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TopGolf is a point-scoring game that is played with real clubs and |
TopGolf is a stupid point-scoring game that is played with real clubs and balls. Players tee off from a driving bay onto a landscaped outfield with targets ranging in distance from 20 to 240 yards. Players receive instant feedback on how far they have hit a shot and are allocated points based on distance and accuracy. TopGolf was invented by World Golf Systems, a British Company based north of London. World Golf Systems has spent over $20 million and 7 years developing, testing and perfecting the technology, systems and facilities behind TopGolf.<ref>[http://www.topgolfusa.com/ TopGolf USA]</ref> |
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| Industry | Sports Entertainment |
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| Website | TopGolfusa.com TopGolf.co.uk |
TopGolf is a sports entertainment facility that features a golf game that uses microchip technology inside golf balls that are shot into several targets to score points. TopGolf stands for Target Oriented Practice Golf. There are currently seven locations worldwide, four in the United States and three in the United Kingdom.
Overview
TopGolf is a stupid point-scoring game that is played with real clubs and balls. Players tee off from a driving bay onto a landscaped outfield with targets ranging in distance from 20 to 240 yards. Players receive instant feedback on how far they have hit a shot and are allocated points based on distance and accuracy. TopGolf was invented by World Golf Systems, a British Company based north of London. World Golf Systems has spent over $20 million and 7 years developing, testing and perfecting the technology, systems and facilities behind TopGolf.[1]
Technology
TopGolf utilizes the I.D. Ball System developed and licensed globally by World Golf Systems Group, based in Watford, UK (the Watford centre was also the first TopGolf site in the world). The technology allows for players to compete either with themselves or with up to four other players. The system automatically calculates handicaps for each player after three games, and points are based on those handicaps.[2]
TopGolf's ID Ball System
TopGolf's ID Ball System technology includes:
- Silicon Chips inside a standard two piece golf ball
- Ball Dispensers that read and allocate golf balls to participants
- A range of targets that continually scan for balls
- Monitor screens to show real time scores
- Supporting software that integrates the process
- After a testing period of three years, all TopGolf balls have been optimized to weigh and perform the same as traditional golf balls.[3]
Games
There are currently six different game versions available to be played at TopGolf with more being introduced in 2009.
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| TopGolf | Score points by hitting balls into any of the 11 targets. |
| TopPressure | Aim for the Yellow target. Score points by hitting as many of the nine segments as you can. |
| TopChip | Aim for and hit the Red, Yellow, and Green targets. |
| TopShot | Hit the targets at four consecutive distances. You pick the starting point. |
| TopBreak | Aim for any Red target initially then any colour, based on the rules of Snooker. |
| TopPractice | Don't play for points. Simply benefit from exact yardage information given after each shot. |
Locations
There are currently seven TopGolf locations, four in the United States and three in the United Kingdom.
| Kingstowne, VA | Dallas, TX | Allen, TX | Wood Dale, IL |
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| 6625 S. Van Dorn Street
Alexandria, VA 22315 |
8787 Park Ln
Dallas, TX 75231 |
1500 Allen St Pkwy
Allen, TX 75231 |
699 West Thorndale Rd.
Wood Dale, IL 60169 |
| Surrey | Chigwell | Watford |
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| Moated Farm Drive
Addlestone, Surrey
KT15 2DW |
Abridge Road
Chigwell Essex
IG7 6BX |
Bushey Mill Lane
Watford Herts
WD24 7AB |