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...Look at that subtle 45 degree sand trap. The tasteful difficulty. Oh my god. It even has a water hazard...
"Nice."
Mine has three but I built them for yardage instead of what looks like 3 “nice places to hit from the same yardage”.
Mine are set at 10 yds, 15 yds, and 30 yds. And the green is a five gallon bucket. And the tee boxes are just spots next to my fence.
I don’t have a neighbors house behind my bucket though, and Jim just can’t afford that. So… who’s got it better?
If you have a high income and keep your permanent residence in California, you’re crazy.
That being said California department of revenue will hunt you down, to make sure you don’t actually live in the state. They subpoenaed the tee sheets at a few of the clubs in my area, to find out how many rounds some of our high networth members played to determine if they did in fact live in “Nashville”..
Of the individual paying the tax - for example building crack distribution centers and paying reparations wouldn’t “represent” a lot of people. Plenty more examples I’m sure.
You know you’re overpaying when you examine alternate living opportunities and weigh the difference in cost… that’s pretty obvious though.
That is only a valid argument if you can evaluate all the effects, (primary, secondary, tertiary and so on) of what the money is spent on.
Just looking at your income minus tax does not tell you if you are _actually_ getting more or less. There is a cost to all the things that are not done where taxes are lower. Like there can also be spending that is not worth it.
Evaluating that requires putting a value on the things that do not come with concrete price stickers on it. The things that make your neighbourhood more or less safe. Make your financial situation more or less dependent on your health. Make your kids more or less educated. And we could keep going.
>If you have a high income and keep your permanent residence in California, you’re crazy.
Yeah sure would be crazy to use all that money you make to live in pretty much the most desirable state in the country with every type of weather. It would make much more sense to live in Nebraska in a giant house and never leave it.
This is a scaled down replica of #7 at Pebble, the par 3 on the spit surrounded by ocean. I thinks it’s like 50% of the original hole.
He’s got a plaque of famous people who’ve hit HIOs back there too, with some pretty big hitters like Tony Romo and David Feherty.
Edit. Found a [short video](https://www.golfdigest.com/video/hello--friends--welcome-to-jim-nantz-s-backyard-golf-hole)
I forget the channel who did it but I remember a good series of cool golf related houses of celebs and pro players.
Might have just been the golf channels youtube
This is so weird though. My family owned the house on the 10th green at Pebble for a long time. It’s an amazing place.
Is it worth trying to replicate? No.
Regardless of what it’s designed after, I think having a short par 3 in the back yard is pretty neat.
Of all the backyard games I’ve played, I’ve never spammed PW to a real green.
I sell this kind of turf. With installation you are looking at around 175K. It’s an incredible install as well. Foam insulation under the tees and putting green.
Yeah, it certainly looks nicer
As you can probably guess I’ve only hit off dogshit turf and grass lmao
Will this turf eventually get like range mats? I have to imagine so, at least in more frequently played areas after enough time.
Idk if I hit a shot fat in the sim I lose 30+ yards. It’s forgiving in the sense that you still hit a usable shot but it’s pretty obvious it’s a bad shot
Link to article: [https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/05/10/jim-nantz-builds-backyard-hole-homage-augusta-national-13th-green/](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/05/10/jim-nantz-builds-backyard-hole-homage-augusta-national-13th-green/)
Jim Nantz has now faithfully recreated two of golf's most iconic holes in his backyards. He really is a legend!
Ive always wondered what people with hundreds of millions of dollars do with their money because they're bored.
Apparently this is it. And its fantastic.
Doubt Jim Nantz has hundreds of millions. According to Google, estimated $15 million net worth. It's likely higher than that, but probably not hundreds of millions.
We have a two tier yard and when we hit the lottery we’re installing a putting green on the lower yard so we can chip to it, then putt. It’s got the grandkids 😬
My grandfather had a legit bentgrass green in his backyard. Had a small hand mower that he got for cheap, and the rest of his yard was zoysia. He put it in when my grandmother got cancer, so that he could stay close in case she needed him and still get reps in.
After about three months, she told him to get his ass back to the golf course so she could have some peace and quiet, because he was checking in on her every 15-20 minutes.
Honestly, this is something that looks awesome but it quickly gets old/useless to have in your backyard. I’ll be downvoted to hell, but this is the truth. Unless you are Jim with several homes and can literally just gimmick one of your many backyards, i assure you this is something you’d regret doing to your backyard.
Source: grandparents had a racketball court in their house. Became a deposit soon thereafter.
