While many owners of backyard putting greens tend to air on the side of simplicity in their designs, the many options available are almost staggering. You can add any number of mounds and contours to your green to increase its difficulty, visual appeal, and variety of putting opportunities available. You can add fringe areas around the edge of your green to simulate the real feeling of playing on a green and putting from the fringe. You can even add extensions that replicate fairways, bunkers, rough, and tee boxes, giving you the ability to do far more than just putt if you desire, and put your whole game to the test. Depending on the size of your yard, you could even turn your green into a veritable par 3 hole, with a tee box at the other end of your yard.

The best part about backyard greens is that they’re a great way to get your family and friends involved in the game. Kids absolutely love putting the ball around, and even those people typically not interested in golf as a whole, due to its actual or perceived difficulty, usually enjoy the putting aspect of the game. Depending on the size of your green you can have multiple holes set up for great practice opportunities, and even turn it into a mini-golf course of sorts, by adding obstacles or other fun quirks into the design. If you really wanted to get creative, you could even set up hoops and contest golf croquet matches on your green, which tend to emphasize both the skill and strategy of golf. Golf croquet is seeing resurgence in popularity of late, and is generally enjoyed by all who play it.

Of course, having an elaborate backyard green professionally installed can be a pricey endeavor. If you feel confident in your landscaping abilities, many synthetic greens companies now offer do-it-yourself kits in various sizes, which can be used to design and create your own backyard green. While the standard kit sizes are relatively small, custom kits can usually be ordered in the event your ambition (and backyard) demands more.

On the course, putting can be one of the most frustrating experiences in the sporting world. Getting the ball 400 yards to the green in two shots, only to take 3 more shots to get it the final 30 feet into the hole is a humbling experience to say the least. Away from the course and the pressures of scorecards though, putting is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the game, and one that everyone can enjoy, young or old. Practicing on a backyard putting green has the potential to limit your frustrating experiences on the course, while increasing your enjoyable experiences off of it.

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Backyard Putting Greens Are Great For The Whole Family