Is a putting green just a trimmed version of regular turf?

No, the artificial grass and artificial putting green are totally different types of products: regular artificial grass has both straight fibers and the curled thatching in it which make it a replica of real grass lawn; artificial putting green is very similar to the real greens, which is made of one type of textured/curled fiber. To better tell the difference between the normal landscape turf and the artificial putting greens, I will recommend you to get some free samples from one of our local distributors near you, please email us at [email protected] with your address so we can get you connected ASAP.