Adding golf to your weekend plans looks a little different these days. Rather than spending a few hours on a crowded golf course during the day, golfers of all skill levels are getting a few holes in at their favorite sports bars.
Virtual golf is taking off in the United States, just like Golfzon has seen in South Korea. While we haven’t hit a golf simulator bar at every corner yet like them, we are sure trending that way in North America.
For starters, playing on golf simulators in sports bars is a fun activity for all ages. Add in food and beverages, and it’s a party! While there’s certainly nothing wrong with golfing outdoors, imagine being able to play world-renowned golf courses year-round with a single click of a button.
That’s right - with Golfzon golf simulators, you can play St Andrews, Pebble Beach, the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island and over 190 other golf courses. Play a quick nine with some buddies or play some arcade games with your kids. You are no longer limited by weather, daylight or travel.
How you want to spend your time at the sports bar is up to you, though business owners will find the golf simulator will certainly be the focal point. When they bring Golfzon simulators, especially the newest one - the TwoVision - into their spaces, they expect (and receive) nothing less.
Golfzon has simulators in hundreds of sports bars and lounges across the country (not to mention in homes and golf clubs as well). With just one Golfzon simulator installed, you can add $75,000 of revenue to your business plan.
It doesn’t take any crazy effort to hit that number either - five hours of play on 300 out of 365 days of the year. And the prices are still manageable on the consumer side; this projection comes from charging an average of $50/hour.
If you already have the golf simulator and are considering adding food and beverage to your business plan, you can expect an increase of $22,500 in revenue each year. Have one Golfzon simulator and food and beverage, and that’s an extra $97,500 in your company’s pocket. And this is before you host golf lessons, birthday parts, corporate events, etc.
Take Game of Irons, a Golfzon-powered sports bar. Like any partner will tell you, Golfzon’s indoor golf simulators are unmatched and keep guests coming back. Game of Irons went all-in and installed 16 golf simulator bays in their Chicago location.
“Game of Irons will capture the trending lifestyle of millennials, in particular, in a venue designed for social gathering and entertainment through competition and friendly rivalries,” said Chris Irwin, a senior vice president of retail sales & leasing at Colliers Chicago.
To do some quick (yet impressive) math: $97,500 multiplied by 16 is over $1.5 million in revenue just from building a business plan around golf simulators and food and beverage.
Golfzon golf simulators are paving the way to a profitable future for all sports bars in the U.S., big and small. Why Golfzon, you may ask? Because you can’t beat their technology. (And we’re not just saying that - Golf Digest voted Golfzon as the Best Premium Golf Simulator five years in a row.)
In addition to crisp imagery on the screens, there’s no delay in hitting your golf ball and watching it fly down the fairway. The moving swing plate on the TwoVision simulator moves 24 different ways in order to emulate the exact lies you find yourself in on golf courses around the world (and includes a multi-surface hitting mat with fairway, rough and sand lies).
A rare find is the ability to take and make realistic putts, especially on undulating greens. And the cherry on top is the auto-tee feature, which tees up your ball without you ever having to bend down. All of these features are crowd-pleasers.
You heard it here first - golf simulators in sports bars are here to stay thanks to Golfzon’s unparalleled technology. An investment in their technology is an investment in your business’ bottom line and your customers’ satisfaction.