Can anyone recommend a putting green material that is both functional and ok for everyday use.

[jcrews5508]

Building out my sim room which will also serve as an office so would want something that is both functional as a putting green and can have furniture on top and not be harsh on the knees for a child. Any suggestions?

[michboomin]

Check out synlawn! Every one I’ve seen and used has been great

[gophers79]

After doing a fair amount of research, I stumbled on Toyota Camry trunk carpet of all surfaces for my putting green.  Apparently a few of the PGA Tour guys have this in their houses for putting, and I heard from an engineer friend of mine (who spoke with a PING engineer at a conference) that PING uses Camry trunk carpeting for their putting greens for internal putter testing.  Potential bonus is that it's charcoal grey/black instead of green.  I honestly can't be happier with it, it rolls smooth and about a 10 on the stimp.  And, it's car trunk carpeting, so it should be relatively durable.

 

I bought mine on eBay.

[osubuckeyes691]

On 10/25/2021 at 10:19 PM, gophers79 said:

After doing a fair amount of research, I stumbled on Toyota Camry trunk carpet of all surfaces for my putting green.  Apparently a few of the PGA Tour guys have this in their houses for putting, and I heard from an engineer friend of mine (who spoke with a PING engineer at a conference) that PING uses Camry trunk carpeting for their putting greens for internal putter testing.  Potential bonus is that it's charcoal grey/black instead of green.  I honestly can't be happier with it, it rolls smooth and about a 10 on the stimp.  And, it's car trunk carpeting, so it should be relatively durable.

 

I bought mine on eBay.

I built a 12x12 putting green in my basement last winter and have Camry Carpet installed. I like and dislike it for putting green "turf." 

 

It rolls really well. There's no debating that. What I don't like is the fact that there is no backing to it, so I've found that it slides around quite a bit after being glued to the plywood base. I would say it is not very durable for a putting green that you will be walking around on constantly. Also it is only available in smaller widths, so I had to install multiple rolls for my 12x12 green and it's difficult to make sure there are no seams

[gophers79]

8 minutes ago, osubuckeyes691 said:

I built a 12x12 putting green in my basement last winter and have Camry Carpet installed. I like and dislike it for putting green "turf." 

 

It rolls really well. There's no debating that. What I don't like is the fact that there is no backing to it, so I've found that it slides around quite a bit after being glued to the plywood base. I would say it is not very durable for a putting green that you will be walking around on constantly. Also it is only available in smaller widths, so I had to install multiple rolls for my 12x12 green and it's difficult to make sure there are no seams

 

I used some heavy-duty double-stick tape in various places to attach the carpet back to my sub-layer, which is a series of those interlocking foam puzzle-piece floor mat things.  I also had to buy two rolls of carpet and lay them next to each other.  You can see the seam, but I have had zero issues with putting across it - it's like it's not even there.

 

Cannot comment on durability, only to say that I'm pleased with the durability of mine.