Prologue

In rural New Brunswick I maintain a very small 9-hole golf course in my back field. Up until now its had three putting greens, and  even calling them putting greens would be a stretch. They've been nothing more than circles of lawn that had been cut short with a regular lawn tractor.

One of my so-called putting greens is located on a fairly annoying slope. In April of 2014 I excavated and leveled this area for a very small bentgrass green. I went small because a) its a long way to carry water (with buckets and a watering can) and b) the project was very experimental. I didn't want to invest huge money and time if it failed.

My credentials in the greenskeeping world are zero. But, being an avid golfer for 30 years...I know what the end product should resemble.