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The Plastic Base’s Design Characteristics
The Panels:
With the Tour Links™ plastic base panel system, your green is easy to install, portable, and
very durable. The panels are made of recycled plastic and slide together by meshing the interlocking
teeth. Note that the interlocking teeth have very close tolerances, so assembly requires that the teeth
are clean and free of debris and contaminants (silicone spray can also be applied to the teeth to facili-
tate assembly).
The Floating Cups:
The Tour Links™ floating cup system is a design feature that ensures that your cups
can always be located directly under the hole cutouts in the turf. The design allows the cup to be
moved to account for environmental factors that might otherwise result in hole cutout/cup misalign-
ment. Once installed the floating cup is designed so that it will not move during normal play.
The Plastic Base:
The Tour Links™ plastic base panel system will conform to the topography of the un-
derlying terrain, which could result in breaking putts on the green. Care should be taken when in-
stalling the base on undulating ground. What may seem like relatively small variations in elevation
can create unplayable breaks, necessitating base disassembly to correct the unplayable condition.
Please contact Backyard Golf for elevation variation recommendations specific to your green, if you
plan to install your green outside on uneven terrain.
Please also note that to safely move your green requires disassembly
. The individual panel’s inter-
locking teeth are not designed to tolerate the stresses associated with lifting the entire plastic base for
moving. Moving an assembled base as a unit not only can break the teeth but also invalidates the
panel warranties.
Once assembled, the perimeter panels of the base must be secured to each other using either the sup-
plied self tapping lag screws and washers, or for outdoor installations, 60d timber tie spikes.
Water Drainage:
The interstitial space between the individual panels of the plastic base provides water
drainage during rain events. Although generally not required, drainage capability can be increased, if
necessary, by drilling additional holes in the surfaces of the panels. Please contact Backyard Golf
prior to modifying your panels in this manner for advice on hole placement.
The Putting Turf’s Design Characteristics
The Backing:
Your putting turf has a rubberized backing designed to tolerate outdoor conditions. The
backing is porous and/or perforated to allow for drainage of water (from whatever source). The rub-
berized backing is resistant to rotting as well as most other environmental “hazards.” The backing
also provides sufficient weight so that once the turf is placed on the base, it should not need to be
further affixed to the base.
The Putting Surface (turf):
Your putting surface has been tufted with the highest quality synthetic
yarn available in the market today. Backyard Golf’s Club
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turf yarn is polypropylene with a finished
pile height of approximately 3/16”. Tour
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turf yarn is nylon with a finished pile height of approxi-
mately 1/2”. After tufting, the rough pile of both turfs is sheared to provide a surface that performs
virtually identical to the natural turf greens you encounter on the course.
Both Club
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and Tour
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products are UV resistant, liquid tolerant, and able to withstand freezing tem-
peratures. Stimp speed is from 10 to 12.5 ft., with Tour
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turf rolling fastest. Slight color variations
in the yarn, although infrequent, may be noticeable in your green and do not affect performance. The
only maintenance you may want to perform is occasionally removing debris with a leaf blower or
shop vac. Pet wastes do not harm the turf and can be removed physically and/or with a garden hose.
Although tolerant to most common yard chemicals, locating your green away from areas subject to
corrosive materials like pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, as well as sprinklers that would keep
the turf constantly wet, will prolong the turf’s life.
