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With Tiger Woods out of the fairway,maybe you could try your luck at the 110th US Open Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links. You are not a professional golfer? You dont like following the arc of a white ball over acres of green? Doesnt matter. You can do this in the cosy confines of a mall in Gurgaon,and you wouldnt need to stir from a spot.
A new indoor golfing facility,Golfworx,on the fourth floor of Ambience Mall,comes equipped with six advanced golf simulators that claim to replicate the playing conditions of 16 of the worlds best golf courses,including Pebble Beach,Torrey Pines,Bay Hill,Spyglass Hill,Harbour Town and Banf Springs.
A golf novice can choose one of the two beginner-level programmes and the instructor will brief one on the grip and swing,followed by demonstrations on simulators. We teach students the basics of golf on one of the nine practice ranges,which have different difficulty levels. After a shot,a video recording will replay it,which will help in analysing ones swing. Once the students have grasped the technique,we allow them to choose a golf course, says R Prithviraj,a golf instructor certified by the Indian National Golf Academy.
The beginners courses range from Rs 2,400 for four classes of 30 minutes each to Rs 5,000 for six sessions. If you dont want to enrol for a course and just want to have some putting fun,you can use a simulator for Rs 500 for an hour. There is even a caddie to help you out.
For professionals,six sessions come for Rs 6,500. Professionals can finish an entire game in 90 minutes instead of spending three hours on a real course, says Prithviraj. So,if fake grass doesnt turn you off,this could be the place to putt.
Address: Level 4,Platinum Tower,Ambience Mall,Gurgaon
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