Here’s why everyone who loves the game of golf will be hitting the courses at Bunker Hill this winter
By Ken McEntee
Falling leaves don’t have to mean the end of golf season, insists Chad Gibson, general manager of Bunker Hill Golf Course.
“Everybody knows Bunker Hill for our lovely course outside,” Chad says. “But when fall comes, a lot of people start thinking about putting their clubs away for the winter. We encourage them not to.”
That’s because Bunker Hill’s six full swing golf simulators—the best in the business—can extend your golf season all the way through to next spring.
“When it gets too cold to play outside, you can bring your game inside and golf some of your favorite courses, from Banff Springs to Torrey Pines to Latrobe Country Club,” Chad invites.
“We have 69 championship courses on our simulators. Northeast Ohio may be in the middle of a blizzard, but you can be teeing off next to the ocean.”
The simulated courses, Chad promises, are “as real as it gets.” Each course has the same features—right down to the slopes and angles—as the actual venue. Special cameras and infrared technology track your ball speed, trajectory and spin rate, your club face angle and swing path, to duplicate your exact swing.
This fall and winter, Bunker Hill’s Sim Room is available for practice, leagues, lessons, and for parties and fundraisers.
“The Sim Room can accommodate a party of up to 80 people,” Chad says. “And you don’t even have to be a golfing family to enjoy it.”
That’s because along with world class courses, the simulators also feature a myriad of fun arcade-type golf games for people of all ages. Between visits to the punch bowl, you can challenge Uncle Fred to see who can break the most windows out of New York’s skyscrapers. Or who can drill the guy in the golf cart (not encouraged on Bunker Hill’s outdoor course). And when you’re not swinging a club, you might toss a few bean bags—the cornhole game is real, not a simulation.
“One of the best things about a holiday party at Bunker Hill is that nobody has to worry about cooking and cleaning up,” Chad says.
During the summer, Bunker Hill is one of the area’s most popular fundraising venues, hosting three to seven events every week. But what some people don’t realize is that fundraising is a year-long activity.
“Our most recent event raised $9,200 for a family fighting breast cancer,” Chad says. “We had 36 people using the simulators and another 100 down in our Bunker’s Grill Restaurant enjoying food, raffles and prizes.”
Fall and winter are also an ideal time to tweak your game for next year. Instruction on the simulators, through the Greg Jones Golf Academy, makes it easy to outwork the competition during the off-season.
Bunker Hill offers two winter membership plans: The Eagle Membership includes unlimited use of the simulator from November 1 to March 31. The Birdie Membership gives you all of your simulator time at half price. And here’s a helpful tip: Mimi readers get dibs on those memberships at half price.
You can call Chad Gibson on his mobile phone—216-469-9241—for information about scheduling your fundraiser, family gathering or business event. For more information about off-season lessons, you can call Greg Jones, at 567-241-3746. You can find more information about Bunker Hill—and its Bunker’s Grill restaurant—at BunkerHillGolf.com. Bunker Hill is located at 3060 Pearl Road, at Hamilton Road, in Medina.