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Netherlands To Get World's Largest Indoor Golf Complex
Posted by Matt Hickey at 2:40 PM on July 9, 2008
I play golf, but I hate the outdoors, so I'm going to move to the Netherlands, because they're on track to open this rad, giant, indoor golf course that I can play year round. Non-golfers won't understand what that means, but those of us in Seattle have a fairly short period that we actually get to go out and play, thus it's a crowded affair, making it very expensive. This magic land will have 34 indoor driving range berths, measure over 15,000 square feet, and feature weather-protected sand traps and water hazards. I'm hoping George Jetson attends the opening, because his handicap sucks. [Tuvie, via TechFresh]
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athingunique
Posted 3:13 PM 9/7/08
@Hardcore1: 150,000 isn't that huge, either.
athingunique
Voltron's Underwear
Posted 3:13 PM 9/7/08
why not just take the 35 minute flight to Spokane from Seattle, plenty of golf courses and you could probably play 3 rounds for the price of 1 in Seattle... I never have a hard time getting a tee time
Voltron's Underwear
ittekimasu
Posted 2:57 PM 9/7/08
@daversW: agreed, the roof doesn't look high enough in the concept pictures, it'll have to be rediciously high for any decent player to play there. And with no wind it'll take some of the stragerdy out from it.
ittekimasu
Hardcore1
Posted 2:56 PM 9/7/08
Do they mean 150,000 square feet? Because 15,000 square feet is smaller than your average back yard.
Hardcore1
daversW
Posted 2:54 PM 9/7/08
but how high is the roof? im pretty sure i could hit it with a pitching wedge...
daversW
Elk
Posted 2:48 PM 9/7/08
I didn't know they play golf in the Netherlands.
Elk
ACDlite
Posted 2:47 PM 9/7/08
I can't imagine how expensive this will be to build, and then maintain. What, with the air conditioning and all.
ACDlite
Intro24
Posted 3:35 PM 9/7/08
It's so big that it's not even a golf course anymore. It's a golf complex.
Cool though. I wonder if they still use the golf carts.
Intro24
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
Posted 3:25 PM 9/7/08
@Hardcore1: Also, yes, they meant 150,000sqft.
[www.protee-united.com]
14,000 sq meters ~= 150,696 sq ft
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
Posted 3:18 PM 9/7/08
@Hardcore1: Maybe in the midwest, sheesh.
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
altus
Posted 4:04 PM 9/7/08
Don't worry Dubai will out-size them. Dubai Super-Sizes everything! Dubai, what's your answer?
altus
Chester_Copperpot
Posted 3:56 PM 9/7/08
This is NOT an indoor golf course. It's ONLY a practice facility. Check the site.
Chester_Copperpot
dna
Posted 4:28 PM 9/7/08
Put one underwater and use real glass. I don't like golf.
dna
Griffehpoo
Posted 4:15 PM 9/7/08
@altus: Airborne Golf Palace, twice the size of this, and suspended by 50 Boeing JHL-40 Skyhooks!
Griffehpoo
spacecadetdavsot
Posted 4:38 PM 9/7/08
greenhouse gases lol
spacecadetdavsot
altus
Posted 4:58 PM 9/7/08
@Griffehpoo: I like it... Flying glof course!!! Go Dubai!
altus
Jasontrainer
Posted 6:37 PM 9/7/08
@ittekimasu: Et Al I practice at Chelsea Piers and I have never (nor have I ever seen anyone) go over the top line of the netting. They even have a little net ceiling which I have tried to hit to no avail. So the height isn't really an issue.
Jasontrainer
j05hu4
Posted 7:06 PM 9/7/08
@Elk: We have, just outside of Amsterdam, the largest golf course of Europe. And it is public so no funny trousers. Also the Dutch learned the game from the Romans, improved it and taught the Scottish. Then we decided to continue trading slaves but the Scottish kept practising until they were the experts on the game.
j05hu4
Curves
Posted 10:22 PM 9/7/08
I dont golf, but I wish they had something like that around here. Its so sad to see the golfers out shooting between snow piles on the first half decent day in spring. I know their wives would like this as well to get them the hell out of the house.
Curves
TC2COOL
Posted 10:21 PM 9/7/08
A company called Myriad wants to build a "Mega Casino" in Tunica, MS that will have an indoor golf complex. I can't imagine why, we have nice weather in Mississippi, it get's hot, but we play year round.
Here's the story out of a local Memphis news station:
[www.wreg.com]
TC2COOL
ANoel
Posted 11:28 PM 9/7/08
... next, Manhattan - then we cover the WORLD*!
*First
ANoel
Shoghon
Posted 11:23 PM 9/7/08
ACK! Don't tell me you can't play golf very often in Seattle...I'm just about to move there....!!
Shoghon
bobx3
Posted 12:25 AM 10/7/08
Sounds like something they'd be building in Dubai or Japan.
But the Dutch?
Tricky buggers.
bobx3
wolfenstein-3d
Posted 12:02 AM 10/7/08
On the bright side, you won't have to worry about wind. Just have to worry about hitting it too high, bouncing off a pillar or beam and coming back at you. This does seem a little ridiculous, like the indoor ski slope Dubai has
wolfenstein-3d
atomx
Posted 12:40 AM 10/7/08
There are only two things I can't stand; Indoor golf courses, and the Dutch.
atomx
atomx
Posted 2:00 AM 10/7/08
@ANoel: Oh, I'm shaking in my wooden shoes!
Just kidding, please don't kill me Bas!
atomx
ANoel
Posted 1:58 AM 10/7/08
@atomx:
"There are only two things I can't stand; Indoor golf courses, and the Dutch."
Bas Rutten has a valid passport and your address, Idioot.
ANoel
ANoel
Posted 3:39 AM 10/7/08
@atomx:
Hello!
If you open your door and see a rather large not-smiling Neanderthal wielding a gigantic white plastic knife, like the trusses in this structure, be assured your toast will be buttered.
Vaarwel!
ANoel
Razta
Posted 5:45 AM 10/7/08
They didnt tell you that you get to use plastic wiffle balls. That way 150,000 sq ft is big enough to have a par 72. =)
Razta
zyberteq
Posted 5:24 AM 10/7/08
I didn't know golf was that popular here in the Netherlands :S
ah well, the weather is usually not good enough for golf, so maybe it'll work.
If they ever go bankrupt, we can use the building as a place for huge dance events (Sensation White/Black, etc...) or LAN-parties \o/
zyberteq
Narfmaster
Posted 8:46 PM 10/7/08
Fouuur! *Thwack*
...
...
*CLANG*
And into the water. Lame.
Narfmaster