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📰 Must-Read: Wanna play The Masters at home? Here's how to tee it up on the infamous Georgia course—from your simulator.

⛳ Must-Try: Carl’s Place is launching a gray impact screen soon, designed for better contrast in rooms with ambient light. Are you team gray or team white?

👀 Must-See: Ever wondered what watching The Masters in the future looks like? Check out this guy streaming it on the Apple Vision Pro. Yeah… we’re jealous.

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⛳ Can you put a golf sim in an apartment?

While you might’ve said a resounding “no,” we caught up with Dan, a sim golfer living in a 2 bedroom apartment in Dubai, who made it happen. If you’re willing to sacrifice some space (and don’t have a golf-hating partner or roommate), you might just be able to turn your home golf dreams into reality. With a little creativity, elbow grease, and total devotion to the game, Dan built a golf sim in his apartment. We chatted with him to learn how he pulled it off.

Walk us through your decision-making process—what factors influenced your choices for the enclosure, launch monitor, software, and other components?

I measured the available space, and discovered I could have a 7ft x 7ft x 7ft enclosure in my living room. After much hunting, I found a sim enclosure on Amazon that fit the space perfectly.I bought the projector screen and tarpaulin separately, then had a curtain maker sew them to the right size. I also picked up eyelets and a punch to finish off the top, back, and side panels myself.

For the floor, I used interlocking gym mats and added fake grass—both to give the sim a green look and to keep things quiet for the neighbors below. After researching a few launch monitors, I found I had enough space to use a FlightScope Mevo+.

What was the most difficult part of setting up your sim, and how did you solve it?

Storing the sim when it’s disassembled was a bit of a challenge. But the poles slide neatly under the couch, and I added a new cupboard tucked around the corner to store the panels, grass, and mats—all hidden away when not in use.

Where did you spend the most money in your setup, and do you think it was worth it?

The FlightScope Mevo+ was the most costly part at around $3,400. Was it worth it? Yes, but I guess it depends on the individual’s financial circumstances.

For those on a tight budget, where do you think it’s most important to invest in a golf sim setup?

Projector and Launch monitor. Without the two there is no sim. 

What’s your favorite part of your setup, and why?

The software and projector. Just seeing the graphics and the ball flight is wonderful!.

Thank you to Dan for letting us share your space! 

‼️ Launch Monitor Madness

You voted…here’s our “National Championship” of Launch Monitor Madness. Who’s the Florida and who’s the Houston here?

🏌️Master the Tee Box

Cue up “Firethron” on TGC or “Georgia Golf Club” on GSPro, and then treat yourself to a driver used by Masters champs of the past. Next Round Golf is giving you $15 off classic clubs $100+ with code MASTERS25.

We’ll stick to The Masters on the sim…

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