On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:39:41 +0100, Alan Campbell
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Manco writes
Of course golf course keepers use tons of chemicals to kill any weeds
on the greens and fairways.

Thats a bit of a myth, most diseases and weeds etc can be controlled by
cultural practices. Furthermore, amenity ground comes under much
stricter control than agriculture and horticulture.

Golf greens are planted with grasses that choke out others... they're
often not true grass at all but a kind of very low growing ground
cover that is sturdy enough for golf greens but wouldn't hold up well
to backyard traffic. For a home putting green use a synthetic... best
is to actually play at a golf course... I'd not invest in a home
putting green, it will get very little use if any.