Lighting Design for Golf Courses and Driving Ranges
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The first question when working on a project is often: How Many LED Lights Do I Need to properly light a golf course or driving range? How bright does it need to be? How can I make this a successful lighting upgrade? A sports lighting layout for golf courses and driving ranges is the ideal first step to ensure your LED lighting gives the desired foot candle level and bright, balanced light providing the best experience for golfers.
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What Goes into Successful Lighting Design for Golf Courses and Driving Ranges?
Selecting the right LED Lights for golf courses and driving ranges will help provide proper lighting, and sufficient vertical illumination and meet the lighting requirements necessary for proper light uniformity.
Lighting nearer the golfers should be brighter than light at the far end of the range. But every operator has their own needs and requirements, and our lighting design can accommodate most needs and requirements.
What Goes into Successful Driving Range Lighting Design?
Driving range lighting is unique in that driving ranges are very long and narrow. We have found that good driving range lighting design starts with the lights being mounted behind the golfers and then is supplemented with additional pole-mounted down-range lights to light up the second half of the range.
What are the Recommended Foot Candles for Golf Courses?
- Tee Box: 30-50 fc
- Fairway: 10-20 fc
- Putting Green: 50-100 fc
What are the Recommended Foot Candles for Driving Ranges?
- Driving Range: Recreational: 30-50 fc
- Driving Range: Club Level: 50-75 fc
How Can I Light My Golf Course for Night Play?
Night golf is becoming more common, but it takes a dedicated amount of time as each hole is unique. Greens need better lighting than fairways, but fairways need enough light so golfers can easily track and find their golf balls.
Can You Recommend Lighting Fixtures and Where to Add a Light Pole?
Being able to provide night lighting fixtures with an LED Flood light or golf lighting narrow light distribution floodlights will provide the proper light projection for any recreational golf course interested in night lighting. Our lighting plans will show you where to place poles and how many lights are needed per pole.