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The Desert Sun got a look inside The Back Nine in Rancho Mirage, where owner Chuck Gullo runs four 18-foot-wide Full Swing bays for members. A small putting green fills the narrow strip between bays, and there's a massage chair in the lobby.
Spot CheckNorthway Golf Center's $3 million expansion is open in Halfmoon, adding a restaurant, simulators and an 18-hole artificial putting course to owner Scott Hoffman's facility.
Spot CheckTee Box soft-opened its Spring location on Aug. 17 and is lining up a grand opening, owners Colton and Camron Sanford told Community Impact. The chain also cut the ribbon on its first California store this month.
Spot CheckIntown Golf Club is now open at 541 Church at North Hills St. in Raleigh, a 13,000-square-foot room with eight simulator bays, a cocktail lounge and an outdoor patio. Raleigh pricing isn't posted yet; the Atlanta company's Charlotte club lists initiation fees from $3,000 to $8,000 depending on your age.
Spot CheckTee Box picked 1619 S. Rancho Santa Fe Road in San Marcos for its first California location, opening Aug. 22 with four simulator bays inside 5,000 square feet. Franchise owner Joe Alustiza serves no food or alcohol, putting free weights and a putting green between the bays instead.
Spot CheckThe Rustick Golf & Fare opened about two weeks ago on K-10 between Lawrence and Eudora, on the old Twin Oaks Golf site. Five indoor Trackman simulators sit inside; outside there are 49 walk-up range bays on a Trackman radar network and a lighted nine-hole par-3 course that stays open until 11 p.m. or midnight.
Spot CheckGolfCave opened its Dresher location Saturday at 1650 Limekiln Pike, with Trackman in every bay and more than 500 virtual courses to play. Franchisee Sean Provost also runs the Marlton location; the chain now counts 16 across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
Spot CheckLocal Links opened Aug. 24 at 50 Park Drive in Hornell, running Trackman's ceiling-mounted iO unit around the clock with app-based entry and no attendant on site. An hour of solo play runs $25, plus $10 for each additional golfer up to six.
Spot CheckThe Clubhouse 365 is aiming to open at Kittyhawk Plaza in Middletown before the end of October, with four public bays at $40 an hour and two 500-square-foot VIP suites. Co-owners Evan Shrewsbury and Tommy Ferrell are running it 24 hours a day on access codes, and guests can bring their own food and drinks.
Spot CheckA members-only golf club is going into a Rittenhouse Square condominium building with Trackman simulator bays and a putting area, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports. It lands amid a run of golf-focused concepts opening around the city.
Spot CheckAnother Nine is opening at 210 Blue Springs Blvd. in The Junction this December, franchise owner Soham Thakker says. Expect private Trackman suites with more than 300 courses, open 24 hours, no membership required. The brand counts three locations open and 71 in development.
Spot CheckBack Nine Golf is targeting November or December for its West San Antonio location at 9910 TX-1604 Loop, franchise owner Mike Crabb told What Now San Antonio. The bays run Full Swing technology, and you don't need a membership to book a tee time.
Spot CheckCarl Sandburg College broke ground Aug. 27 on the 70,204-square-foot Charger Center in Galesburg, and the plans include a golf simulator room alongside three gymnasiums and an esports arena. The college expects to open the building in late 2027.
Spot CheckStableford is building a 13,000-square-foot private club at 2055 S. Barrington Ave., the first new private golf club on LA's Westside in more than 50 years. Plans call for eight TrackMan lounges, one of California's largest indoor putting greens running PuttView, plus cold plunges and saunas, with membership capped in the low hundreds.
Spot CheckBack Nine Golf is heading to the Germantown Commons Shopping Center at 13052 Middlebrook Road, bringing 24/7 private simulator bays to a chain that already runs spots in Crofton, Eldersburg, Ellicott City and Waldorf. No opening date has been announced yet.
Spot CheckAnother Nine says the Charlotte metro is sold out at 12 planned locations, so it is opening 14 more North Carolina territories, from Asheville to Wilmington. The 24/7 model runs all-private Trackman suites booked by the hour with no membership, and no bar or kitchen to staff.
Spot CheckForesight Sports is replacing both FSX 2020 and FSX Play with a new platform called Premier, and it is moving to a subscription. Current FSX owners land at the lowest tier and keep the courses they already bought, though tier names and prices are still unpublished. A limited public beta is running now.
Spot CheckBrooks Koepka is the first player signed to Motor City Golf Club, TGL's Detroit expansion team, which begins play in 2027. Every TGL side competes indoors at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, and Detroit is the league's first expansion franchise since it debuted in 2025.
Spot CheckPGA TOUR Superstore opens a 37,000-square-foot Delray Beach store at 4801 Linton Boulevard on Sept. 19, with TrackMan in every hitting bay and two premium fitting studios. A simulator showroom lets shoppers compare home launch monitor setups side by side before buying.
Spot CheckThe Indoor Golf Alliance has launched IGA University, an education and certification platform built for facility owners, instructors and simulator technicians. Five certifications are planned, covering business, operations, technology, events and instruction.
Spot CheckWith Scottie Scheffler holding the FedEx Cup, Five Iron Golf is handing anyone named Scottie a free 30-minute session through Sept. 7 at participating locations. You'll need to be 18 with a government ID, and Scott or even Scotland counts.
Spot CheckGolfLink's Nick Heidelberger has been hitting on a SkyTrak ST Max weekly for months, including a 43-ball comparison test, and says he leans hardest on the driving range mode, speed training, bag mapping and wedge matrix. He notes the unit has sold for as low as $1,695.
Spot CheckPractical Golf's Jon Sherman told The Golf Wire the sim work that actually travels to the course is wedge distance: rehearse 40, 50, 60 and 70 yards, then have someone call out numbers at random. He also rates dispersion testing with the driver and 3-wood as his favorite indoor session.
Spot CheckS2G Golf marked its first anniversary with a free Golf Fest on Aug. 22, throwing open indoor and outdoor simulator play along with swing evaluations and a vendor fair. Owner Mario Martucci says the point was giving Corpus Christi another way to experience the game.
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