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He became so enthralled with the game
that hebegan looking forways tobecome
more involved with it. In 2008, Rist
happened to visit the golf simulators at
Tamaron Country Club. He immediately
saw the potential of offering indoor golf
in cold, snowy northwestern Ohio and
began researching what it would take to
begin his own indoor golf business.
Most of the simulators in use back then
were part of a golf course, used mainly
as a training aid for golf instructors, or as
an adult toy in a wealthy person’s man-
cave. The question remained, Would
the everyday golfer pay to hit their golf
ball into a screen?
After five years of study and learning
everything there was to know about golf
simulators, he took the leap and opened
Fore Golfers Indoor Golf Center. At the
time there were very few stand-alone
indoor golf facilities functioning as a
viable business. It was unknown if an
indoor golf center could
generate enough revenue
to service the debt, cover
the electric bill and still
provide a profit. With an
entrepreneurial spirit and
a love for the game of golf,
Rist took a chance.
In his first season over the
winter of 2013-2014, Rist
saw a steady growth as
area golfers became aware
of the new facility and how much fun
could be had, playing golf with your
regular foursome in the virtual world. It
didn’t hurt that the weather was bitterly
cold and the Toledo area witnessed
record snowfall that winter.
After digging out the driveway for the
umpteenth time, with icicles clinging
to your eyelids, hitting some golf balls,
while downing a few cold brews with
your buddies, on a palm-tree-lined-
virtual-fairway looked pretty good to
area golfers.
About Golf virtual simulators are
considered some of the finest produced
and their corporate office is located
right here in Maumee. Their simulators
are shipped around the world and are
even used by the Golf Channel.
The simulators at Fore Golfers give each
golfer the choice of over 50 golf courses
from exotic golf locales. You don’t have