We Built an Authentic Golf Course FAIRWAY in 6 Months!

We Built an Authentic Golf Course FAIRWAY in 6 Months! Starting last fall, we started work to build a true golf course fairway around out DIY putting green that we built 2 years ago. We used all of our yard equipment including the Husqvarna zero turn mower, Honda push mower, and the new McLane reel mower that we bought specifically for this job. We also used our yard roller as well as Stihl weed eater and Stihl backpack blower, a landscape rake, garden rake, as well as a new Yard Leveler. After bringing in multiple truck loads of topsoil and sand, we then seeded the fairway in November with rye grass, and over seeded in the spring. We also worked to rebuild our DIY golf bunker that we built last year. We will be working over the coming years to keep improving this, but the dream golf homestead is really coming along well and we are spending a ton of time on our backyard putting green, and now we have a very real fairway to chip off as well.

[@seriosbrad]

I'm a greenskeeper at a golf course, have followed this project since the start, been fun to watch!

[@UnderParAcres]

I appreciate you sharing this and please feel free to reach out if you ever have any tips or suggestions. I grew up a competitive golfer, and worked in college as a caddy at East Lake back in the day, but never worked on the grounds crew so I'm a complete rookie at this! Everything I do is learning through trial and error, but I'm always looking for any advise from the pros! Thanks for following!!

[@ryang1963]

Retired greenskeeper here. Great work spreading the sand and using the reel mower. My biggest tip is that as you perfect the fairway and cut it shorter, you’ll need to invest in a small sprayer tank for behind your mover and study up on performing some sprays using: cyfluthrin (insecticide), chlorothalonil (fungicide), MCPP-p (herbicide), and also turfmark blue to indicate where you have sprayed. I noticed that after performing a few sprays, the grass really begins to exhibit that lush green country club look and fills in nicely. Also grow a nursery field if you have the resources to cut and patch any areas needed! Best of luck!

[@UnderParAcres]

Thanks for sharing! I watch the channel Lawn Tips a lot and have realized I'll eventually need to learn about the sprays to move to the next level. I've got a 110 gallon boom sprayer for my tractor, which is too much, and a 4 gallon backpack sprayer, which likely isn't enough. I'll probably end up getting a pull behind for the lawnmower/gator at some point because I could use it on the fairway, as well as on my trails. Thanks for following!

[@ryang1963]

@@UnderParAcres awesome! I look forward to seeing the progress. The best part of the videos is seeing the enjoyment you guys get out of it and the hard labor the little ones are learning about!

[@Kellen17]

This is the most realistic look at average results. It takes years to achieve a nice lawn and you show what the average person can expect with effort and a little money. Not everyone can have that perfect content creator lawn in less than one season.

[@UnderParAcres]

Thanks! I'm counting on this being about a 3 - 4 year project before I get it to where I really want it. I have no experience, so everything I'm doing is learning through research and trial and error! I'm about to start doing more soil sample tests so I can get a better idea of what I need to add.

[@cryinx]

I would love to be able to walk out my front yard to a nice par 3 in the morning haha

[@willsymms7370]

You can take a 5 gallon bucket of sand and mix rye seed into it. You can use this mixture to put out over the “thinner” areas that you may not be happy with. You can also use the mixture to fill any divots that might be made if you or the kiddos hit a fat shot. Golf courses in the southeast, overseed Bermuda tee boxes with rye in the winter. We would use this sand/rye mix to fill divots on the boxes. It’s nice because you can continue to use the reel mowers and not worry too much about the seed being moved around compared to rotary mowing. Hope this tip helps you some! Your fairway already looks spectacular to be only the first season! Keep up the hard work!!

[@UnderParAcres]

That's a great idea, thanks! I'm going to start transitioning over to Bermuda here in the next few weeks, so that's something I'll do once I get it going. Thanks for following!

[@charlesmoyer5321]

Enjoyed the recap/summary. Looking good.

[@UnderParAcres]

Thanks!

[@kohlerwagner5440]

I've been watching since the fall and I am always so excited to watch when you drop a new video. What a great recap of everything you've done so far! As a 24 year old guy from NJ, I can tell you that it seems like you have everything that a man could want. God bless and I hope to build a life like yours one day! Keep up the amazing work!

[@UnderParAcres]

I'm glad to have you following and I'll tell you that this all started as nothing more than a day dream about 10 years ago! My dad's side of the family is from South Jersey, and my great grandfather built the golf course Woodcrest in Trenton, NJ! I guess it must be in my blood......Thanks for following!

