ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando’s 101-year-old Dubsdread Golf Course is getting a 21st century makeover.
On Tuesday, Dubsdread celebrated the grand opening of its new high-tech driving range and learning center.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, City Commissioner Robert Stuart and others were on-hand for the celebratory “first swing” and ribbon cutting.
The new range features 40 covered bays. Thirty-six of them are equipped with state-of-the-art Trackman technology, which allows golfers to play other courses, tournaments and more — all virtually.
Each golfer’s swing is tracked by Doppler radar, recording their speed, distance and more.
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We first took a tour of the upgrades in September.
Construction on the nearly $4 million make-over started in April. It also features a new indoor air-conditioned learning center where Trackman technology will break down a golfer’s swing into 44 separate variables. Officials hope the new range will draw in golfers of all ages and skills. It also features a 19th hole snack shack.
“(Golfers) can expect top-notch service. We’ve got an amazing staff of food and beverage employees, that has grown greatly over the last couple of months, and they can expect what I perceive as a very well-priced product and experience,” Dubsdread General Manager Rodney Reifsnider said. “And we want all the feedback. If there’s something going on that they don’t like, we want to know it.”
City leaders say they hope families will come out to visit in the same way they would go to places like Top Golf.
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