Turkey Meadows™ | Backyard Foam Golf Course

About the Course

Turkey Meadows™ is a private backyard foam golf course created by Founder and Head Greenskeeper Peter DeCaro. The course officially opens this season in Sparta, New Jersey and has been shaped into a beginner-friendly short course built around rhythm, touch, scoring, and repeatable practice.

The routing features short strategic holes ranging from 18 to 35 meters, designed around a two-club format using only a pitching wedge and 9 iron. The layout encourages players to focus on feel and distance control rather than power.

Players encounter optional routes, a driveway “water” hazard, a dedicated chipping grove, the Meadow Club District, and future real-ball training stations that blend backyard recreation with purposeful skill development.

Meet the Head Greenskeeper

Peter DeCaro serves as Founder, Course Designer, Head Greenskeeper, Director of Operations, and unofficial Commissioner of Backyard Golf. What began as a desire to practice more often at home became a full backyard golf concept: a place where a player can improve, relax, and enjoy the game without needing to leave the property.

As Head Greenskeeper, Peter oversees the routing, target placement, mowing patterns, hazard rules, member experience, practice stations, refreshment standards, and future expansion of the course. Every hole was designed with a purpose. Every target creates a different kind of shot. Every feature is there to make golf easier to start, easier to repeat, and more enjoyable to play.

Members Only

Turkey Meadows Golf Club

Established 2026

Founder & Head Greenskeeper:
Peter DeCaro

Handicap Required:
Optional

Good Times Required:
Mandatory. 🦃⛳️

Special Course Features

What Makes Turkey Meadows Different

The Two Club Course™

The official setup is simple: pitching wedge and 9 iron. That keeps the focus on contact, feel, distance control, and scoring instead of overthinking the bag.

The Meadow Club District™

The private deck and lounge area overlooks Holes 1 and 2, featuring a members-only hot tub, refreshments, nonalcoholic beer, and a professional outdoor sound system.

Professional Sound System

The sound system was a professional job. A paid engineer designed and installed it to create reliable outdoor coverage for the opening holes and deck area.

Turkey Lake Hazard

Hole 7 turns the driveway into a signature “water” hazard. If the foam ball finishes on the driveway, it is a one-stroke penalty and a drop at the nearest grass point.

Chipping Grove™

Holes 5 and 6 lead naturally into a real-ball chipping zone where nets can be spaced out for controlled short-game bonus challenges.

Net Bay Coming Soon

Hole 2 is planned as the future real-ball driving net area, adding 7 iron, 5 hybrid, and driver practice into the Turkey Meadows training routine.

Course Story

A Backyard Field of Dreams for Golfers Who Want to Practice, Relax, and Enjoy the Outdoors.

SPARTA, NJ — Turkey Meadows™, a private backyard foam golf course created by Founder and Head Greenskeeper Peter DeCaro, officially opens this season in Sparta, New Jersey.

Built around a simple philosophy — golf should be easy to enjoy and available whenever you want to play — Turkey Meadows offers golfers a unique alternative to crowded driving ranges and lengthy rounds.

The course features short strategic holes ranging from 18 to 35 meters, designed around a two-club format using only a pitching wedge and 9 iron. The layout encourages players to focus on rhythm, touch, scoring, and distance control rather than power.

“Turkey Meadows is my Field of Dreams. The idea was simple: create a place where you can walk outside, hit a few shots, relax, enjoy the wildlife, listen to some music, and improve your golf game one shot at a time.”
— Peter DeCaro, Founder & Head Greenskeeper

Turkey Meadows also features an outdoor refreshment area serving nonalcoholic beer, comfortable seating, a members-only hot tub, and a professionally engineered outdoor sound system designed to enhance the experience across Holes 1 and 2.

Whether players choose one hole, nine holes, or eighteen, Turkey Meadows offers an experience built around accessibility, relaxation, and the joy of golf close to home.

Turkey Meadows™
Play One. Play Nine. Play Eighteen. Stay Close to Home.

Interactive Turkey Meadows Scorecard

This may be the world’s first truly interactive scorecard at any foam course: enter your score, click Save Round, and Turkey Meadows calculates your round total instantly.

Hole	Distance	Par	Feature
1	35m	3	Opening Meadow / Meadow Club District
2	35m	3	Concert Fairway / Future Net Bay
3	35m	3	Turkey Run
4	35m	3	Long Meadow
5	20m	2	Chipping Grove Entrance
6	20m / 35m	2 / 3	Player Choice Hole
7	24m	3	Turkey Lake Driveway Water Hazard
8	23m	2	Homeward Bound
9	18m	2	Connector Hole to Hole 2 / Reset Toward Hole 1

Total Score: — Vs. Par 23/24: —

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Important: do not refresh the browser after entering scores. This scorecard saves and calculates while the page stays open. Refreshing the page clears the round.

Cup Rule: a hole is considered completed when the foam ball finishes within one club length of the flag. Within two club lengths is the gimme zone. Outside two club lengths requires another shot. Hole 7 driveway “water” hazard adds one penalty stroke with a drop at the nearest grass point.

Practice Routine

Turkey Meadows works best as the home base, not the only practice environment. The course keeps your hands active, your rhythm improving, and your short-game confidence growing between real range sessions.

Frequency	Session	Focus
2–3x per week	Turkey Meadows 9-Hole Foam Round	PW + 9 iron rhythm, scoring, touch, start line, distance feel.
1x per week	Chipping Grove Bonus	Real-ball chips into nets spaced about 20+ feet apart. Focus on clean contact and landing control.
Every 2 weeks	Driving Range Session	Structured real-ball practice with 7 iron, 5 hybrid, and driver.
Range Block 1	7 Iron	Build balanced contact. Start with half swings, then progress to smooth full swings.
Range Block 2	5 Hybrid	Practice sweeping contact and controlled launch. Focus on tempo, not distance.
Range Block 3	Driver	Finish with controlled tee shots. Goal is playable contact and balance, not maximum speed.

Recommended flow: use Turkey Meadows during the week for scoring and feel, then use the driving range every two weeks to validate contact with longer clubs. The backyard builds the habit. The range confirms the swing.