Golf & Driving Ranges windscreen buyer's guide
Golf rarely buys standard sizes. Range structures, tee lines and perimeter fences are custom runs on custom framing, so the buying question is usually who measures and who installs, not which series. Screen handles the wind and the sightlines; it is not ball-containment netting.
Key takeaways
- Recommended blockage for ranges: 80% mesh on the tee line and the fence facing the road.
- Screen goes only where wind or privacy needs it; it does not stop golf balls.
- Measure each bay of the range structure; framing is rarely square.
- Order one spare bay panel with the run so a repair does not wait on production.
01 Who buys it here
The superintendent specifies the run and usually installs it with the facility or grounds team between rounds. The general manager or operations manager approves. Anything branded near the clubhouse involves the head pro and the membership committee, and it is bought for appearance rather than wind.
02 Sizes that fit this venue
Order to the fence height you measured. Screens are finished 4 in shorter than the fence so the panel sits inside the top and bottom rails, and lengths run in 50 ft sections.
| Fence | Panel | Series | Blockage | Typical use | Price | Configure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 ft | 8 ft × 100 ft | 300 Series - MAXFlex PVC Mesh | 80% | tee line, wind relief | $629.00 $6.29/ft | Configure |
| 8 ft | 8 ft × 100 ft | 350 Series - Commercial PVC Mesh PLUS | 90% | fence facing homes | $629.00 $6.29/ft | Configure |
| 6 ft | 6 ft × 50 ft | 600 Series - Commercial Open | 89% | tee dividers | $289.50 $5.79/ft | Configure |
| 6 ft | 6 ft × 50 ft | 750 Series - Commercial Block | 95% | maintenance yard | $294.50 $5.89/ft | Configure |
03 Blockage for golf & driving ranges
Wind relief on the tee line and a screened edge from the road, on a fence that still breathes. The pick for most ranges.
The fence line that faces homes, where privacy matters more than airflow.
The maintenance yard, cart storage and service areas, on shorter or sheltered fence runs where the view should be closed off.
80% mesh on the tee line breaks the wind across the mats and still lets the fence breathe; the same 80% screens the range from the road. Step up to 90% on the fence line that faces homes, and use 95% to close off the maintenance yard on shorter or sheltered runs.
04 The series that apply
The two or three screens that fit this venue, priced per foot on a 8 ft fence.
05 Install and season timing
Custom runs need a site measure before ordering, bay by bay. Superintendent crews typically install over a week between rounds, two people per panel with UV-rated ties through every grommet. Tall range fences carry real wind load, so keep the screen open and tie every grommet.
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Measure the structure
Range framing is rarely square. Measure each bay and order each as its own section.
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Divide the tee line
6 ft dividers between bays cut wind and cross-traffic.
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Plan for repair
Order one spare bay panel with the run.
06 Budget worksheet
A planning number for the whole program, priced on 300 Series - MAXFlex PVC Mesh before finishing options and shipping.
Questions we get about golf & driving ranges
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