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Palmetto Swings is open at 511 Meeting St. with TrackMan-tracked bays, PGA pro lessons, and a fully automated setup: book online, get your door and bay PINs, and let yourself in. The veteran-owned facility skips membership fees entirely.
New venues open for play
Spot CheckTee Box's West Chester location pairs 24/7 simulator bays with a full performance gym and on-site PGA professional Doug Wade in 5,600 square feet on Office Park Drive. The member-only facility opened early this summer and plans to cap membership at 200 to 250, with about 70 signed on so far.
Spot CheckSouthside Golf Co is open at 11215 Conroy Lane in Manchaca with four TrackMan bays, PGA instruction from founder Justin Aragon, and club repair done in-house. Bays run $60 an hour on weekdays and $75 on weekends, with up to four players included per booking.
Spot CheckEdinboro's first simulator lounge is open at 12110 Edinboro Road with two Uneekor-powered bays, a BYOB-friendly setup, and leagues lined up for fall and winter. Owner Mark Eisert says members who complete training get access outside regular hours, which run 4 to 9 p.m. on weekdays.
Announced, not yet open
Spot CheckMulligan's Sports Bar & Indoor Golf is heading north from its Visalia, CA home with a 12,500-square-foot Fresno venue: eight simulators, a full-service restaurant, and a sports bar. The second location is slated to open in early 2027.
Spot CheckPriism Golf Studio is targeting a November opening at 565 S. Preston Road with two private TrackMan bays and a Zen Swing Stage platform that adjusts to mimic the slope of a real course. The subscription-based studio plans 24-hour member access.
Spot CheckElite Golf Studios signed on at Hunt Valley Exchange with four private, soundproof bays running TrackMan iO, part of St. John Properties' first wave of leases at York Road and Wight Avenue. The studio is expected to open by the end of 2026.
Spot CheckA Texas licensing filing puts a 2,953-square-foot Back Nine Golf in the Southwest Freeway Retail Center at 3800 Southwest Freeway, with construction expected to wrap in January 2027 ahead of an early-2027 opening. What Now Houston counts 14 Back Nine locations already in the Houston area and 245 open across the franchise.
Spot CheckShot Shaver Golf is putting five TrackMan simulators on the second floor of Richmond Tile & Bath's big blue building at the Outerbridge Crossing, with 24/7 member access expected before the end of the year. It's the second location for founder Frank Gargano, whose Victory Boulevard original runs two TrackMan bays near Silver Lake.
Spot CheckHenry Dorrbaker's in Beloit is adding The Range, a 6,000-plus-square-foot expansion with six simulator bays, lounge seating between turns, and lessons from Beloit Club pros. The Geronimo Hospitality venue expects to open it in December alongside its duckpin bowling, mini golf, and retro arcade.
Spot CheckTwo simulator builds topped San Angelo's September commercial permit report: Birdies, a $100,000 renovation at 61 North Chadbourne Street with three simulators and a lounge, and The Back 9 Golf, a $450,000 build-out at the Bentwood Retail Center planning 24/7 bay access. Both target completion in the first half of 2027.
Spot CheckGolf v.2 is bringing its fourth location to 15 West 61st Street near Columbus Circle: a 2,500-square-foot TrackMan studio with a putting and chipping area, lockers, and loaner clubs. Owner Alberto Rezende is aiming to open between November 2 and December 2, and the club already runs one of the city's biggest junior programs, teaching kids as young as three.
Brand and franchise moves
TruGolf Holdings (TRUG) Expands E6 Golf Library to More Than 15,000 Courses, Reports Increased Platform Usage Yahoo Finance
Spot CheckTruGolf's E6 platform now streams more than 15,000 real-world courses on demand, up 50% in under a year, using Cesium for Unreal to generate each course at its true location on the globe. The library works across 19 launch monitor brands, and on-demand play now accounts for over 40% of E6 course rounds.
Spot CheckTGL grows to seven teams and 35 players for season three, adding Motor City Golf Club led by Brooks Koepka, with co-founder Tiger Woods expected back in the lineup. The rosters now include 20 of the world's top 50, and play opens December 27 at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
Briefly noted
Spot CheckAnywhere Country Club hauls a mobile simulator to backyards and offices within 50 miles of Charlotte, with more than 43,000 courses on tap including Quail Hollow, Pinehurst No. 2, and Pebble Beach. Co-founders Jake Weyand and Jack Galatio launched in late May and have been booking three to five events a month.
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