Just tried Top Golf

[nevets88]

Not the greatest place to get a lesson, loud music, loud people, keep getting interrupted for food and drink. Hey, it's not unlike the typical work jail space.

[Brad W]

50 minutes ago, NCGolfer said:

Going out to Portland next week and the facility is very close to where I'll be staying.  I may see if some of the guys want to go one night.  Never been but would like to try sometime.  Given some of the comments here it sounds like you want to go with a larger group to help with not only the cost but also the fun-factor.

you can have six people in each bay and the cost is for sure better when you spread it among all six.  The pricing is per hour regardless of the number of players; two or six, same hourly rate.

Make sure you get someone to set you up.  You can end up wasting a lot of time just trying to figure out how to get everyone entered into the computer system correctly. 

The food is good.  It seems reasonably priced too.  I think it is booze that really spikes the cost of the evening, but that is the case no matter where you go.  

As others have said, it is more about going out and socializing while whacking some balls.  The system is well thought out and the basic TopGolf game works well.  I've not played other game options.  Music, flat screens with sports everywhere, scores for each player automatically calculated and displayed on big screen, drinks, food.  It is a good time.

if you take your golf game so seriously you can't go do this and enjoy yourself, well, maybe you take your golf game too seriously.  TopGolf doesn't bill itself as a place to come build your golf skills.  Its entertainment.