelife wrote: »

Niiiiiiiiiiiiice.....how big roughly is the garden? ²m?

Where can I get the optional Minnie Mouse set?

Sorry I went looking for the quote email but couldn't find it! Would 6 square meteres be about right and the putting green was measured seperately.


Couldn't recommend the company enough, they were as quick and neat as possible

I have to say for the kids it's been the best investment as our 3yo spends her days out there- and our 8 week old will too I'm sure

Update: found the quote: est of €45-60 per sq meter but does not include waste removal

Goldenjohn

Dealerz wrote: »

Sorry I went looking for the quote email but couldn't find it! Would 6 square meteres be about right and the putting green was measured seperately.


Couldn't recommend the company enough, they were as quick and neat as possible

I have to say for the kids it's been the best investment as our 3yo spends her days out there- and our 8 week old will too I'm sure

Update: found the quote: est of €45-60 per sq meter but does not include waste removal

Savage...who were the company and have you seen a noticable improvement in your putting/chipping skills?

Dealerz

Contour greens is the company....I'm sure there are others.

Yes definite improvement- but short game was never a poor area of my game- long game is my Achilles.

putting has improved recently by just being able to hit say 10 balls uphill and 10 downhill every night. I have only really started practicing putting.

Chipping is where I've seen most improvement- every second night I would hit about 20 or more chips and it starts ingraining a swing tempo and "feel".

I've also try different things, trying to use the bounce, opening face, keeping ball on the ground.

Then on the course I've started to be more aggressive with chips/pitching as I can see the ball is releasing or biting which I never noticed before.

However it could all be in the head as constant repetition (muscle memory) could be a factor.

silverminesabu

Hi Dealerz.

Just looking for an update re:your putting green. How is it holding up, its hasn't blown away with this weather we've been getting has it:)

Do u still use it and has it improved your putting/chipping much.

Dealerz

Hi
Yeah it's still in great condition but just needs a sweep to get the storm debris ( leaves!!!) off the surface.
To be honest I still go out every evening, except for the last month due to the weather, and just chip a few or putt a few.
However golf has been moved down my list of priorities due to above mentioned 3yo and now 9 month old...I'll be back!

But like I said its great just to open the back door and putt and chip a few when I feel like it.