Golf Simulator Turf

Turf for the simulator bay: the putting surface, the hitting mat and how the two fit together.

Golf simulator turf is the floor of the bay: a base panel system that lifts the surface, a putting turf on top, and a hitting mat let in flush so you hit and putt from one level. It is for home simulator rooms, college golf programs and commercial bays that want real cups, chipping and breaking putts rather than plain landing turf and a mat to stand on. We have been building simulator floors since 2010.

Why upgrade from landing turf

Home simulator bay with a putting green floor, cups and an inset hitting mat in front of the screen — Putting turf wall to wall, cups, and a hitting strip let in flush

A typical home simulator has simple landing turf, so the ball does not click around the room, and a hitting mat you stand on. That works for hitting balls, gameplay and shot feedback. People come to us to go further:

Putt to real holes instead of aiming at targets
Add chipping to the room
Inset the hitting mat flush with the putting surface
Add undulation for breaking putts
Add a fringe border
Raise the floor on a base system so a small hitting strip replaces the big mat and opens putting lanes

We never put foam under simulator turf. A molded base panel replaces it.

The three base systems compared

The base sets the total height, and the total height decides which hitting mat sits flush and which cup the ball will drop into.

	D-Base	O-Base	Elite Base
Panel	0.75 in	1 in	2 in
Footprint	10 × 10 in	24 × 24 in	23 × 23 in
Locking	Vertical	Vertical	Both ways
Load	175 PSI	150 PSI	Vehicles
With turf	1 to 1.25 in	1.5 in	2.5 in
Cups	Shallow	Shallow	Regulation
Per sq ft	$11 to $14	$21 to $26	$29 to $34

Prices are for the full system, plus freight, and move with the turf you choose and the size. On Elite Base, larger and simpler projects sit at the low end of the range and smaller ones at the high end.

D-Base, the low profile system

D-Base is a molded interlocking panel that lifts the turf 0.75 in off the floor, a large step up from the foam many simulator installers use. Panels drop in vertically, and a molded click-on transition edge and corner piece make the install simple. Putting turf on top brings the total to 1 to 1.25 in, and the hitting mat is matched to that height.

We can set low-profile cups 0.875 in deep in a D-Base green, but a golf ball is 1.68 in, so there is little room for a cup. So D-Base is a low-cost floor, not the choice when putting matters most.

Popular D-Base sizes:

The D-Base 10 × 12 Sim Green
9 ft 3 in wide × 13 ft 3 in deep with an 8 × 4 ft inset hitting mat
The width of your room × 14 ft 2 in deep

The hitting mat is usually 4 × 8 ft, and we can inset a hitting strip instead. For a modern look, pair D-Base with Pro Putt Tour Black putting turf and a 50/50 hitting mat (half black fibers, half green).

O-Base, room for a premium mat

Home simulator bay floored wall to wall on O-Base, with cups, a chipping collar and a fringe border in front of the screen — An O-Base simulator floor with cups, a chipping collar and a fringe border

O-Base works like D-Base but is 1 in thick with a 2 × 2 ft footprint, so there are fewer pieces to lay and more height for the mat. Panels lock vertically to their neighbors, so they drop straight in. We usually pair it with 0.40 or 0.50 in putting turf for a total of 1.5 in.

O-Base is the thinnest system we suggest for a premium hitting mat such as Real Feel Country Club Elite (CCE) or an EZ Tee Custom mat. With 0.50 in nylon putting turf, the mat sits flush with the green. It is thick enough for low-profile cups that hold the ball, which is why commercial bays and indoor training centers choose it.

Popular residential O-Base sizes:

13 ft wide × 12 ft 6 in deep, 6 in fringe border, 8 × 4 ft inset hitting mat
11 ft wide × 14 ft 6 in deep, 6 in fringe border, inset hitting strip
The width of your room × 14 ft 6 in deep

Elite Base, the 2 in system

Elite Base is the 2 in interlocking panel, one of the products Pro Putt Systems was built on and the panel under every standard model green and our Standard Sim Green. Each full panel weighs 8 lb, comes in six shapes, and is strong enough to drive a truck over. With premium nylon putting turf, the system stands 2.5 in before undulation.

The ball drops into regulation-diameter cups
Panel and turf absorb energy together, so chips check and bump-and-runs run out as they would outside
The panels follow the undulation we fabricate underneath, for smooth, realistic breaks
Even the thickest premium mat insets flush; any mat under 2.5 in is backed or shimmed to height
Cables for floor-mount launch monitors and swing cameras run in channels under the panels, out of sight

Mats that suit Elite Base include EZ Tee Custom, Real Feel CCE and the EZ Tee 50/50 black and green. We have used Elite Base in teaching facilities, college golf programs and high-end home simulator rooms.

Popular Elite Base sizes:

9 ft 7 in × 13 ft 5 in with a bump rail border
15 × 20 ft with a fabricated fringe border
The width of your room × 16 ft deep

We install custom and standard sizes, or recreate your room in our build shop, cut the green to fit and freight it to you to install yourself.

Edge finishes

D-Base

Putting turf draped over the edge and held with double-sided tape
Fringe draped over the edge, stapled or taped
Putting turf or fringe wrapped around the edge and stapled
Fringe fastened to the floor with a reducer strip, popular in commercial bays

O-Base

Putting turf draped over a transition we fabricate; best when the green runs wall to wall and only the back edge needs a transition
6 in fringe border taped over a fabricated transition
Putting turf wrapped and stapled to the side of the panel
Custom fringe with an adhesive reducer strip, common in commercial bays

Elite Base

Molded bump rail border, the black border on our standard models
10 in transition wedge hidden under fringe
The whole 2.5 in system sunk into the floor

Putting turfs

Turf	Height	Yarn
Pro Putt MG	0.35 in	Poly
Pro Putt Tour	0.40 in	Nylon
Pro Putt Tour Black	0.40 in	Nylon
TourPutt Ultimate	0.55 in	Nylon, 11 ft 6 in Stimp

Hitting mats and fringe

Mat or turf	Height	Yarn or note
Pro Putt Ultra Tee	1 in	100% nylon
EZ Tee Hybrid	1.25 in	Blend
EZ Tee 50/50 black and green	1.25 in	Blend
Real Feel 1st Cut	1.75 in	Nylon
Real Feel CCE	1.75 in	Blend
EZ Tee Custom	Any height	Blend
Tight lie chipping turf	0.875 in	0.375 in backing
MultiSport fringe	1.125 in	Blend
Highland fringe	2.125 in	Blend

Hitting strips come in any size and thickness; 2 × 4 ft, 1 ft 3 in × 3 ft, 2 × 2 ft and 2 × 3 ft are in stock. Our chipping pads and simulator turfs are all kept in stock.