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samintn · 07-26-2006, 11:48 AM

I would like the opportunity to practice my short game as often as I can. The practice greens at the local courses are an afterthought and no way to really practice bunker play which has me thinking about a backyard green. Labor and grass seed mostly, a manual greens mower can be had for $400. What do you think?

golfermatt91 · 07-26-2006, 12:14 PM

theirs more then just some grass seed and labor.

read into it more.

**fitz-uk** · 07-26-2006, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by golfermatt91

theirs more then just some grass seed and labor.

read into it more.

agreed, in the uk you can buy simulated greens at about 10k.

To get a golf course spec green expect to be paying in the region of 40k £.

Otherwise putt inside your house / flat

golfermatt91 · 07-26-2006, 02:01 PM

yea i putt in my house i just know when i go to the course its not as slow as when i putt at home but i ususally know the feel.

samintn · 07-26-2006, 09:51 PM

Well, I have read into it. There are several sites devoted to building a backyard green. I am not going to have it done for me, if I do it I'll do it myself. The escavation is no problem, I have a Bobcat at my disposal. Materials would be less than $200 and like I said before the mower can be had for less than $400.
Most of the guys that have done this say the daily maintenance is 10 to 20 minutes plus a few hours a month for regular maintenance, not a great deal more than I would spend on say a vegetable garden as a hobby.