	{"id":90055,"date":"2023-06-14T04:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T18:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=90055"},"modified":"2023-06-08T12:54:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T02:54:16","slug":"golf-sims-popularity-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/golf-sims-popularity-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf sims popularity on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TUCKED away in Golden Gully is a golf venue where you can play eighteen holes, sip a cocktail, grab something to eat, and catch live sports on the big screen all at one time without breaking a sweat.<\/p>\n<p>Known as Intagolf, the venue is a golf simulator and entertainment space managed by Andrew Miller who said the facilities are becoming more popular.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolf sims are popping up more and more everywhere,\u201d he said. \u201cI guess people these days are so time poor. We&#8217;ve been there about five years now and it\u2019s definitely grown in that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The simulators use technology that makes them \u201c99 per cent accurate\u201d with the ability to choose courses from all over the world to play on.<\/p>\n<p>And, with no walking involved it cuts the length of time a round takes down considerably.<\/p>\n<p>The time-saving aspect is the simulator\u2019s most appealing aspect Mr Miller said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you say to the wife or husband, I&#8217;m going out to play a round of golf, see you in five or six hours, they&#8217;re like, \u2018yeah, no chance\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you&#8217;re a golfer and you don&#8217;t have a lot of time it&#8217;s just perfect to get your fix, so you get to at least have a hit. If you\u2019ve only got a couple of hours here and there it\u2019s a great place to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taking the weather out of the equation is another big drawcard Mr Miller said, with rainy days proofing their busiest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Sunday it was pretty quiet and we didn&#8217;t have much on, and then soon as people found out it was going to be a rainy weekend, the phone wouldn\u2019t stop ringing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s the beauty of it, if you really want to play golf that weekend and you&#8217;re excited but it starts raining you don&#8217;t have to miss out because you can come to a place like Intagolf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Golf simulator venues, including Intagolf have proven popular for parties and with non-golfers who want to try something different.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Miller said there are also other offerings available.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve got a league night every Wednesday,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s a mixture of people, and ages, who play and love the competitive aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TUCKED away in Golden Gully is a golf venue where you can play eighteen holes, sip a cocktail, grab something to eat, and catch live sports on the big screen all at one time without breaking a sweat. 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