Artificial turf cost by use
Artificial Turf Cost for a Backyard Golf Green
A backyard golf green is a precision surface, not a lawn. The putting area uses a short, tight-pile putting turf over a graded and contoured base with set cups, which is why it prices well above landscape grass. Add a taller fringe or chipping turf around it and you have a two-cut green. This page gives the installed range for a residential golf green, computed on the putting-green engine, plus the fringe add-on.
Quick answer
A representative 400 sq ft golf / chipping green artificial-turf project costs about $5,600–$9,600 installed ($14–$24/sq ft) — a professional, national planning range. The cost driver here is a precision putting surface, with an optional taller fringe / chipping turf. Use the calculator for your own project, then get three local quotes.
What this golf / chipping green estimate includes
The putting surface is the main cost: a graded, contoured, free-draining base, a specialized putting turf that rolls true, and set-and-drained cups. That build is what separates a green from a lawn and puts it in the range shown here. Number of cups and how much contour you want move the price within that band.
A fringe or chipping ring is an optional second turf laid around the putting surface — a taller pile that plays like rough. It is priced over the putting surface, not instead of it. Use the putting-green calculator to size your own green and cups, and get three local quotes.
Common questions
- How much does a backyard golf green cost?
- A 400 sq ft residential putting green runs about $5,600–$9,600 installed ($14–$24/sq ft) at standard complexity. It prices above a lawn because it is a precision surface — a contoured, draining base, a true-rolling putting turf, and set cups.
- How much does the fringe or chipping turf add?
- A taller fringe or chipping ring is priced over the putting surface, roughly $2 to $5 per square foot of fringe — about $400–$1,000 for a 200 sq ft chipping apron. It is an add-on, not a replacement for the putting turf.
- Is a golf green the same as a putting green?
- The putting surface is the same precision build. "Golf green" often means a putting green plus a fringe or chipping area — a taller second turf around the putting surface so you can practice short approach shots as well as putts. That extra cut adds cost.
Artificial turf cost by use