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Golf air travel just got a little less terrible thanks to the Denver Airport’s new golf simulator bar – Australian Golf Digest

Golf air travel just got a little less terrible thanks to the Denver Airport’s new golf simulator bar – Australian Golf Digest

We all love a globe-trotting golf adventure, but unfortunately getting to your destination by commercial airline can be a harrowing experience. Delays, lost luggage and destroyed clubs are the norm, threatening to ruin your bucket-list trip before it even begins. Thankfully, the Denver International Airport is striving to make things a tiny bit more tolerable for traveling golfers with the addition of Golf DEN, a golf simulator facility featuring five simulator bays, club rentals and a full bar on the mezzanine of DEN’s Concourse A.

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This Rocky Mountain recharge utilizes Uneekor simulator technology, giving players a chance to practice at virtual tracks like PGA National and the Old Course at St. Andrews while enroute to the actual courses. Sessions are available in 15-minute blocks, costing $20 for 15 minutes, $34 for 30 minutes and $65 for a full hour. Club rentals are included in the price, though travelers are welcome to bring their own clubs (good luck carrying those on though).

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Surviving air travel in today’s day and age takes more than just golf, however. It also requires booze, and Golf DEN is happy to oblige, offering on-the-go golfers a relxaing bar stocked with both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, including Golf DEN’s very own microbrew IPA. Golf DEN also plans to offer club “memberships”—such as the Cancellation Club, which includes a full 60-minute session and two alcoholic beverages for $75—and league play for regular travelers, with seasons lasting five weeks. Sounds like a pretty good way to rack up those frequent flyer miles to us.

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This article was originally published on golfdigest.com