I'm planning on installing a par 3 hole, with a 1000sqft green beginning next spring, with the fairway and tee box coming later in the year. I'm not as worried about the structure of the fairway, but the green is what I am worried about. Any advice on layering/structure/soil/grass type for the green? I live in the Murfreesboro area, so it's a natural rocky soil with little clay at the house. Thanks.
Question for you turf management experts
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What do you want to accomplish. Are you looking for something to chip to (target) or something to putt on? And how much are you willing to spend to build it and how much to maintain it? And how much time are you going to devote to maintaining it once it is built? Give more details and I can give some guidance.
btw- Google the synthetic greens and take a gander at the cost. The initial cost will floor you if you're looking for something nice.
btw- Google the synthetic greens and take a gander at the cost. The initial cost will floor you if you're looking for something nice.
I would like to create a green as close to golf course specs as possible. I am eventually wanting to build a small par 3 hole, mainly just for ***** and giggles. The experience with the green may or may not derail my plans for the full hole. Since I will be doing about 99% of the work myself, I am willing to sink a little more money into the green, just not synthetic green type money. As far as maintenance goes, thats what my father in law lives for. He is all about lawncare and maintenance, and is a golf nut to boot. I already have sufficient area to run irrigation, so I'll just need a trencher.
Don't waste your time trying to maintain a natural green. Go the synthetic route! I've been in turf industry for about 20+ yrs, to maintain a natural green requires some pretty expensive equipment plus to build green to USGA specs is big $$$. The grass just doesn't grow that short on its own! Greens maintainence is nothing like lawn care!
.000 of an inch, fungus, micro-nutrients, mole crickets, nematodes, army worms, adjusting irrigation heads, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, 4 cycle and diesel engines, hydraulics, etc, etc, etc.????? Do yourself a favor and pay the greens fees at the closest Country Club to your crib and let them do the work. It will be so much cheaper and not to mention easier. Heck, join the club and let the kids and wife hang out at the pool and score some brownie points too. I've seen a lot of idiots buy golf courses in the last 20 years that thought that the only thing there was to it was mowing grass, selling beer, chips, and Titleist balls and some sweaters and socks.