So, I am at my current residence for at least a year, and I need something to do with my vast expance of a yard. I have a nice level dirt pile I made and some nice rocks built around it for a tee box, but now I need to actually make the final surface itself. I can’t find much on tee construction anywhere. Any help? It is waiting for seed and whatever else needs to be done.

I take it you are going to use the tee to hit balls at something – like a net I presume? If so I guess youll be hitting irons as well as woods and so will be doing a fair bit of damage. You therefore need to consider how often youre going to use it as this will determine how much area youll need. If the area isnt adequate, youll be hitting off dirt pretty fast. To give you an idea, we try to give par-3’s (they get the most damage) a total tee area of about 350-450 sq metres. You wont need that much of course.

Usually tees are built using imported sand to a depth of about 250-300mm and are flat but tilted slightly for surface drainage. Depending on the location, agi drainage is sometimes installed as well. Probably a tough couch would be the best grass as it will quickly fill the divots in the growing season. Given its backyard turf, can you water it in your area?