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Virtual golf drives new Augusta, Maine, sports-themed restaurant.
Publication: Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) Publication Date: 25-SEP-05 |
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COPYRIGHT 2005 Kennebec Journal
Byline: Betty Jespersen
Sep. 25--Good food, a relaxing atmosphere, nine televisions positioned so sports games are visible from every table, and off to one side -- indoor golf.
Putter's Bar and Grill/The Golf Club is a new business getting in on the virtual-golf craze. Owner Greg Roux, a Farmington contractor who owns the commercial property at 218 Fairbanks Road, said the idea to offer virtual golf came from golfer friends who wanted a place to work on their game in the winter.
"We started out with just the golf, but people aren't golfing indoors in the summer and we wanted something here year-round," Roux said. "The idea just ballooned into a sports bar and...
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