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skifree179
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Has anyone made their own putting green in their yard if so how and what kind of grass did you use Ex (Bent grass)
Mar 27 2010 7:28PM
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Shadows
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i got a frolf basket in my yard.
Mar 27 2010 7:30PM
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roaklee
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this may be something you should google instead of coming to ns for
Mar 27 2010 7:30PM
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skifree179
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really what makes it so expensive?

Mar 27 2010 11:16PM
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anxju
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not to mention youre gonna have to mow the greens a fucking lot.... why not just go to your local golf course? mine has a free chipping and putting green. warmup there when youre waiting to tee off
Mar 27 2010 11:40PM
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wwatkins
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to golf u need lots o monies
Mar 27 2010 11:42PM
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ted.d
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also you have to airate the greens a lot which requires a machine
Mar 27 2010 11:44PM
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BrewskiJr
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I had two homemade golf holes in my backyard as a kid. We never had true greens because, just as everyone said, its fuckin expensive. You can't just cut your normal grass really short.
Mar 28 2010 12:14AM
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Jwalk
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I work on the grounds crew at a golf course and yes like said before to make a green that would roll true would cost a lot to maintain.

1. Getting good grass (bent, blue, etc.) would cost a lot

2. how are you gonna keep this short (we mow greens everyday)

3. irrigation?
Mar 28 2010 12:21AM
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0123456789
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you dont have to airate often, and you could make a hand made type thing to do the same job easily.
Mar 28 2010 12:27AM
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zachimo
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My buddy has a turf putting green in his backyard
no maintenance and faces the elements very well
the only downside is that it's not 100% true to grass
Mar 28 2010 12:34AM
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Nicholas.
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yeah its insane to try to make a true green like that. what would be sick though would be to make a bunker, a fairwayish thing, some regular long grass for rough, and a turf green or just some very very short cut grass. that way you could practice approach, bunker shots, chipping etc... and it wouldnt be that expensive.
Mar 28 2010 12:59AM
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anxju
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that would require a bigass back yd! even like a 50 yd approach would be massive for a back yd lol
Mar 28 2010 9:57AM
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DUKES
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i can't believe people love golf so much
Mar 28 2010 1:57PM
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gnarnia.
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the amount of money/maintenance you would spend on it, youd be much better off to get a membership to a course or range. i worked grounds at a course for two years, and the mowers we use specifically for greens cost 6000. haha, so just invest that time and money in your swing or something.
Mar 28 2010 2:45PM
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camski26
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all ik is it's expensive and hard to maintain.
Mar 28 2010 4:24PM
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YukonGraham
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its like $800 for a bag of bentgrss
Mar 28 2010 4:27PM
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Nicholas.
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haha yeah i know, i could probably make about a 70 yard par 3 in my yard or so, i figured someone on this site has a few acres of open land though. even if you only made it like the green/target, a bunker and some rough and fairway that would be sick to practice chipping and shit.
Mar 28 2010 6:50PM
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skiminnesota
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artificial?


i looked into it, and if you have a decent ammount of money, and a little know how, along with a desire to get dirty. you could make a really sick setup.


lets put it this way, if my dad gave me a blank check and told me to go wild landscaping ide turn the backyard into an outdoor palace.
Mar 28 2010 6:53PM
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