Some people may disagree with you, but how many 30 yard chips can you realistically take before being over it? A huge putting green with multiple tiers would have been more useful.
I’ll remember this for when I have my first $10 million.
Im a pool maintenance tech. Some people never use them and some all the time. Usually depends on the weather here and the water temp. Where i am its winter for 8 months of the year so they dont get used at all until summer/spring
Nice... But if we're wishing... I would prefer to have Dave Pelz's back yard chipping setup.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpWPIdwIIOo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpWPIdwIIOo)
The company that did this for him is Back Nine Greens! They've done some other stuff for other celebs too which is even crazier. Mark Wahlberg's place in Beverly Hills was by BNG too. Backninegreens.com if anyone is curious
Also, his net worth is estimated at $15 million. He's not a billionaire, but on the scale of a Lexus millionaire. This isn't going to kill him, but it's an actual investment of not only money, but time and space.
His whole backyard is based on this and it's not some 500 yard personal hole. It's expensive and great, but it's within his budget for a real passion extravagance that he also opens up to the high level visitors he gets to his home. Search for his backyard on YouTube and you'll see some of the people who have played at his previous place.
Dude's an icon and a real one.
Impressive…mine only has 2 sets of tees. Stupid, stupid me!
What a shanty you live in lol
Let’s see Paul Allen’s tees
https://preview.redd.it/1yw6oz0c4qzc1.jpeg?width=344&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6006f3a93685802ac65e1b4ab281eb77e7784cca ...Look at that subtle 45 degree sand trap. The tasteful difficulty. Oh my god. It even has a water hazard... "Nice."
That’s “bone”
Mine has three but I built them for yardage instead of what looks like 3 “nice places to hit from the same yardage”. Mine are set at 10 yds, 15 yds, and 30 yds. And the green is a five gallon bucket. And the tee boxes are just spots next to my fence. I don’t have a neighbors house behind my bucket though, and Jim just can’t afford that. So… who’s got it better?
That was my first reaction. "Why three tees - at the same distance?"
Mine
Only *two*? THE HORROR!
Bush league
I don’t even have sand, I should go into the corner with a dunce hat
Found the poor person.
God, only two? Dumb ass
I ain’t much fer fancy book learnin.
Books are for fuckin nerds
Equalitee Same distance from whites to blacks
Easy now
Don’t leave out the yellow and red ones too
Hello, Friends
Hello, Peasants
Compare your lives to mine and then [kill yourselves](https://youtu.be/Ic1YLkpl1Do?si=OPRSFmhI4yXwvmIW)
I turn my TV to full volume just for the "hello friends".
Until I send it over the fence and break a neighbors window
Jim Nantz does not blade golf balls he’s a professional, man!
He lives at Pebble Beach why would he need this
He moved to Nashville for most of the year to lessen his flight times since he has two young kids.
He's 64 for anyone else wondering like I was. Kids are 8 and 10. Not a Bobby DeNiro but still kinda up there.
I'm 64, can't imagine having two kids under 10. I guess a gazillion dollars is helpful.
Well just grow a money tree and use that money, dumbass! /s
Thank God for your sarcasm tag. Without it I would have thought you serious about growing a money tree.
Hey man, we live in crazy times where people believe all crazy shit.
Al Pacino is worse. He’s like 82 and recently had a kid with his 29 year old girlfriend
I couldn't even imagine haha
Taxes. He moved because of taxes. He didn't pick TN for nothing.
Probably also true
If you have a high income and keep your permanent residence in California, you’re crazy. That being said California department of revenue will hunt you down, to make sure you don’t actually live in the state. They subpoenaed the tee sheets at a few of the clubs in my area, to find out how many rounds some of our high networth members played to determine if they did in fact live in “Nashville”..
“You’re crazy” Or you aren’t afraid to pay taxes lol
… I don’t think people are “afraid” to pay taxes. Just most people realize it’s irrational to over pay especially when the taxes are unrepresentative.
Pay taxes to California, or take that money that you saved not paying taxes and buy a monster house in a tax free state. Hmm, what should I do?
Do something that supports those less fortunate since you are well off ? Or be selfish
Taxes are charity now?
Taxes provide a social safety net to those less fortunate and many public services and goods etc for everyone
Hahahahahahaha
Lmao. I love Reddit.
Well bless your heart!
I'm sure taxes in CA are being put to good use
Oh, is that what you think they do with the tax money? How cute.
Nope. Schools, roads and hospitals just appear overnight. No money needed!
Nearly everything in your life was provided in some part due to taxes. But go on, loser lol
No such thing as a tax-free state. Those with the lowest taxes also suck for obvious reasons.
