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Question by de e: i want to put a 80 or 90 yard par 3 golf hole on my property and my main wish is the green to accept shots?
i am a novice golfer and i am not a great handyman either. but i have heard you can order rolls of putting turf and install it yourself (after of course you prep the area, grade it, put down gravel dust first or something like that). i would like an area of green of about 20 feet by 40 feet. i have heard the turf you buy is anywhere from 2 to 4 dollars per square foot. anybody ever done this or have any advice? i want a green that will react as close to a real green as possible and hold the shots on the green from up to 100 yards away. is this a better route to go instead of trying to actually grow grass to putt on which would require much more maintenance? any ideas, suggestions or any input at all is welcome. thank you in advance for any help you can offer.
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Answer by SAWGIRL
When I first started golfing I was living in Fort McMurray Alberta. The 9 hole golf course there was just getting started and they had sand greens. (greens were sand) they kept it compacted and damp. before putting we had a piece of med weight wood attached to a string that we used to clear a smooth path from our ball to the cup. the wood was about 4 feet long. . Before we left the green after putting out, we lightly raked the green for the next player.
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The turf you get for the green will be good putting green grass. Unless you have good mowers, like a golf course, you will have a hard time keeping it in good shape to put on. the grass will grow too long, and it will mow uneven. This is something Ive always wanted to do, but after taking turf classes in college, I found it would be easy to build, but very difficult to maintain. Try the USGA website for specifications of their greens.