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The 2024-25 college golf season will kick off in September, with nearly 300 top-tier schools competing in this year’s NCAA golf championships. While fans can follow the action on ESPN and Golf Channel, aspiring and amateur golfers alike can also practice their skills at home with the Perfect Practice Putting Mat.
Perfect Practice, the official home of former world No. 1 golfer (and current LIV golf champion) Dustin Johnson, has unveiled a collection of college golf mats ahead of the new school season. You can customize your mat with over 20 colors and school logos as part of this officially NCAA-licensed collaboration.
Available for $99 on Amazon, and for a limited time you can save an additional $25 when you apply this coupon code at Amazon.com.
College Edition
The perfect indoor golf practice mat for college edition.
The Perfect Practice Collegiate Edition Golf Mat is nine feet long and is made of a unique “crystal velvet” material designed to simulate playing on grass or artificial turf. There are two holes at the end of the mat, along with lines and markings to help you work on accuracy and shot precision. The two holes also make this indoor putting green ideal for both right- and left-handed golfers.
What we like: The built-in “auto-return” system automatically returns the ball to you via a side stream. When you’re done playing, simply roll the mat up like a rug and easily stow it in a closet or under your bed (reviewers say you may need to iron or flatten the mat a bit when you take it out again). Meanwhile, the ball return track assembles in seconds.
Get the Perfect Practice Indoor Putting Mat on sale now for just $75 on Amazon. Be sure to select your favorite college team from the dropdown menu before adding it to your cart. See full details here.
Classic Edition
The perfect compact golf mat for practice.
Prefer a traditional putting green? Amazon also sells the regular version of the Perfect Practice Mat here . The company says this is the same indoor golf mat used by 2020 Masters champion Johnson, and was designed with “tour-tested technology” in mind. Both the University Edition and Classic Edition of the indoor putting green are on sale now on Amazon (note: clubs and golf balls not included).
As for the college golf season, tournaments begin in September, with teams looking to advance to the NCAA D1 Championship in May. Last year's winning team came from Auburn, after the sixth-seeded Tigers defeated fifth-seeded Florida State, 3-2, in a play-in match.
