Category: Golf

A referral from golf coach Hank Haney prompted project manager John Merrick of the Freeman Group to place a call to our Tour Links® and UltraBaseSystems® team, which started the ball rolling on this extraordinary rooftop putting course for the international vacation home of one of Hollywood’s top directors.

The 1,500 ft² space was initially scheduled to be a large planting area on the 7,000 ft² roof overlooking the ocean. Creative minds came together, and this six-hole putting course was designed and has proved to be one of our favorite projects yet.

UltraBaseSystems® owner Dave Barlow discusses the project process with John Merrick and Shane Hughes.

Standard operating procedures were in place for this installation. The pre-cut turf was laid in place to check design dimensions.

To create the contours Hank Haney designed, the fill material was muscled to the roof by this hardworking crew.

After all the contours were created to the proper elevations, the UBS geo fabric was installed and quickly followed with UltraBaseSystems® panels.

The panels were cut to fit the turf and around the pre-poured waterfall and stream that runs through and under the putting surface. The turf was carefully positioned and seamed. Once dry, the rubberized action back turf was stretched and stapled with the help of Shane Hughes of Hughes Golf Greens. Our helpers meticulously rolled and fluffed the turf to eliminate any staple marks.

Pre-installed cups were cut into the turf and the outer edge of the panels were packed with fill material for strength.

Ceramic fill was spread into the dense nylon turf, broomed, and rolled repeatedly. A quick watering and the course was ready for the landscape crew to do their magic.

The end result is a showplace putting course designed by one of golf’s top teachers, Los Angeles’ premier builder and architects, and built with the best putting green system on the market today.

Tour Links® and UltraBaseSystems® once again prove their spot as the finest putting green system on the planet.

Catch the wave of panel base technology.

When we first introduced you to the lifelong vision of Terry Anton of SNAG, and his spectacular backyard course in Tahlequah, OK, we didn’t think it could get any better.

Well, we were wrong…

Take the time to see what can happen when someone has an incredible dream, a great work ethic, and of course UltraBaseSystems® on his side. Anything is possible!

From the multicolored 10×10 ft tee boxes, to the 1,200 sq ft greens, UltraBaseSystems® provided the perfect solution for this flagship project.

All eyes were focused on this incredible installation.

A few pictures as a reminder of how it all began. With the help of UltraBaseSystems®, Terry’s vision for his SNAG course went from this…

…To this! Congratulations, Terry. Your SNAG course is amazing!

The best part of being the owner of Tour Links Putting Greens® and UltraBaseSystems® is having the chance to recognize the extraordinary work our dealers do around the world. As the innovators and patent holders of the most successful and versatile base replacement system on the market, our panel systems continue to take the world by storm.

It is my honor to share with you another amazing project recently completed by Heritage Synthetic Turf, located in Anderson, SC. Although HST is located in SC, they have installed in 44 of the 50 states, as well as several projects abroad. This spectacular home practice facility was created to help train one of the top 10 junior golfers in the nation. The experts at HST worked closely with the coaches, family, and student to create a practice/training facility that rivals any top teaching academy in the world. It doesn’t get any better than this!

We ask you to pay particular attention to the slopes, contours, and deep pot bunkers that were created using the UBS technology. I have said it a million times – anything is possible when our panel system is put in the hands of very creative and skilled technicians.

From world-class putting facilities to outdoor stadiums, trust the innovators of panel base technology with your next project and allow us to share your story with the world. Congratulations to the team at Heritage Synthetic Turf and we look forward to seeing the next amazing installation. I know there will be many more.

– Dave Barlow