How Do You Build A Golf Green?
• Choose a location. Your green should be built on a spot that has sandy soil, plenty of sun and good drainage. The location must also allow for breezes to come through in order to keep the grass healthy. • Excavate the area of your golf green to a depth of 20 inches (51 cm). Be sure to remove all the existing sod so you don’t have to contend with weeds. • Design the green. It should have a variety of slopes to challenge you, but ultimately slope away from the center. This will prevent puddles from forming after it rains. • If you want to have a depression in your green, you must install a drain pipe beneath it to carry away the water. However, this won’t work if you build a green in a climate where the puddle will freeze during winter. • Install the drainage system in 8-inch (20 cm) trenches to ensure that water will drain away from the center. Duct tape the connections and wrap the pipes so they won’t come apart or you’ll have to dig up your green to make repairs later. • Put in an i
