X-Golf, an indoor simulator, plans to open 8,000 square foot facility in Coralville

Paris Barraza, Iowa City Press-Citizen
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X-Golf will be opening a new facility in Rockford this summer. The company has franchises in 32 states, including this one that opened this year in Wes Des Moines, Iowa, where teams are shown playing in a league on April 17, 2023.
X-Golf will be opening a new facility in Rockford this summer. The company has franchises in 32 states, including this one that opened this year in Wes Des Moines, Iowa, where teams are shown playing in a league on April 17, 2023.

Coralville is taking a swing at the indoor golf market.

X-Golf, a national indoor golf simulator franchise, is looking to expand and open a new location at the Iowa River Landing in the fall, complete with a full bar and food service.

Bryant Nicholson, an agent with Pinnacle Realty in Cedar Rapids and one of the owners of the Coralville X-Golf, told the Press-Citizen they plan to take control of the property at 211 E. Ninth Street on June 1. The goal is to open up the 8,000-square-foot indoor golf simulator at the end of October or early November.

X-Golf owners are seeking a 10-year lease agreement with two five-year options to renew, according to a Coralville City Council agenda packet. Alternative proposals for the leasing of suites located at 211 E. Ninth St. are due May 22 and a public hearing will be held the following day.

The Iowa River Landing location would be Nicholson’s second X-Golf facility. He’s got a hand in the X-Golf simulator expected to open this summer in Cedar Rapids.

X-Golf operates 125 locations — including facilities in the works — across the country, Nicholson said. That includes the X-Golf in West Des Moines which opened in February.

The indoor golf simulator uses a "combination of laser, light, impact and camera sensory technologies" that measures the movement of the golf club to the motion vector of the golf ball, according to X-Golf. The simulators track launch angles, club head and ball speed, spin rates, club impact and flight path to “98 percent accuracy." The facilities also come equipped with automatic ball-feeder and teeing systems, on-the course training in addition to video analysis.

X-Golf locations include a full bar with food, according to the golf business’ website.

Visitors can take golf lessons, or participate in national tournaments held throughout the year, Nicholson said.

Paris Barraza covers entertainment, lifestyle and arts at the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Reach her at PBarraza@press-citizen.com or 319-519-9731. Follow her on Twitter @ParisBarraza.

This article originally appeared on Iowa City Press-Citizen: X-Golf tees off for spot at Coralville's Iowa River Landing this fall