Country Club Elite Mat (5×5) vs Country Club Elite Mat (4×5)

These are the same mat in two sizes. Indoor Golf Outlet's listings for both give 1-inch-pile turf over a 5/8-inch high-density foam backing, 1-3/4 inches thick in all, a three-year prorated limited warranty from Real Feel, and a surface that takes a real wooden tee. The 5×5 is $599 and the 4×5 is $479 at Rain or Shine, Indoor Golf Outlet and Amazon, so the gap is $120 wherever you buy.

The difference is one foot of mat: 20 square feet against 25. Indoor Golf Outlet also lists holes for rubber tees on all four sides of the 5×5 and on two sides of the 4×5, which gives the square mat more ways to be laid out in the room. For one golfer either works, and the 5×5 is the default pick in our hitting-mat guide for the fuller stance. For right- and left-handed players sharing one mat, neither is the size that guide suggests; it points to a 5×8 or larger, and the Country Club Elite 5×8 is $959.

If the bay is tight, the 4×5 gives up nothing in turf or cushion and saves $120. If the room has the space, the 5×5 is the better use of it.