Putting & Golf

A custom putting green is designed around the space rather than dropped into it. Installation covers contour design — break, slope, and cup placement — excavation, a 4–6 inch compacted angular gravel base over geo-textile fabric, a 1–3-inch contour gravel layer that shapes the roll, the golf turf surface, and fine green infill sand brushed in to set the speed. Chipping areas, fringe, tee boxes, and sand bunkers build into the same system. 

More than most people expect, and less than they fear. A functional backyard putting green starts around a few hundred square feet — enough for two or three cups and genuine break — while larger yards support chipping approaches and multiple tee positions. Usable shape matters more than raw square footage: a long, narrow run gives better putting lines than a square of the same area. Design starts with a site visit rather than a design plan. 

Cost is driven by size, contour complexity, base depth, site access, and whether the build includes fringe, bunkers, or chipping areas — a simple flat green on good soil sits at one end of the range, a multi-tier green with bunkers on a sloped lot at the other. Our backyard putting green cost guide breaks down what actually moves the number, and every green is quoted after a site evaluation rather than priced by the square foot. 

Speed comes from three things working together: the turf's pile height and fiber construction, how much fine green infill sand is brushed into it, and the contour built underneath. Adding or removing infill is the practical adjustment — more sand supporting the fibers means a faster, truer roll. Because it's set during installation and adjustable afterward, target speed is a design conversation: a practice green tuned to your home course plays very differently from a family putting surface. 

Putting greens are installed throughout Washington and the greater Puget Sound region — Seattle, Bellevue, the Eastside, Snohomish County, and south to Tacoma — from the Woodinville headquarters and the Fife warehouse. Builds range from backyard practice greens to commercial and club facilities, plus rooftop and indoor practice spaces where an outdoor green isn't an option.