Luxury homes embrace synthetic putting greens & lawns
Synthetic putting greens, which require no water or maintenance and play like a real world-class putting surface, are becoming a popular entertainment alternative for the luxury home.

Andrew Travers, owner of his three level Dover Heights property, has installed a 140 square metres of Pro-tech putting green and lawn on the roof above the top floor. The green commands views extending from North Bondi to Maroubra and the Sydney city skyline.

“I installed the putting green because previously it was just a flat concrete roof, and it seemed like a great idea to be able to chip and putt a couple of balls on the roof, with a glass of wine, and such a fantastic view as the backdrop,” said Travers.

“The entire area is 140 square metres, complete with a putting green including four holes and purpose-designed contours and breaks, as well as a synthetic fringe and chipping areas. A synthetic lawn has also been used for the project.

“I always used to bring guests up to the roof, and now it has a focal point, which it never had before, and we’ve also got a fridge to store drinks, with a deck planned to top it all off,” said Travers.

Bill Rorke, Managing Director of Pro-tech, the company that installs these putting greens and lawns, says they are a great entertainment and landscape alternative, as well as providing great practice for the keen golfer.

“They are also an excellent investment for a luxury home – we’ve installed putting greens in some amazing homes in places like Dover Heights, Balmoral, Taren Point, Wahroonga, and Roseville in Sydney, Casuarina Beach, Bardon, and Burleigh Heads in Queensland, and Mornington, Brighton, and Cape Schanck in Melbourne,” said Rorke.

“Even Australian champion Peter O’Malley has one in the front yard of his Sydney home.

“This particular project at Dover Heights was unique because normally we would use road base underneath the surface, but this is obviously too heavy to put above a normal house structure.

“To compensate, we used a high density polyurethane foam base, which was engineered according to the specifications of the design of the putting green, upon which the synthetic surface was laid. This is the first time anything like this has been done in Australia,” said Rorke.

Pro-tech Corp is Australia’s leading supplier of professional synthetic putting greens and synthetic lawns, with distribution throughout the country.

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