BAY VILLAGE, Ohio — Local restaurant and bar owner Dan Deagan and a group of his golfing buddies are opening an indoor golf simulator facility tomorrow (Nov. 7) in the former Bay Lanes bowling alley.<\/p>\n
The business, named Pin High Golf & Lounge, is in the Bay Village Square shopping center at the intersection of Wolf and Dover Center roads.<\/p>\n
The idea for the business stemmed from Deagan\u2019s background in the bar and restaurant business and the fact that he is a \u201cterrible golfer.\u201d <\/p>\n
Starting in December each year, Deagan and his golfing buddies would start going to golf simulators to keep their games sharp. Eventually, they decided they should open their own.<\/p>\n
A lot of golf simulator facilities are very good, Deagan said, but he wanted to offer something different.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of them are more focused on the instructional aspect as opposed to the social aspect,\u201d Deagan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to be both.\u201d<\/p>\n
Golfers can practice on their own or with friends. They can hire golf pros to help them improve their games, or they can relax, golf and enjoy drinks at a large bar that features beer, wine and liquor.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn our private party room, we\u2019re going to have what we call Sips and Tips,\u201d Deagan said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have a golf instructor come in and give instruction to everyone who signs up. It will be paired with a wine or bourbon tasting.\u201d<\/p>\n
The private party room, which includes golf simulators, measures over 2,000 square feet.<\/p>\n
A separate game room features a pool table and arcade-type games.<\/p>\n
Pin High ended up becoming a much larger facility than Deagan had first envisioned.<\/p>\n
\u201cOriginally, we were looking for a much smaller space, maybe 3,000 square feet, and to put in a couple of simulators,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat grew to 13,000 square feet and 11 simulators.\u201d<\/p>\n
About a year ago, Deagan opened Wolf & Co., a casual wine bar and pizzeria, in the same Bay Village Square shopping center.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen the landlord brought up that this space was becoming available,\u201d Deagan said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere aren\u2019t a whole lot of times that a 13,000-square-foot space becomes available, so we jumped on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wolf & Co. will cater meals to groups using the party room. They will offer a full catering menu.<\/p>\n
In addition, Pin High customers can order pizzas from Wolf & Co., which will be delivered.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo start off, people will be able to order pizzas from over there,\u201d Deagan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce we get a little more established, and we can see that we\u2019re not overwhelming the kitchen over there, we can expand the menu offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n
The high-tech simulators replicate actual golf courses.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur software allows you to play Pebble Beach, Harbour Town, Detroit Country Club and the Old Course at St. Andrews, \u201d Deagan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are a lot of pretty famous courses on there. I believe we have 47 right now, with the ability to add more courses when needed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Golfers can also practice on a simulated driving range.<\/p>\n
The facility is opening just as outdoor golf courses are closing for the season. The simulators will operate year-round.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne thing we\u2019ve talked about in the summer is doing some kids\u2019 camps during the day,\u201d Deagan said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just about offering golf simulators and a bar. It\u2019s also about growing the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
The simulators will be open to the public and rented on an hourly basis. <\/p>\n
Pin High also will offer memberships with additional perks. Each membership includes a certain number of hours of simulator use per month, which varies depending on the membership level. <\/p>\n
Membership also includes discounts on additional hours purchased and the ability to participate in member tournaments. <\/p>\n
Simulator reservations can be scheduled online at www.pinhighbay.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The business will be open seven days a week. Hours are listed on the website.<\/p>\n Read more from the West Shore Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAY VILLAGE, Ohio — Local restaurant and bar owner Dan Deagan and a group of his golfing buddies…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-277403","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}