A corporate golf day on a course has a structural problem: it takes a full day, it needs everyone to play golf, and it rains sometimes. A simulator removes all three constraints, which is why indoor venues have quietly taken over a good share of this market.
It works for people who do not play
This is the real advantage. On a course, a non-golfer has a miserable four hours and everyone knows it. In a bay, a complete beginner hitting into a screen is having roughly the same evening as the club golfer next to them. Closest-to-the-pin and longest-drive formats level the field further, because anyone can get lucky once.
It takes an evening, not a day
Nobody has to take leave. A two hour block after work covers a genuine competition with time to talk, which is usually the actual point of the exercise. It also means the event survives contact with people's diaries, which a full day increasingly does not.
Practical things to decide up front
- Group size against bay count. Rotating people through in heats keeps everyone involved rather than leaving half the room watching.
- Format. A full round takes too long for a group; closest to the pin, longest drive, or a scramble over selected holes works far better.
- Food and drink. We are not licensed to serve on site, but the Westlake Shopping Centre has eateries a few metres away, and catering can be arranged for a private booking.
- Timing. Weekday evenings and off peak mornings are easier to book out than a Saturday.
Where we are
We are at Unit 28, First Floor, Westlake Shopping Centre, Westlake Dr, Cape Town - close enough to the southern suburbs and the M3 that people can get here after work without it becoming an expedition. For a private booking or a group larger than a single bay, it is worth talking to us rather than booking online, so the format and timing can be worked out properly.