Putting greens companies have been getting more and more business from private home owners. Why not learn golf in the privacy of your own back yard and spare yourself the embarrassment of having to learn in front of more experienced players? Just make sure you find a quality company that will treat your dream with the same respect a professional golf club expects for their business. Following are some helpful tips on what to ask for when inquiring after a prospective putting greens company.



First and foremost, make sure your potential choice for a company has top certification from the American Synthetic Turf Institute, or ASTI. The ASTI will not grant top certification to just any putting greens company. After having gone through extensive training, a company has to demonstrate an ongoing dedication to excellence in product, process, and installation. It is a long term endeavor that weeds out any companies that don't have their customers' best interests in mind.

Also check with the BBB. Make sure they have a nice, long history of good standing with the BBB. There has been a quick rise in putting greens companies because it has become quite lucrative to install private putting greens. Some of these companies may have been a regular landscaping company last year and a concrete coating company the year before that then say they have several years of experience in exterior landscaping. You have more of an assurance that their five, seven, or ten year warranties will still be valid because the company will still be around if your prospective company has years of successful installations for professional golf schools and academies, golf clubs and resorts, even PGA and LPGA professionals.

Ask if they use the advanced simulated bent grass golf system that has a G rating from the American Golf Association for authentic performance. This process will hold a shot from any distance. If you can hit it, it can hold it. This professional grade putting greens will check and release as if it were real bent grass, allowing you to stimp the speed five points up or down at any time.

The fibers of their putting greens should be of the highest level UB stabilized fiber attainable, category four. This means that your new putting greens will be able to outplay, outlook, and outperform any mass produced synthetic turf in the industry. It will also outlast anything mother nature can throw at it. It's an outdoor commodity, therefore it should act like one. It should be able to keep its soft texture even after a hard winter's freeze and thaw, without suffering any degradation. And shine through the worst of Arizona's summer sun without losing any of its rich color.

Notice if your chosen putting greens company asks for your participation in the installation process. They will recognize that you have your own, unique hopes, wants, and needs if they're a genuinely quality company. Whether it be pin placement, contour, or desired speed for your putting greens, they should include you in every aspect of the designing process.

All in all, don't sacrifice your dream for a fast installation. Take the time to do your homework. After all, it's you that will have to either endure or enjoy the end result. Make your dream your own, private paradise.