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re: What happened to Top Golf?

Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:34 pm to
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
20559 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:34 pm to
You can rent a space and pile in a bunch of kids and it’s cheap. If they don’t drink there’s no return. My college son told me they do this.

They need to up their rates or add a minimum drink/food charge.
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
11459 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:37 pm to
All I had growing up was Putt-Putt. The OG one.

Kids today are so spoiled.
This post was edited on 8/4/26 at 10:39 pm
Posted by GB1017LSU
Member since Nov 2015
1082 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:43 pm to
Only a matter of time before TG in BR is gone. Once the “Teens” start patronizing a place like this, the shine wears off and its fate is sealed.
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
52520 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:44 pm to
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It makes golf too accessible.
Hitting crappy balls off a crappy rubber mat using crappy golf clubs eating crappy food is NOT golf.
Posted by BPTiger
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2011
6280 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:47 pm to
That’s how it is everywhere and how it’s always been everywhere. Nothing has changed since inception. It was always expensive and now it’s more expensive due to inflation.
Posted by threeputtforbogie
Addison, TX
Member since Sep 2017
1014 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:48 pm to
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Model was still same, overcharge, shite food and drinks, upselling and corporate bs


That model was likely the result of consultant recommendations since Callaway had no idea how to run an entertainment/food and beverage company. You can’t blame PE for the downfall of Topgolf. Callaway should have stuck to golf equipment and apparel.
Posted by DennisQuaid
Metry
Member since Nov 2023
357 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:56 pm to
More like Bottom Golf
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85359 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:57 pm to
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The ones in Houston struggle, so I have no clue why they opened in BR


The one is Katy often looks busy but I’ve only been for corporate events and it’s a good time
Posted by Semper Gumby
Member since Dec 2021
663 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:57 pm to
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el Gaucho
….

Must be a gen xer. I see things the same exact way.

Somehow our population has grown to expect shitty service and mediocrity. We have imported 3rd world values here.

It amazes me how businesses deliver truly shitty experiences, yet people still line up to hand over their money.

Call centers, workers on their phones, employees that can’t figure anything out.

The gears of this machine are worn out.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85359 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:59 pm to
You’ve been here long enough to know gaucho
Posted by The Cool No 9
70816
Member since Jan 2014
11198 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:00 pm to
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It makes golf too accessible.
Thats why many courses and clubs are not
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
59894 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:00 pm to
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Must be a gen xer

I was granted membership to the over 50 board baw
Posted by caill430
Da Dirty Dell
Member since Jul 2005
1448 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:01 pm to
just go bowling. No surprises there.
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
15982 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:02 pm to
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They even got drew brees suckered in

Drew Brees has been suckered into quite a few bad investments.


Posted by holmesbr
Baton Rouge, La.
Member since Feb 2012
4170 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:05 pm to
It's the golf equivalent of a bowling alley.
Posted by Boudreauboudreaugoly
Land of the Rice n Son
Member since Oct 2017
3157 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:11 pm to
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they lay out a bunch of cash and build a big facility and it is nice at first and the staff is good and as time goes on the crowd trickles in and you have shootings in the parking lot and the staff doesn't want to work there anymore and you get bad staff which makes the good clientele leave and then it becomes a shell of what it was but there is still a big loan on the space and it was designed so specialized that no other business can buy it and it creeps along until the plug is pulled


Man, stop, take a deep breath, relax and use a period here and there.
Posted by Higgysmalls
Ft Lauderdale
Member since Jun 2016
8009 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:18 pm to
Coming from a golfer

It's pretty meh. Work would pay for us to all go every now and then. I would never pay for it. It's pretty lame.



Bowling is 100% better IMO
Posted by Sofaking2
Member since Apr 2023
22028 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:18 pm to
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But I’ve never known it to be hood / trashy. Just overpriced. Which I assume would keep the riff raff out.

I guess you’ve never driven through the hood and seen a Cadillac Escalade worth more than the trailer they’re living in.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
58693 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:25 pm to
One in Ridgeland is killing it
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