How to Make a Golf Pin for Your Backyard

Transform your backyard into a golfer's paradise by building and installing a homemade golf pin. Dedicated players of the game can have hours of fun working out the trials and travails that await on their own backyard green, which centers around their handmade pin. The quality of your garden facility will largely depend on your available time and budget, but you can still produce an excellent result at a low cost in a short space of time.

Things You'll Need

  • 7-foot PVC pipe
  • Tape measure
  • Work bench
  • Clamp
  • Marker pen
  • Wheeled tubing cutter or fine-toothed hand saw
  • Sand paper
  • 12-inch-by-10-inch nylon material
  • Stapler
  • Hole cutter or sharp-bladed trowel
  • Golf cup
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Instructions

    • 1

      Tighten a length of PVC pipe into a clamp on a work bench. Use a tape measure to assess the length of the pipe if you are unsure of its size, and mark a line at 7 feet with a marker pen. Cut along this line using either a wheeled tubing cutter or a fine-toothed handsaw. Use sandpaper to smooth off the edge that you have cut, and discard your spare PVC pipe.

    • 2

      Fashion a flag out of your 12-inch-by-10-inch sheet of nylon. Fold over 2 inches of one of the flag's ends and apply staples along the length of the edge of this fold --- your flag now has a cylindrical sleeve that you can slot over the top of your pin. Apply a staple into the top of the folded seam, so that your flag will not fall down your homemade pin.

    • 3

      Cut a hole somewhere in your backyard using a hole cutter --- use a sharp-bladed trowel if you don't have access to a hole cutter. Measure the diameter of your golf cup before cutting your hole. Remember that the cup should fit flush inside the hole, so you need to be precise. Cut downward using the hole cutter or trowel, and ensure you cut a neat, perfect circle.

    • 4

      Insert your cup into the hole, making sure it meets USGA regulations, and so is placed 1 inch beneath the rim of the hole. Push your homemade pin into the center of the cup, and prepare to give your homemade backyard putting green a go.