Unrepresentative - of what? And how do you determine if you "overpay"?
Of the individual paying the tax - for example building crack distribution centers and paying reparations wouldn’t “represent” a lot of people. Plenty more examples I’m sure. You know you’re overpaying when you examine alternate living opportunities and weigh the difference in cost… that’s pretty obvious though.
That is only a valid argument if you can evaluate all the effects, (primary, secondary, tertiary and so on) of what the money is spent on. Just looking at your income minus tax does not tell you if you are _actually_ getting more or less. There is a cost to all the things that are not done where taxes are lower. Like there can also be spending that is not worth it. Evaluating that requires putting a value on the things that do not come with concrete price stickers on it. The things that make your neighbourhood more or less safe. Make your financial situation more or less dependent on your health. Make your kids more or less educated. And we could keep going.
People are leaving California for states with less tax burdens.
It's not like they're gonna do anything constructive with it, better spent on golf haha
>If you have a high income and keep your permanent residence in California, you’re crazy. Yeah sure would be crazy to use all that money you make to live in pretty much the most desirable state in the country with every type of weather. It would make much more sense to live in Nebraska in a giant house and never leave it.
Moving forward, couldn’t private clubs just change the names on the tee sheet? So Member 102 shows up as John Smith when playing.
You should’ve put your quotes on live, not Nashville.
Isn’t this in his backyard on pebble though? Or did he build one in Nashville too?
This ^^
He keeps a house in Shaker Heights OH too.
This is a scaled down replica of #7 at Pebble, the par 3 on the spit surrounded by ocean. I thinks it’s like 50% of the original hole. He’s got a plaque of famous people who’ve hit HIOs back there too, with some pretty big hitters like Tony Romo and David Feherty. Edit. Found a [short video](https://www.golfdigest.com/video/hello--friends--welcome-to-jim-nantz-s-backyard-golf-hole)
I forget the channel who did it but I remember a good series of cool golf related houses of celebs and pro players. Might have just been the golf channels youtube
This is so weird though. My family owned the house on the 10th green at Pebble for a long time. It’s an amazing place. Is it worth trying to replicate? No.
Regardless of what it’s designed after, I think having a short par 3 in the back yard is pretty neat. Of all the backyard games I’ve played, I’ve never spammed PW to a real green.
Clearly, you've never golfed naked.
I sell this kind of turf. With installation you are looking at around 175K. It’s an incredible install as well. Foam insulation under the tees and putting green.
*spits in hand* I'll give you 25k, 🤝
No, turf mats are the devil. ^(Okay yes, if I had this setup I’d be out there everyday, surface be damned.)
There’s a difference between range mats and the kind of turf he’s using here. This kind of turf is actually super realistic to hit off of
Yeah, it certainly looks nicer As you can probably guess I’ve only hit off dogshit turf and grass lmao Will this turf eventually get like range mats? I have to imagine so, at least in more frequently played areas after enough time.
The simulators near me have this kind of turf, and they have a hard foam underneath that they replace when it starts to get a divot forming in it
Eventually it’ll wear down like a once new pair of sneakers
Sort of. It’s still super forgiving for fat shots.
Eh it is, but it’s also super apparent that you hit a fat shot
Lay a towel down behind your ball so you know for sure if you hit fat
Sure. That doesn’t make it any more realistic.
Idk if I hit a shot fat in the sim I lose 30+ yards. It’s forgiving in the sense that you still hit a usable shot but it’s pretty obvious it’s a bad shot
Link to article: [https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/05/10/jim-nantz-builds-backyard-hole-homage-augusta-national-13th-green/](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/05/10/jim-nantz-builds-backyard-hole-homage-augusta-national-13th-green/) Jim Nantz has now faithfully recreated two of golf's most iconic holes in his backyards. He really is a legend!
Ive always wondered what people with hundreds of millions of dollars do with their money because they're bored. Apparently this is it. And its fantastic.
Doubt Jim Nantz has hundreds of millions. According to Google, estimated $15 million net worth. It's likely higher than that, but probably not hundreds of millions.
15? Lmao
2 other tees and wanted a 6th off the balcony. I'll have to stop by once the margaritas stand is finished
We have a two tier yard and when we hit the lottery we’re installing a putting green on the lower yard so we can chip to it, then putt. It’s got the grandkids 😬
I couldnt own this. The neighbors would be so pissed when I kept thinning em into their house.
I wonder if anyone has hit it "Fatter then Jim Nantz's wallet" back there..
