Jim-
I may be slightly biased, but one of the best practice facilities I have ever seen is at Berkeley Hall in Bluffton, SC. 30 acres, with one side used essentially as a warm up range.
The "Learning Center" as it is referred to here, is a complete package. 3 Indoor climate controled hitting bays, and one indoor "super bay", which contains sate of the art video technology. Adjacent to these bays is a classroom, complete with mirrors, and putting turf for the floor (actually has holes in it). The Practice range side has a Covershots canopy. We also have a wedge only tee. The wedge only tee has seven targets surronded by a 15 foot circle of sand, to make it easier to tell where the ball has landed.Each of these flags contains a Laser Link prism to allow players to accuately gauge there distance to each target anywhere on the tee. Across the path from the Practice Tee are 4 Target Greens and bunkers to allow golfers to hit every kind of shot imaginable. It is possible to hit a full 9 iron into some of these greens.
No practice facilty would be complete without a bar
, and here it is called the "Fazio Room"(I know there are some here would not set foot in it on principle alone
). The Fazio Room is cozy spot with a large screen plasma TV, fireplace, and leather couches and stools for relaxing.
My apologies if this sounds like an advertisement. Let your friend know, more information is available at Berkeleyhallsc.com.
Steve