How long does a typical golf green installation take?
An installation can take anywhere from one day to some weeks. It depends on the green’s size and design as well as the location and accessibility of the green site. We normally agree a start date with you and then push on until the base is completed. Sometimes the base will be provided by the owner or a local constructor. We then finish the installation. We are sometimes dependent on the weather for certain stages of an installation and there can also be delays introduced by third party suppliers of base and other materials. We therefore allow a longer period than the installation would ideally take and aim to finish within that timeframe. Overall, the choice of turf system and the size of the green are the main determinants of total installation time. They are also related, in that Home System greens tend to be smaller and Pro System greens tend to be larger. We therefore advise as follows: up to 100 m2: Home System 2 – 6 days Nicklaus Design® Pro System 4 – 8 days, from 100 – 180 m2:
