SAVE SOME GREEN
Back 9 Parlor • Lynnwood
Seattle’s indoor golf scene is as diverse as its outdoor one with endless offers from these high-tech hangouts
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BY TONY DEAR • CG EDITOR
here’s neither a typical, nor likely, nor official age at which golfers stop playing in the snow, rain, and 35-degree temperatures of winter, but the vast majority will at some point. It was sometime in my mid-30s when I called “time” on practicing in frigid downpours and going out for an evening nine with icicles forming on the clubhouse roof. Some do it sooner, others last a little while longer, but most of us will have become fair(er)-weather golfers by the time we’re into our 40s. Oh sure, a few hearty souls relish the cold, knowing that tee-times will be available and courses far less busy than they were just a few months before when they had to be up at the crack of dawn to get their name on the tee sheet. Most clubs and courses will have a few winter events on the calendar — Turkey Trots, Frostbite Fourballs, and the like — which are usually great fun so long as you prepare for them and know what to expect. And though I’ve played in a few fun and enjoyable Turkey Trots, some can turn miserable if the weather really does get unpleasant. You might even find your garment layering wasn’t quite up to the task of safeguarding you from the elements. Thank goodness, then, for the collection of indoor golf facilities that have opened in western Washington over the recent years. These places enable us to keep swinging in t-shirts and shirt sleeves throughout the year, and come complete with cozy bars, quality restaurants and other forms of entertainment, which means the rest of the family, a bunch of friends, or your colleagues and co-workers can all be involved. Here are three of our favorites in greater Seattle. 54
DECEMBER 2023
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