Happy Gilmore Golf Lounge

What Happy Gilmore Golf Lounge does

Happy Gilmore Golf Lounge operates a single-location indoor golf entertainment venue at Gilmore Place in Burnaby, BC, serving the Metro Vancouver market. The company combines TrackMan iO DUO tour-level golf simulators with a hospitality offering — craft cocktails, beer, and bar bites — under one roof, targeting individual golfers, social groups, corporate teams, social celebrations, junior golfers, and walk-in lounge guests. Its core product is hourly bay rental across tiered categories (Open, Private, and Solo) at $25-$65/hr, supplemented by F&B, CPGA-certified 1-on-1 lessons, 5-lesson packages, a summer Junior Golf Academy, event hosting (up to 85-person venue buyouts), and gift cards.

The business model is direct-to-consumer with a hybrid event-driven GTM: walk-ins and individual bookings flow through the cojilio.com self-serve reservation system and online channels (Instagram, Google, WhatsApp), while corporate and private events are routed through dedicated phone and email channels. Pricing is per bay rather than per person, encouraging group occupancy, and a Happy Hour program targets off-peak utilization. The technology stack relies entirely on third-party TrackMan hardware with an automatic tee-up system; no proprietary AI, software, or data platform is disclosed. The company is privately held, single-jurisdiction (British Columbia, Canada), and shows no parent company, franchise structure, external funding, or second location in the available data.

Operational footprint is defined by 6 simulator bays and an 85-person venue capacity, with extended hours (Sun-Thu 9am-midnight, Fri-Sat 9am-2am) and 2-hour complimentary parking validation. Strategic differentiation rests on being the first indoor golf lounge of its kind in Burnaby and the exclusive Western Canadian physical testing site for Takomo Clubs, neither of which constitutes a defensible technical moat.

Name

Happy Gilmore Golf Lounge

Legal name

Happy Gilmore Golf Lounge

Website

https://happygilmore.golf

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Happy Gilmore Golf Lounge is a privately held, single-location indoor golf entertainment venue in Burnaby, BC, serving Metro Vancouver. It offers TrackMan iO DUO simulator bay rentals, CPGA-certified lessons, a junior academy, F&B service, and corporate and private event hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indoor Golf Entertainment

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Mini Golf & Attractions Centers (Mini Golf, Go-Karts, Laser Tag Complexes) (THAJAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Golf Simulators, Nets & Practice Equipment Retail (CRAMAGAI)

Keywords

• Indoor golf simulators
• Golf lounge entertainment
• TrackMan golf bays
• Golf instruction services
• Corporate event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnaby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Bay Rental (Open, Private, Solo): Hourly rental of golf simulator bays at varying price points based on time and bay type. Core revenue driver.
2. Food & Beverage: Handcrafted cocktails, craft drinks, beer, and bar bites served in lounge setting. Open to all guests regardless of simulator booking.
3. Golf Lessons & Coaching: 1-on-1 lessons starting at $99+/hr and 5-lesson packages at $499.95+ with CPGA certified instructors.
4. Junior Golf Academy: Weekly summer programs for ages 7-13: Standard Academy at $449/week and Lunch Club Edition at $549/week.
5. Event Hosting: Corporate events, birthday parties, and full venue buyouts. Private event bookings with deposits.
6. Gift Cards: Gift cards valid across bay rentals, lessons, food and drinks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Happy Gilmore Golf Lounge is a single-location indoor golf entertainment venue in Burnaby, BC that rents TrackMan iO DUO-powered simulator bays by the hour and combines the experience with a full bar, craft cocktails, and bar bites. The venue also offers CPGA-certified golf lessons, a summer Junior Golf Academy for ages 7-13, and hosts private events including corporate bookings, birthdays, and full venue buyouts for up to 85 guests.

Product overview

Happy Gilmore Golf Lounge is a premium indoor golf venue in Burnaby, BC, combining TrackMan iO DUO-powered golf simulators with hospitality services. The core offering is the indoor golf simulator experience, where customers rent bays to practice, play virtual courses, and receive pro-level metrics feedback. The venue supplements this with a Golf Academy offering professional instruction for both adults and juniors, including a structured Junior Golf Academy summer program. Additional revenue streams include food and beverage service (cocktails, bar bites, happy hour) and event hosting (corporate events, birthdays, private bookings, and full venue buyouts for up to 85 guests). The business model integrates golf technology with entertainment and hospitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Junior Golf Academy: A premium half-day junior golf program for ages 7-13 built around TrackMan technology, certified coaching, and a week-long curriculum culminating in a Friday tournament.
• Lunch Club Edition

Products and services

• TrackMan iO DUO Indoor Golf Simulators

Quantifiable outcome

• TrackMan technology provides real-time metrics for swing improvement

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Takomo ClubscoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial Partner - Happy Gilmore Golf Lounge is Western Canada's only physical testing location for Takomo Clubs. Guests can try out Takomo golf clubs at the venue.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Five Iron Golf: Urban indoor golf simulator venues combining TrackMan/Foresight technology with full bars, food, lessons, and event hosting — the closest direct operating model to Happy Gilmore's bays-plus-hospitality format, just at multi-city scale.
• Topgolf Swing Suite: Topgolf's smaller-footprint indoor simulator suite (typically in hotels, resorts, sports bars) offering bay rentals, F&B, and event hosting — directly comparable to a 6-bay urban lounge format.
• Clubhouse Golf (The Clubhouse): Multi-location indoor golf simulator and sports bar concept combining Foresight/TrackMan simulators with a full restaurant and bar — a directly comparable peer for hybrid golf-entertainment operations.
• Big Swing Golf: Indoor golf entertainment venues offering simulator bays, food and beverage, leagues, and event hosting — closely mirrors Happy Gilmore's bays-plus-hospitality model at similar scale.
• Puttshack: Tech-enabled indoor mini golf and bar/restaurant concept targeting adults for group entertainment. Highly relevant as a comparable for Happy Gilmore's combination of indoor tech-driven play, F&B, and event-driven GTM.
• X-Golf: Indoor golf simulator chain offering bay rentals, leagues, lessons, and food/beverage with a similar lounge-style positioning, providing a directly comparable venue concept and pricing model.
• Swingers (London / NYC): Indoor golf entertainment venues that pair simulator bays with cocktails and street-food style F&B in a club-style atmosphere — a near-identical hybrid entertainment-plus-golf concept.

Broad incumbents

• Drive Shack: Publicly listed owner of golf entertainment venues (Puttery, Drive Shack venues). A relevant scaled incumbent benchmarking the indoor-golf-and-hospitality operating model Happy Gilmore is pursuing at a single-site level.
• Topgolf Callaway Brands (Topgolf venues): The dominant scaled player in tech-enabled golf entertainment with multi-level hitting bays, F&B, and events. While much larger and outdoor-oriented, Topgolf defines the competitive set Happy Gilmore competes against for corporate and group bookings.

Emerging players

• PopStroke: Tiger Woods-designed entertainment golf concept (putting-focused) with full kitchens and bars. Adjacent peer sharing the food/beverage + tech-driven golf entertainment playbook, though putting rather than full-swing simulators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HGGolfLounge
• Instagraminstagram.com/happygilmoregolflounge

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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