{"id":793646,"date":"2026-10-06T11:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/793646\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:12:10","slug":"high-tech-new-golf-simulator-opens-in-gatesheads-metrocentre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/793646\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;High tech&#8217; new golf simulator opens in Gateshead&#8217;s Metrocentre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  PodGolf has opened its first North East golf simulator pod outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/news\/26563267.metrocentre-opening-times-shops-restaurants-events\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Metrocentre<\/a>\u2019s Yellow Mall.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  PodGolf runs indoor virtual golf sites across England, including one outside of Wembley Stadium. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/local-news\/gateshead-news\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gateshead<\/a> venue is the company&#8217;s first in the region.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  TrackMan technology lets players tackle 500 virtual courses, including St Andrews and Pebble Beach, from \u00a317.50 for 30 minutes. Monthly memberships are also available.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Pods can accommodate up to four players, with clubs and\u00a0balls fully provided, and are open 7am until 11pm daily.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Customers can book online and access the <a target=\"_blank\">Metrocentre<\/a> site with a PIN code\u00a0for an\u00a0&#8220;exciting, high-tech experience,&#8221; which\u00a0PodGolf advertises as for &#8220;all skill levels.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The high-tech experience includes a climate-controlled bay in an enclosed, controlled environment and\u00a0full ball-flight data.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Players will also be able to analyse their swing or play virtual golf minigames.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  PodGolf is also\u00a0not reliant on climate or daylight, offering an entirely self-contained golf experience.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Locals welcomed the opening online, with some praising the advertised prices.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  One resident said: &#8220;Must have to book it, or they will have queues around the car park.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Another commenter said: &#8220;Oh my boyfriend would love this!&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/topics\/metrocentre\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Metrocentre<\/a> is offering 25 per cent off first bookings when customers use code TRYPODGOLF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PodGolf has opened its first North East golf simulator pod outside the Metrocentre\u2019s Yellow Mall. PodGolf runs indoor&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":793647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-793646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=793646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/793647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=793646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=793646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}