FOOD & DRINK
Generous servings with a good, golf-like atmosphere await you at this Springfield business
Credit/debit cards accepted: Yes. Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. to 11p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to 8p.m. My order: This new indoor golf facility with golf simulator bays, indoor putting, chipping green and training area offers appetizers, salads, sandwiches, and pizza. Breakfast offered subject to availability. We chose to sit in the dining area by the putting and chipping green where it was light and quiet but featured plenty of TV monitors to watch golf and other sports. My son ordered the Chicken Dippers with fries ($14), and my golf-enthusiast companion and I split a Master’s Burger with a half-pound beef patty and pimento cheese. (For those who don’t follow golf, that cheese defines the iconic culinary staple of Augusta National’s famous pimento cheese sandwich popular during The Masters tournament.)
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