Practice Your Swing at These Golf Simulators

Practice your swing indoors if it’s too cold, hot, sunny or rainy

STAFF PHOTO / Adventure Golf & Entertainment Topgolf Swing Suite

Indoor golf centers that offer golf simulators provide a great way to practice your swing without the pressure of getting a hole in one or hitting the ball as far as you can. It’s perfect for anyone who isn’t quite sure how to play golf because it helps with your accuracy and reliability. You play at your own pace and can work on your technique rain or shine. You could also ask about lessons. Take a swing at one of these golf centers, many of which also have mini-golf or a driving range for the ultimate family fun.

1776 by David Burke
67 E. Park Pl., Morristown
973-829-1776
The restaurant here by NJ native Chef David Burke is top-notch, but you don’t have to come, eat and leave. Instead, rent one of the six living rooms where you can play in the Topgolf Swing Suite. You can plan a birthday party, celebrate the bachelor or bachelorette, or even meet with your coworkers for a business presentation. TopContender, TopPressure and TopChallenge are their different golf-based games, but you can also play baseball, zombie dodgeball, hockey, football and carnival games through the screen.

Adventure Golf & Entertainment
515 Monmouth Rd. (Rte. 537 West), Jackson
888-499-5450
Adventure Crossing USA is a 300 acre sports and entertainment complex located near Six Flags Great Adventure. So far, aside from some fast food chains, Adventure Golf & Entertainment opened with its indoor driving range, virtual reality games and the Topgolf Swing Suite.

Essex Golf Center
600 Eagle Rock Ave., Roseland
973-364-0440

This golf center offers a classic driving range, golf simulators, virtual mini-golf on the simulators (for the colder days), and their Lost Lagoon mini-golf course that’s fully lit for nighttime play. 

GolfCave
1 Clarkton Dr., Clark
34 Industrial Way E. Eatontown
325 Rte. 22, Green Brook
732-382-2283
This center is open 24/7! Play over 100 golf courses using TrackMan so you can improve your skills and lower your score.

The Golf Den
8 E. Front St., Suite 2, Red Bank
732-366-9022
Each of the bays has its own fridge so you can bring your own beverages and food (there is no restaurant here) so you can relax while choosing one of 100 different courses to play.

Golf Kings NJ
56 Chambersbridge Rd., Brick
1825 Rte. 35, Wall
732-800-6923
While you play on courses from around the world, you can watch any sports game on the private TV in your bay. The Brick location will soon be open 24/7.

Golfzon Range by Leadbetter
260 Bergen Tpke. Unit I, Little Ferry
201-983-0215
You can sign up for a free pass and free training, which is the perfect way to introduce the young ones to the game.

The Golf Zone
239 Rte. 206, Flanders
973-252-1266

Golf Zone has indoor heated putting booths, as well as mini-golf, driving range, and a golf simulator. Lessons and camps are also offered.  

Go Low Indoor Golf
49 E. Midland Ave., Paramus
732-798-9061
You can practice your technique on the driving range, play a round on one of more than 80 available course courses or take a lesson from a teaching professional. Their games use aboutGOLF state-of-the-art simulators.

Greens Indoor Golf
97 Baker St., Maplewood
973-922-1019
There are over 60 golf courses and practice range landscapes to choose from. They use 3Trak technology to track your shots. You can play by the hour or sign up for a membership.

Hudson Golf
16 Hudson Pl., Hoboken
201-253-0030
You can reserve a bay by yourself if you need some quiet time to hone your skills, or book a reservation for a group and double the fun. Grab a bite or a cocktail at the bar.

iPlay America
110 Schanck Rd., Freehold
732-577-8200
The Topgolf Swing Suite features five different bays with game simulators, lounge seating, HDTVs and full food and beverage service.

Manchester Family Golf Center
2156 Rte. 37 West, Manchester
732-657-3227

This full-service golf range is perfect for golfers of all abilities. The driving range has over 70 hitting bays, as well as nine heated booths to keep the fun going year-round. They also have mini-golf on new golf greens, an indoor golf simulator, and an on-site snack bar where you can purchase ice cream and other treats. Before you plan your trip, keep in mind the driving range is closed every Tuesday from 2-6 pm for maintenance.

Ocean Casino Resort
500 Boardwalk, Atlantic City
609-783-8000
At the largest Topgolf Swing Suite in America, you can not only play the virtual golf games but order snow crab legs, avocado cobb salad or spinach dip to keep everyone energized for the competition. There’s plenty else to do at the resort, like gamble in the casino, see a show or go out to the boardwalk.

Paradise Golf Center
56 Rte. 12, Flemington
908-788-3786
This year-round golf center offers a driving range, mini-golf, indoor simulators, camps, lessons, as well as a pro-shop for family members obsessed with golf gear. 

The Players Club
348 Evelyn St., Paramus
201-483-9690
Leave your caddy at home! With 10 golf simulators and 8,000 square feet of space, The Players Club can cater to corporate events, private parties and even business lunches and feature games like Beer Pong, Cornhole and Darts that are fun ways to improve your game.

Play! Hoboken
1012 Grand St., 3rd Floor, Hoboken
201-876-9666
Grab your crew and spend all day or night playing billiards, chess, darts, e-sports, ping pong and golf. Seven Uneekor EYEXO Golf Simulators are integrated with the latest version of GSPro, so you’ll have a great experience. A driving range is a good way to start practicing, or take a golf lesson with course play. You can also book Children’s Night Out where four kids can play up to two hours.

Raritan Ridge Golf
822 Lincoln Blvd., Middlesex
908-644-0482
Play 18-hole golf courses on over 30 courses from around the world. You can join a league to compete all winter long.

RTG Ready to Golf
3 New Bridge Rd., River Edge
609-388-7728
The indoor Screen Golf and Table Tennis facility has 30,000 square feet of state-of-the-art technology for family fun. There are 24 Golfzon Simulator Bays that have more than 190 world-class courses available to play virtually. There is also table tennis, ping pong, robotic table tennis, events and tournaments, and a fresh juice bar.

Rodeo Plaza Screen Golf
225 Broad Ave., No. 101, Palisades Park
201-870-2323
Some of the technological features here include an eight-way hydraulic swing plate with 360 degrees of movement, multi-surface hitting mats, auto-tee height, a quick ball retrieval system and ceiling-mounted cameras that capture 2,000 frames per second.

Shore Sim Golf
28 Indian Trail Rd., Suite 101, Cape May Court House
609-972-4725
There’s a cool Key West vibe here for the four individual bays. Shore Sim adds to its collection of 115 golf course simulations every month.

Social Lounge 365
915 Rte. 73, Mt. Laurel
856-372-1170
Its name says it all: this is a place to be social with your friends. Eat, drink and take a swing at the Topgolf Swing Suite.

Swing Loose Indoor Golf
Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd., Holmdel
732-444-6333
Introduce your kids to golf through the Magic Pond game. Or choose from 160 different world-class golf courses that you may not be able to visit in person. With TrackMan’s technology, you get instant feedback after every swing, which helps anyone improve their technique.

Tee Performance
183 Rte. 206 S., Sandyston
973-250-0087
At Sussex County’s first and only indoor golf facility, you can play like a pro, since their 18-foot wide simulators are used by The PGA Tour, NBC Sports and The Golf Channel. Play at Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass and St. Andrews. Aside from golf courses and driving ranges, you can play a short game practice range or try your hand at mini golf or Skee Ball.

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