[@ThePhantom740]

It’s awesome watching this transform from the beginning to where it is now

[@UnderParAcres]

Thanks!

[@SpudRunGolf]

Out there killing it brother.

[@UnderParAcres]

Thanks! As I always say, you and Lawn Tips are terrible influences on me with all the genius ideas you put in my head.....🤣🤣

[@Tkellz62]

Wow! Great transformation. With a setup like this, your kids will be playing Augusta before you know it.

[@UnderParAcres]

Thanks! If one of them ever did, I'm not sure I'd be able to watch I'd be so nervous...

[@HankWGolf]

No wonder golf is so expensive 😂 looks great man keep it up!!!

[@blzt3206]

Good job man that looks great!

[@UnderParAcres]

Thanks!

[@balajiramanathan1585]

Beautiful summary, fairway worth of Augusta

[@UnderParAcres]

Thanks!

[@brianbutler4521]

Loving the progress man. One of these days, I will attempt a project similar to what you and the kiddos have done.

[@UnderParAcres]

Thanks! It's well worth the effort!

[@spritely2158]

This is so good dude. Great work!

[@UnderParAcres]

Thanks!

[@rupertgale537]

Fantastic film guys. Your hard work definitely produced an Augusta standard green (well close to anyway!). Looking at the rainfall (when you get it) I would suggest digging a pond to the left of the bunker as the water settles there anyway in that low pain t. It could supply you with water and already makes a great natural shape which would even make the hole more challenging??

[@UnderParAcres]

That is one of the dream projects for sure!

[@PURP_PLAYS]

one day your kids will look back at this and be like my dad was cool as fuck

[@ZETi808]

my local golf course had a greens fee of 10$ and no joke your grass is way better then theres

[@ATappin]

You should look at getting a cranking conveyor belt for your truck, would save a lot of time scooping out sand and dirt

[@UnderParAcres]

I have thought about that before! Do you think the cheap one at Harbor Freight would hold up to the job?

[@shadowedmayhem5114]

Awesome video! If you don’t mind me asking, if you had to guesstimate as to how much this project has cost to this point? Ignoring the free kid labor and cost of tool/equipment you already probably had, what would you say the bare bones of the project would cost? Love the content!!

[@UnderParAcres]

With the amount of topsoil, sand, and seed that I've bought, I would imagine it's somewhere in the $500 range overall.

[@ryanesposito5755]

Your topsoil looks like my mulch.

[@UnderParAcres]

It's a topsoil mixed with both sand and compost. The compost does give it a mulch appearance. It works really well in the garden and has been good so far in the yard as well!

[@sethhuff-ej5gq]

Your soiltop looks like hclum

[@amentrev]

I went to the Masters

[@scottlang7130]

Awesome. What are the dimensions of your fairway and green?

[@UnderParAcres]

The green is 28x15 feet and the fairway is probably about 50 feet long and 25 feet wide.

[@thisisjon]

Plans on redoing the green?

[@UnderParAcres]

Let's call it daydream plans...Would love to go a lot bigger at some point and upgrade the turf to something that holds longer shots well. I also want to dig a pond next to the green, and would likely do both projects around the same time. Not in the budget at this point but we can always dream!!

[@masonmitchell9342]

How Is the driving range coming? and have you thought about adding another tee box location somewhere else on the property? If you haven't seen his channel its called spudrungolf and he is a little farther along in his build but I think its cool that he uses the same green for every hole just created 9 different tee boxes.

[@UnderParAcres]

I'm just about to get back to work on the range, but need a week of warm sunshine for it to dry out enough. I'll have to start from scratch and bush hog it before I can use it and get to work on it though. I love the Spud Run Golf channel and have been following it from when he got started. I don't have the equipment or skill set he has, so I'm not trying to go nearly as big as he is, but I'm trying to build a great backyard practice facility that requires as little maintenance time as possible. I will very likely add a few more tee areas, I'm just not sure if I want to do a grass tee box or synthetic. I really want grass, but it would require regular mowing, and I'm looking to spend as much time practicing and teaching the kids as possible. Thanks for following!!

[@masonmitchell9342]

@@UnderParAcres Where do you get your seed from and what brand because I think we are in the same region as I'm in upstate SC and I am not having any luck with getting seed to fill in. Funny enough I bought a Garmin R10 about 5 days before you posted your video about it and I almost suggested it but I wasn't quick enough.

[@G-G._]

get rid of that synthetic green and ill start watching. foul

[@King_Trollington_III]

ive been a professional groundskeeper for 24 years .... this looked like shit lets be real here