X-Golf to tee off with new Rochester location
Dec. 4—ROCHESTER — X-Golf, an international indoor golf simulator brand, is ready to tee off in north Rochester on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
X-Golf Rochester
will open its doors at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the
Maplewood Shopping Center
at 3906 U.S. Highway 52 North. That's the space that previously housed the for-profit National American University from 2012 to 2019.
The sports simulator venue serves a full bar food menu as well as mixed drinks and beer. Using its simulators, X-Golf offers solo or team golfing sessions, virtual golf league play and golf lessons.
Lynn Peterson, a local golf pro, is serving as X-Golf Rochester's general manager.
"We are really looking forward to providing a space for people to enjoy golf year-round. It's a great opportunity to stay in shape during the off-season or get started on learning the game," stated Peterson in the announcement of the Rochester location's opening. "You can join a league, play in a nationwide tournament, take lessons, hit the driving range, or play a round with your friends or family while enjoying great food and drinks."
X-Golf began developing simulators in Korea in 2005. It launched its American franchise operations in 2016. By 2020, it had 25 North American locations and that number doubled in 2021.
X-Golf Rochester is X-Golf's eighth location in Minnesota. This is the first in this part of the state.
In Rochester, it faces competition from two local businesses.
The Rochester Indoor Golf Center
has long been a popular spot in the Hillcrest Shopping Center at 1642 Highway 52 North.
Chip Shots,
which also features indoor pickle courts, opened in 2022 in the Haley Center at 3708 N. Broadway.
