Business Profile:
Original Putting Green Co.
Gives Great Back Yard Practice

By Ray Brewer,
Staff Writer

PHOENIX – Drive down a majority of the streets in rural Indiana and you’ll notice one thing about each house’s backyard: There is a basketball hoop.

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And like the old phrase states, practice makes perfect. As the stereotype says, most youngsters from Indiana are great shooters, one fire from every corner of the court – take Larry Bird for example.

The people of The Original Putting Green Co. are trying to help golfers in terms of backyard practice.

They design and install Tour Putt Greens, sand traps and personal tee boxes for backyards of all shapes and sizes.

“It’s just like a pool for the backyard,” Original Putting Green President Ron Reed said. “It’s a source of enjoyment for the masses. Anyone from my two-year old who is learning to golf to my wife who doesn’t know how to golf can enjoy this.”

The Tour Putt greens are tip-sheared to provide the truest roll out of all synthetic greens on the market. It actually holds a shot exactly as a normal green would up to 35 yards out.

The links greens don’t offer the same type of roll as the Tour Putt green, however, it does compare to some of the best bent green around the world. Homeowners with large yards usually install this with several personal tee boxes to create various tee shots.

The greens come equipped with ball washers, tee consoles, benches, tee markers, rakes, flags, practice nets and cups.

There are several bonuses to having a green installed in one’s yard – especially an entertainment and maintenance value. How about having a client over for dinner and starting the evening with some friendly putting in the backyard.

Ever get sick and tired of pushing the lawn mover across the high grass or pulling weed and weed? Well, by installing one of the greens, the maintenance work is eliminated.

Other things to look at is a financial value. No matter how much you invest to get the greens installed, it will moist likely help raise the house property. Plain and simple, it will help add to the resale value of your residence.

And probably the best part of the greens is that they are good for the environment.

The laws and greens from Original Putting Co. helps conserve water and require no harmful pesticides, weed killer or traditional chemicals used on grass.

Several prominent people have one of these greens already installed in their backyard – including PGA great and Phoenix resident Phil Mickelson, who actually helped design the greens. Others with the facility include CBS golf announcer Peter Kostis as well as touring professionals Billy Mayfair, Andrew Magee and Todd Dempsey. “The quickest way to lower your score is to achieve a short,” Kostis said in the company’s brochure. “With my personal maintenance-free putting green for Original Putting Green Company, I spend all of my extra time getting better in the privacy of my own backyard.” For more information, call 1-480-922-3638.