Backyard putting greens have been around since the beginning of golf. The problem with a natural green is that unlike a golf course, most residential and commercial clients have never had the time or money to upkeep a putting green to make it a worthwhile investment. The daily mowing and chemicals needed to keep a green in playable condition far outweighed the ability of the owner to maintain.

In the early 1960's, the artificial surface commonly known as ASTRO TURF was just being produced, and someone got the idea to create a putting green out of the same surface. A number of problems later surfaced and the product, in general, later was discovered to be an unappealing surface for that purpose.

Throughout the 1980's and early 1990's, a process of sand-filling turf (which originated in the college football arena) was being developed and tested throughout the United States.

This process, which involved laying turf with a padded back on a concrete surface and sand-filling the turf, later proved to have it's own share of problems. Many college athletes lost a portion of their careers due to knee injuries that occurred on the slippery surface.

The problems that existed with that field also became a problem in our business. These surfaces with time would become hard, and while they would putt OK, were too hard to provide a realistic chipping surface. Some companies have a product that instead of using the common fine silica material, used a product that is more course in nature but could only be installed in a less dense material.

With the advent of nylon fibers we were able to move in a different direction from other competitors in our industry.
Nylon and special blends of Polypropylene and other materials enabled us to create products that do not require (or have minimal) sand fill. It is these nylon fibers that have given the new age putting greens the most realistic putting surface, extremely long life and playing performance that could only previously be dreamed of.

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