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I'm designing a course of a golf course and have some restrictions. Whatever is put in needs to be reasonably easy to remove, level or nearly level to the ground (so mowers can easily mow over it), installable without heavy equipment (to prevent damage to the course), durable and cost under $200 per tee pad (the budget is what the budget is).
The initial plan was (and still is) to use natural tees with easily movable markers. I have the markers made (3/4 pvc pipe, cap, 6" 60d galvanized nail and 3/4" fender washer), but in testing out some of the holes it has become apparent that the soft, sandy soil in some areas will allow disc golfers to cause a lot of turf damage when teeing off. So, I plan to start buliding tee boxes in the softest areas first and eventually put them on all of the holes.
I'm leaning toward horse stall mats (although open to other suggestions). I can get 3 - 4' x 6' mats (3/4" thick) for around $180 and 12 galvanized 12" nails (4 per mat) for a little over a dollar each. Putting three mats together on the long side would create a 4' x 12' tee box. Putting two together on the short side would create a 4' x 12' tee box and be considerably less expensive. Thanks to this being a golf course, almost all of the tee locations are already nearly perfectly flat and need little prep work.
So I have a few questions:
1. Is 4' x 12' big enough?
2. Is there anywhere that I can get a 4-6' x 12', one-piece mat, for a comparable price?
3. Does anyone have any other ideas not involving plywood or turf?
4. How long can I expect horse stall mats to last?
The initial plan was (and still is) to use natural tees with easily movable markers. I have the markers made (3/4 pvc pipe, cap, 6" 60d galvanized nail and 3/4" fender washer), but in testing out some of the holes it has become apparent that the soft, sandy soil in some areas will allow disc golfers to cause a lot of turf damage when teeing off. So, I plan to start buliding tee boxes in the softest areas first and eventually put them on all of the holes.
I'm leaning toward horse stall mats (although open to other suggestions). I can get 3 - 4' x 6' mats (3/4" thick) for around $180 and 12 galvanized 12" nails (4 per mat) for a little over a dollar each. Putting three mats together on the long side would create a 4' x 12' tee box. Putting two together on the short side would create a 4' x 12' tee box and be considerably less expensive. Thanks to this being a golf course, almost all of the tee locations are already nearly perfectly flat and need little prep work.
So I have a few questions:
1. Is 4' x 12' big enough?
2. Is there anywhere that I can get a 4-6' x 12', one-piece mat, for a comparable price?
3. Does anyone have any other ideas not involving plywood or turf?
4. How long can I expect horse stall mats to last?