# Making a golf course map with the Golf Course Map preset > a full-colour map of the Old Course at St Andrews for framed clubhouse and golfer-gift prints This is a poster-first preset for golfers. The Golf Course Map draws the Old Course at St Andrews in a true course palette - bright green fairways set against a lighter rough, sandy bunkers, blue sea and water hazards, and near-white cart paths threading between the holes. Everything is solid colour fill, so the whole design rides on that crisp, fresh-cut-grass look. It's made for full-colour and UV prints, framed clubhouse pieces and golfer gifts rather than for cutting into layers. St Andrews is the perfect match: as the home of golf, the Old Course gives the palette its most iconic shapes - the wide double fairways, the Swilcan Burn and the famous links edge meeting the sea anchor the whole frame. ## What you need ### UV print / sublimation - The exported high-res PNG (4096 px) - UV flatbed printer, or a sublimation setup with a coated blank (wood, hardboard, aluminium) - Light wood or white blanks let the green fairways and blue water stay vivid ### Poster / paper print - The exported high-res PNG sent to a photo lab or printed on matte or textured art paper - A frame; clean wood or dark framing suits a clubhouse wall ### Laser (optional, single tile) - A light-toned wood or coated tile that engraves with contrast - Any diode or CO2 laser - Note: the course palette won't survive a laser - use it for a monochrome engraved version ## Step 1 - Start from the preset Open [the Golf Course Map preset](/map-designer?preset=golf-course-map). It opens on the Old Course at St Andrews at zoom 14.4 in a square (1:1) frame, which frames the full links from the clubhouse out to the turn and back along the sea. Pan so the fairways and the famous edge against the water sit centred; that green-and-blue meeting line is what gives the design its anchor. Zoom in a touch for a tighter read of individual holes, or out slightly to take in more of the town and coast around the course. ## Step 2 - Tune the layers The preset is a single layer group, "Golf course", and every feature is Solid fill or Solid line - there are no cut or score layers, so the course palette is your only dial: - **Land background** - Solid fill, light rough green `#E4ECD6`. The pale rough that the whole course sits on. It sets the fresh, grassy base tone. - **Water (sea and hazards)** - Solid fill, blue `#4DA0C4`. The sea along the links and the water hazards become a clean blue block - one of the boldest shapes in the frame. - **Golf course fairways** - Solid fill, fairway green `#6FA84B`. The mown fairways stand out brighter than the rough, drawing the eye down each hole. - **Bunkers** - Solid fill, sandy tan `#E9D7A6`. The bunkers read as warm sand spots scattered through the green - a signature detail at St Andrews. - **Primary roads** - Solid line, warm grey `#B8B09A` (width 2.5). The main streets around the course edge. - **Streets** - Solid line, light grey `#C9C2B0` (width 1.5). The finer town streets framing the links. - **Cart paths** - Solid line, near-white `#FBFCF8` (width 2). The pale paths winding between holes; they add the crisp detail that reads as a real course map. The palette is balanced to stay fresh and true to a real course. If you recolour one layer, keep the greens, sand and blue in their natural family so the whole map still reads as a fairway rather than turning into an abstract. ## Step 3 - Export - **UV / sublimation:** export the high-res PNG (4096 px). Keep the Background toggle on so the rough green base prints as a solid field, or turn it off for a transparent background to let a natural wood blank show through behind the course. - **Poster:** same high-res PNG, sized to your paper. The square 1:1 frame suits a 12x12 or 20x20 print for a clubhouse wall. - **Laser (optional):** export the per-layer SVG ZIP, ignore the colours, and engrave the fairways, bunkers and paths as a single tonal pass. ## UV & Sublimation Printing ### UV print / sublimation 1. Export the high-res PNG. Turn the Background off and print onto a natural wood blank to let the grain show behind the course, or leave it on for a full rough-green field. 2. For sublimation, mirror the image and press onto a wood, hardboard, or aluminium blank per its spec. White blanks keep the green and blue at their brightest. 3. On a UV flatbed, print straight onto wood, [acrylic](https://yxecreations.com/pages/acrylic-sheets), or hardboard. A white underbase keeps the fairway green and sea blue opaque on darker stock. 4. A matte or satin finish keeps the greens looking natural rather than glossy and artificial. ### Poster / paper print 1. Send the high-res PNG to a photo lab or print on matte or lightly textured art paper - texture suits the natural grass feel. 2. Frame in clean wood or a dark surround to suit a clubhouse or study wall. 3. The 1:1 square crop is set for you - keep it square, or re-export after switching the aspect ratio for a portrait format that follows the links down to the sea. ## Laser Cutting & Engraving ### Laser (single tonal tile) A laser can't reproduce the course palette, so treat this as a monochrome engraved keepsake rather than the full-colour look. 1. Export the per-layer SVG ZIP. The fairway, bunker and cart-path layers become your engrave artwork; the rough background and water layers can be ignored or used as a light raster fill. 2. Engrave the combined course onto a light-toned wood or coated tile - the fairway shapes and bunker spots carry through in greyscale. 3. Optionally cut the tile to the square frame and add a [snap clip](https://yxecreations.com/products/keychain-snap-clips-multiple-colours), or mount it to a backer with [3M tape](https://yxecreations.com/collections/3m-tape) for a layered piece. ## Make it yours - Map the course that matters to you: Pebble Beach, Augusta National, St Andrews, Pinehurst or your home club all suit this palette - a course you actually played makes the best keepsake. - Print on natural wood with the background off so the grain shows behind the fairways for a warmer, more rustic course piece. - Deepen the fairway green toward a richer turf `#5A8F3C` for a bolder, more saturated look. - Cool the water from this blue to a deeper sea `#2F7FA8` for coastal links courses that meet the ocean. - Add the course name, hole count and coordinates under the map for a complete commemorative-poster look. - Print large (20x20 square) framed for the clubhouse or pro shop, or small as a set of golfer-gift coasters. - Turn down the town Streets layers for a cleaner version that leans entirely on the fairways, bunkers and cart paths. --- Open the tool: https://www.mylasertools.com/learn/guides/golf-course-map Read online: https://www.mylasertools.com/learn/guides/golf-course-map