Home Putting Greens

[flatsix3.6]

I am posting this as a bit of market research for any golfers on the PH forums.


Earlier this week I was installing an artificial grass lawn for a client and when completed a visitor (keen golfer) asked if I would cost up to install an artificial home putting green.

This I can do but my question is to any keen golfers out there do you think there is a market for this service and product nationwide.

[Don]

People do have putting greens at home, yes. There are a couple of sites dedicated to it!

The truly mad actually build their own, grass green...which must be a massive amount of work.

There is, however, nothing like having access to your own short game practice area if you have the room.

[honestbob]

I can see a market for this providing you can obtain the following:

1) the putting speed must be similar to a good green.ie quite fast

2) must not be dead flat,undulations and or gentle slopes.

3) the hole. You can't have the same hole all the time.(or cut new ones obviously)
Suggest one of those artificial holes with little metal flaps that tip up.

4) longest putt needs to be 15/20ft

5) price, I would have thought £300 tops and last six to eight years.

[flatsix3.6]

5) price, I would have thought £300 tops and last six to eight years.
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[AndyAudi]

My Grandfather used to have a real putting area (But he never once played Golf)
He spent a lot of time keeping his lawns tidy and used a "Clock" System with 12 pins round a central hole. It was great fun approaching from each pin was different.

[V8mate]

flatsix3.6 said:

honstbob said:

5) price, I would have thought £300 tops and last six to eight years.

Yikes indeed.

You should get the install process as slick as possible and aim for 1-day every time. £1,995 minimum, would be no problem.

[generalisation] Golfers are show-offs. If they can have something their mate doesn't have, they'll just WANT it. [/generalisation]

Edited by V8mate on Sunday 5th April 16:25

[Hobo]

I'd have thought there would be a business at it.

There's a new development I've been taking interest in (for ideas) where the houses (large 4000sqft - 10000sqft) have small(ish) gardens but also have additional 'garden' areas which is basically green belt land attached to thier proper gardens.

One guy has put a 250 yard driving range & putting green in his garden (green belt). Not actually sure of legalities of this, but a good idea.

Think £300 would be an absolute joke. Labour alone for anyone knowing what they were doing would be double that, taking into account groundworks, etc. Think a of k is probably a minimum for a proper job.

[Chris_w666]

I am not a fully fledged golfer but I could see a huge grin factor in having a short game/putting area in my garden (If it was big enough) and I would imagine there is a very big market for it, though possibly one to set up now for when people have lots of spare cash again.

[johnfm]

honestbob said:

I can see a market for this providing you can obtain the following:

1) the putting speed must be similar to a good green.ie quite fast

2) must not be dead flat,undulations and or gentle slopes.

3) the hole. You can't have the same hole all the time.(or cut new ones obviously)
Suggest one of those artificial holes with little metal flaps that tip up.

4) longest putt needs to be 15/20ft

5) price, I would have thought £300 tops and last six to eight years.

HonestBob - can I suggest you change your username to TightwadBob??

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