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Best Putting Mats UK

Home putting mats compared by space, surface and budget band — independent picks, with who each one suits and who should avoid it.

Updated 22 September 2026. Home Caddie has not physically tested these products; our picks are editorial judgements from published specifications. How we recommend.

Our picks

  1. Best overall · Best value · Best for limited space

    PuttOUT Large Putting Mat

    PuttOUT

    Budget band
    Under £100
    Space needed
    Small room
    • Enough length for pace work as well as short putts, still in the Under £100 band.
    Who it's for
    Golfers with a room at least 4 m long who want one mat for everything.
    Who should avoid it
    Anyone with under about 4 m of clear floor.
    Space required
    About 3.7 m of clear floor.
    Alternative
    Wellputt 4m mat (longer, with app drills).
    Not physically tested by Home Caddie
    View on Amazon

  2. Best for beginners · Best premium

    Perfect Practice Putting Mat — Standard Edition

    Perfect Practice

    Budget band
    £100–£250
    Space needed
    Small room
    • Built-in ball return and two hole sizes make it the most self-contained indoor putting station.
    Who it's for
    Golfers who want uninterrupted repetition and a progressive challenge.
    Who should avoid it
    Golfers wanting lag practice; the putting distance is 8 ft.
    Space required
    About 3 m of clear floor.
    Alternative
    Wellputt 4m mat.
    Not physically tested by Home Caddie
    View on Amazon

How we chose

We compared the putting surfaces in our catalogue using what their makers publish: length and width, surface type, whether the mat can be sloped, and the alignment and pace features built into it. We then scored each one for overall quality, value for money and how well it suits a beginner, and gave the picks above to the products that best fit each need.

We have not physically tested any of these mats. Every judgement here comes from published specifications, not from rolling putts on them ourselves. Our full method, including how the composite score is calculated, is on how we recommend.

What matters in a home putting mat

Length before anything else. A short mat mostly trains stroke mechanics and start line; a longer one lets you practise pace from the distances you face on the course as well. Measure the room first, and leave a stride at each end to stand and to retrieve the ball.

Surface speed. Green speed is measured on the Stimpmeter, and mats quote figures in the same way where they publish one. A slower mat forgives a poor strike; a quicker one is closer to a well-kept course green but punishes a heavy stroke. If you mostly play one course, choose a speed near its greens.

A flat floor, or a sloped mat. Carpet over floorboards is rarely flat, and a mat simply follows the floor under it. Some mats can be raised underneath to create break; that is the only way to practise reading slope indoors.

Alignment aids. Printed lines, gates and target markings give immediate feedback on start line and face angle. They help most if your misses are left and right rather than long and short.

How the ball comes back. Some mats return the ball to you; others end in a cup or a simple backstop. A return keeps a practice session moving. Check how the cup or return is built, because it shapes how a putt finishes at the hole.

Space and budget

A small room suits a mat of around two to three metres. Anything longer, or anything you want to slope, usually needs a garage-sized space or a long hallway. Each pick above shows the space it needs and its budget band. We show bands, not prices, because prices change and we do not display them.

Not sure what you need?

A mat is often only one part of a useful home setup. Build My Setup asks five questions — where you practise, what you want to improve, your biggest problem, your space and your budget — and suggests a setup that fits all of them.