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Show . ., i. iu "''';! "' ' 1 i i nun i iwnf m'Lt A 111 1 1 Ci if 1 it : T J MS m J I I ill hi ""3 J . ' ' 7 ' t SI Vt'rv m I' ' 1-- ? . Y s. r -i Aiglet s si' WtjMv "f Golf comes to historic Main Street In a town where winter have landed on an actual lasts seven months of the course. A 35-mm film strip in, year and the price of real the projector automatically estate has gone past the advances to tell the golfer stratosphere, it sounds like what his second shot looks the perfect answer. It's like, indoor golf. "What they did was break Now don't get the wrong the course up into quad-idea. quad-idea. This isn't a miniature rants," explains Bob Whit-golf Whit-golf course with a roof over field, one of the owners of the its head. This is tee-to- entertainment center. "It's green, fairways, sand traps, accurate to within a yard, just like Pebble Beach. As a they say, of where you would matter of fact, you'll find the actually be on the course." If scenery very similar to you hit sand, or if you hit Pebble Beach. And it's going water, or if you go out of to be located right on Main bounds, the computer tells Street. you that also.'! ; The new golf course, or No, you won't find any tail rather, golf courses, are grass 0r sand traps inside under construction as part of the Elks Building. What you the Mine Shaft family enter- are instructed to do, instead, tainment center 4he. js to spot the ball on one of a ground f loofof athe Elks number of different carpeted building. Part of the facility, surfaces. The rough, for housing an array of electron- example, is simulated using ic games, is already open to a high pile, the public. The golf course The green is similar to will be housed in a separate what you might find in a room in the south end of the miniatUre golf course : a car-building, car-building, peted surface with some . .Here s how it works. The slopes deiiberateiy built it. 14 t U Ol.L'UlU room. A view of the course, as seen from the first tee, is projected on a screen at the end of the room. The golfer tees off, driving the ball into the screen. As he does so, two sensors installed just beyond the tee measure the speed and direction of the ball, and a computer calculates calcu-lates where the ball would 860ft. iff frooU o odoMia fil q ' ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF. OUR NEW DEER VALLEY ' GALLERY FEATURING THE WORK OF KIRK RANDLE, IAN RAMSAY, MARCUS LAFRANCE, LINDA ROBERTS AND SCOTT NELSON. PHOTO AND SALES POSITIONS A VAILABLE 649-1577 or 742-2450. Snowbird & Deer Valley KPCW "fc. - ' tutor's - 3 ' t- Mi "i I 1 M S "l Bob Moore plays unexpected slopes of its own.) The film strips for the projector were taken at two well-known California courses, Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill. "It's the closest simulation to actual golf without the rain and the wind," Whitfield says. "You don't ride the Memorial Bldg. Park City .649-9004 one of the 45 electronic games cart, but you do everything else." The owners hope to encourage en-courage local participation by holding tournaments, and by offering free or sponsored time to members of the Park City High School golf team. Whitfield says that a price schedule has not been established, estab-lished, but estimates that each course will rent for $10 to $12 per hour. He calculates at the Mine Shaft. that a foursome should be able to play 18 holes in about 2'2 hours. "The prices should be comparable to the municipal course for 18 holes." The building will also contain a "pro shop" to rent clubs and balls. But not carts. According to Whitfield, the game room opened without fanfare last week. He says 45 CO' The Best Project Financin in Park City 13 ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE for 3 years, then a variable rate equal to no more than Vi over the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 30 year amortization, 75 loan to value with no amount ceiling, 3 point loan origination fee. Listing Agent Patti Wells 649-8550 Office 649-8485 Home video games have been delivered, with 10 more on order. "We'll have, of course, the most popular games." In keeping with the name of the business, the game room is being equipped to resemble the inside of a mine. Whitfield's partners in the venture are Bob Moore and Mike and Gordon Sloan. AMBER TOWNHOUSES IN i ... "a "''V. - cs;dfinK -SIM- The bsiteito iis5itoii CHRISTMAS SKI PACKAGES These two Park City programs - available for beginning through expert skiers, are super & values and treasured include Park City Lift Passes. YOUNGTIMERS - A six-week program starting in January for youngsters from 7 to 15. Includes meals and is available with transportation transpor-tation to and from Salt Lake. $136.50 with transportation. $118.00 without transportation. LEARN TO RACE - A ten-week program, starting in January for aggressive youngsters 12 and under. Includes 10 races, $280.00. ($200.00 for season pass holders). For information, call or write Park City Ski School, P.O. Box 39, Pari- Cittt T T,-k Cinfin Attn Qua fn'rlcnn y A din VIJT W Id A 1 VJ IKJ Newspaper Thursday, December 17, 1981 Paj;e A 7 liSii2i 50SSfcD sitoot Christmas gifts. And both JJ . A mil. . uu. LiliVIUUll. DEER VALLEY m Gump and Ayers Real Park Meadows Plaza 1500 Highway 248 East Park City, Utah 649-8550 ischool Estate, Inc. |