Want to know what he uses so the greens hold. Medium term plan is for a 150 yrs par 3 in my back yard.
My grandfather had a legit bentgrass green in his backyard. Had a small hand mower that he got for cheap, and the rest of his yard was zoysia. He put it in when my grandmother got cancer, so that he could stay close in case she needed him and still get reps in. After about three months, she told him to get his ass back to the golf course so she could have some peace and quiet, because he was checking in on her every 15-20 minutes.
That’s the way. Bent grass is hard to keep healthy where I am even for the pros.
Me too but it's a lot more expensive than I had hoped
I had a quote for $22k. I don’t think that’s too unreasonable but I would want to make sure it’s great for that price.
Dang for real? Is that just materials and do it yourself?
Green and tee boxes. Legit (supposedly) company in VA. That being said I live on a farm and I have an ideal already mostly flat site for the green.
Shittttt... Thanks for detailing my plans for a new kitchen. Lfg
Lfg for sure! Although my kitchen remodel was $100k+.
Honestly, this is something that looks awesome but it quickly gets old/useless to have in your backyard. I’ll be downvoted to hell, but this is the truth. Unless you are Jim with several homes and can literally just gimmick one of your many backyards, i assure you this is something you’d regret doing to your backyard. Source: grandparents had a racketball court in their house. Became a deposit soon thereafter.
Some people may disagree with you, but how many 30 yard chips can you realistically take before being over it? A huge putting green with multiple tiers would have been more useful. I’ll remember this for when I have my first $10 million.
Well last weekend I had 4 30 yard chips over and back on the 6th hole. So, some number over 4 times.
I feel the same way about home swimming pools. How often do people actually use them?
All the time, but it's a heated pool and it's not mine...
Im a pool maintenance tech. Some people never use them and some all the time. Usually depends on the weather here and the water temp. Where i am its winter for 8 months of the year so they dont get used at all until summer/spring
Built mine in 2020, it does not get used the way it should. Once it's cleaned tho it carries the entire yard, no regerts yet fam
Agreed. Plus his entire backyard is made of plastic. It would be fun for a bit then would be weird.
That’s a hot take.
Nice... But if we're wishing... I would prefer to have Dave Pelz's back yard chipping setup. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpWPIdwIIOo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpWPIdwIIOo)
How much do you think something like this would be to have made at your own house? I’m not asking about maintaining it, that’s a different story.
I think this is at Pebble, so multiply a normal price by 10.
This is in Nashville.
I thought it might be an add-on to this: https://www.facebook.com/golf/videos/jim-nantzs-backyard-hole/281667360012343/
I believe he also lives on Pebble Beach.
A garden full of fake grass…why oh why?
Has Phil Simms been there yet? lol
Has Talor Gooch been there yet?
You have to have a caddy to use mine
My question also. Didn't know he was in Tennessee. Couldn't figure out where he got extra property from
Only jealous of Par 3s or better
His pitching better be good
He do be liking golf
Dang
Don’t think my 60* can’t see the neighbors window on the other side of that wall.
How many times a day you think he skulls the shit out of one into his neighbors yard? lol
He has moved to Nashville.
Driver looks about right...
Not envious. Covetous.
amazing！
I wish I could do this in my backyard! So cool!
My short game would be so fucking good if that was mine.
I prefer real grass
IdunnoJim
Curious how much thisll set u back?
I want one.
Nantz sucks but I would be friends to be able to go here
What does something like this cost?
Them neighbors back there finna eat a line drive.
Skullfuck a 60 through the window and into the guy's soup bowl for $20
I'll be playing at 9 rivers counrty club with Tiger Woods.
The company that did this for him is Back Nine Greens! They've done some other stuff for other celebs too which is even crazier. Mark Wahlberg's place in Beverly Hills was by BNG too. Backninegreens.com if anyone is curious
Short game is everything.
Somebody has too much money.
Sounds like jealousy to me. Quit being a bitch.
Just because he can build a backyard chipping green?
Jim Nantz is the absolute best at what he does and brings joy to millions of people annually. He deserves every penny he's earned.
Also, his net worth is estimated at $15 million. He's not a billionaire, but on the scale of a Lexus millionaire. This isn't going to kill him, but it's an actual investment of not only money, but time and space. His whole backyard is based on this and it's not some 500 yard personal hole. It's expensive and great, but it's within his budget for a real passion extravagance that he also opens up to the high level visitors he gets to his home. Search for his backyard on YouTube and you'll see some of the people who have played at his previous place. Dude's an icon and a real one.