Know someone who needs to get their golf fix in?
Highland Meadows neighbor Adam Cowdin is bringing the game indoors this October with his new indoor golf simulator business, Fairway Fix.
Cowdin has played sports for most of his life, including while at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he was on the track and field team. One sport that he hadn’t played much up until last year, however, was golf.
As he got further and further into the game, Cowdin found himself constantly borrowing clubs. While on a trip to a local golf store to fix the problem, an employee offered him a go on the store’s golf simulator.
“Twenty minutes later, I literally asked him. ‘Can you just rent this?’ He was like, ‘No, but there are people that do.’ And so that was sort of like the moment,” Cowdin says.
The new business will occupy a 2,500 square-foot space next to Carlos Machado Jiu Jitsu on the second floor of Northview Plaza. He picked the location due to the explosive growth seen in the area in recent years and a perceived lag in entertainment options.
A full round of golf typically clocks in at around four hours and can be taxing — especially in the Texas heat. Now, Cowdin says, aspiring golf players in our neighborhood will have a place to hone their skills without the commitment.
“Golf isn’t easy to learn. So being able to come in here for an hour and work on your game outside of the elements and working a course, now I’ve got that opportunity to travel and do my best on the course,” he says.
Fairway Fix will be equipped with two 15-foot-long golf simulators and a large putting area. Each simulator utilizes a projector and screen to replicate a course, with a high-speed camera registering players’ swings. As the business grows, one to two more simulators could possibly be added.
The space will also feature a lounge area equipped with couches and a projector for live sports. Retail offerings and snacks will not be available, although there will be vending machines on site and customers will be able to bring their own refreshments.
“I’d love for there to be families coming in here and doing either after school time or, family game night,” he says. “I’d love for dads’ groups to come in here and be able to watch sports games and hit balls and play cards or dominoes.”
Neighbors will be able to utilize the space through a membership model, with two tiers available: a single membership for $150/month that allows for 10 hours of playtime a month and a single guest each visit, and a family membership for $250 that allows for 15 hours of playtime a month and up to three guests each visit. Add-ons for additional time will be available, and walk-ins will be able to sign-up for simulator time for $30 an hour until membership fills.
Cowdin hopes to be open by mid-October. When asked what he wants the space to become, he’s pretty open.
“I’ve been asked several times if I’m going to get into allowing people to coach here,” he says. “And I think it’s sort of just yeah, whatever the community wants. For people to learn golf, people to get better at golf, or to just play games and be mediocre.”
