How to Build a Golf Green with Artificial Grass?
Artificial turf is currently used as an alternative for gardens as well as entire golf courses. It is economical, requires minimal maintenance, and is highly durable in the long term.
If you like golf and would like to have an artificial grass green in your garden where you can enjoy this wonderful sport, now it is possible.
Within this sector, Best Garden is a national leader. Currently, many clients are opting to install a small green where they can enjoy themselves and improve their technique. Best Garden achieves amazing results, paying close attention to aesthetics and the client’s needs. We are experts in making artificial greens look as natural as possible, choosing the best colors and shades.
Golf is a sport that demands a perfect playing surface. The best artificial golf greens require extensive ground preparation to ensure proper drainage and optimal ball behavior, aiming for the most natural bounce and roll possible.
To achieve a good artificial golf green, several factors must be considered, which the client will need to carefully weigh to ensure the result meets all their expectations. The three types of artificial greens are:
Putting Green: It’s a hard, fast surface. The ball roll is ideal, and it will behave like it does on a hard green. This type of turf would be the Augusta Green PA.
Approach Green: It’s a cushioned green. The ball roll is good, although slower than on the previous surface. When the ball hits the turf, it absorbs the energy, behaving just like a soft, natural green. The products used are SoftGreen and BackSpin Pro.
Pitch y Putt: It’s a hybrid surface that allows us to achieve performance similar to that of a hard or semi-hard natural surface. Products that meet these characteristics include Link Green and BackSpin Pro.
Focusing now on the installation itself, we must consider the available space. The larger the surface area, the greater our chances of achieving the client’s objectives.
In this type of installation, site preparation is crucial. It can even increase the budget depending on whether the client wants to add curves, slopes, or other challenges to more closely resemble a natural golf course.
To do this, we’ll need to remove about five centimeters of the topsoil. To ensure that weeds don’t grow in the future, we’ll also apply a herbicide.
Then we filled the area with plenty of gravel. It was approximately five centimeters deep.
The next step will be to compact the ground with professional machinery. This step is important to prevent it from sinking underfoot. For added security, we should add a geotextile mesh to ensure that unwanted plants or weeds do not grow.
The next step is to measure and cut the artificial turf. While anchoring it to the ground, you can place weights on top of the turf to keep it in place. Consider the colors and textures of the artificial grass to give the green a more natural look. You can even combine different types of turf to create rings or other shapes typical of golf courses.
One of the most difficult steps is joining the joints so they are invisible. For this, we will use joining strips with two-component polyurethane adhesive. This adhesive is very strong for this type of installation. To ensure the joints are not noticeable, we cannot glue them too far apart or too close together. We have to find the exact point where they are virtually invisible.
Finally, we’ll need to fill the artificial turf with 14 or 15 kilos of silica sand. To distribute the infill evenly, we’ll need to use a powerful brush to ensure the turf stands upright and is well spread.
Finally, we water the area well so that everything settles, and then it will be ready for the family to enjoy the new installation.
Installing a golf green is quite complex, especially due to the ground preparation. Therefore, it’s advisable to have it done by professionals. In this regard, Best Garden is one of the leading companies in the country. We carry out all types of installations, and our extensive experience in the sector makes us a guarantee of quality.
