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Title: OT - Five Iron Golf?
Post by: David_Tepper on November 01, 2021, 04:29:29 PM

"Callaway Golf Co. Announces Strategic Investment In Five Iron Golf"

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/callaway-golf-company-announces-strategic-201000191.html (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/callaway-golf-company-announces-strategic-201000191.html)

Anyone ever heard of Five Iron Golf?

Title: Re: OT - Five Iron Golf?
Post by: Ian Mackenzie on November 01, 2021, 04:44:15 PM

Yup, there is one in Chicago. While I have not been, I have heard that it is basically a high end simulator concept with lessons, drinks and leagues.

Title: Re: OT - Five Iron Golf?
Post by: Tim Fitz on November 01, 2021, 05:33:44 PM

I have been to the Chicago version and think Ian’s description is spot on.  Think of it as a replacement for TopGolf when the weather gets ugly in Chicago.


I did have a great time “playing” Pebble Beach with my young son while we watched the pros play it on TV. 

Title: Re: OT - Five Iron Golf?
Post by: Mark Kiely on November 02, 2021, 12:53:27 AM

There's one in Las Vegas in an entertainment complex known as Area 15. My wife got a beer in there while we were waiting for another attraction. Looked pretty cool. I listen to a Vegas-based golf podcast called The Chasing Daylight Podcast and the hosts of that play in a team league there. I believe the winners of the whole nationwide season win a free trip to Pinehurst. (Real Pinehurst, not a sim.)