Whether it’s for serious practice or pure entertainment, high flyers have discovered the ultimate luxury for their home in recent years by installing a synthetic putting green in their yard that requires no maintenance and plays as true as the world’s top courses.
Self-confessed golf nut and entrepreneur Steve Murphy, who lives in Wahroonga, Sydney, has had a 420m² synthetic putting green, the largest in Australia, installed in his backyard.
The green, which plays as true as a championship green, yet requires no maintenance and watering, was installed by Pro-tech Greens and includes 8 cup holes, 2 bunkers and numerous pitching areas. In all, 60 tonnes of road base, 30 tonnes of metal dust, and 15 tonnes of sand were required, all of which was craned into the backyard of the property in 1 tonne bags.
Murphy is Founder and Managing Director of Frontline Systems, Australia’s largest privately owned IT specialist and systems integrator with an annual turnover reaching $100M. He started the venture in 1992.
“I first saw the synthetic putting greens in a story in a golfing magazine which talked about one installed in the front yard of Australian champion golfer Peter O’Malley,” says Steve.
“I thought that if O’Malley’s putting had improved since using his synthetic green, then it was good enough for me too.
“The area where the green has been installed was a parcel of land which didn’t get enough light to grow anything, and in light of the current water restrictions I decided we were better off doing something that would look good and add value to the property.
“I now use the green at least three times a week to practice pitching and putting with my son and my handicap has reduced as a result.
“I plan to have the green floodlit at night so I can use it more often,” says Steve.
Pro-tech’s putting greens are professionally installed and can be designed and contoured according to the owner’s requirements and the specifications of the property.
Pro-tech also distributes and installs the no-water, no-mow Eco Logical synthetic lawn which is based on a European concept that uses the process of ‘fibrillation’ to split the fibres and give the lawn a grass-like look and feel.
Pro-tech can be contacted on 1300 554 334.
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