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A golf-practice facility having a number of arenas arranged fan-wise or radially from a common amenities or administrative building whereby access is gained to tee-off positions at the near inner ends of the respective arenas. Each arena is an off-ground net cage. At the far end a vertical target is

A golf-practice facility having a number of arenas arranged fan-wise or radially from a common amenities or administrative building whereby access is gained to tee-off positions at the near inner ends of the respective arenas. Each arena is an off-ground net cage. At the far end a vertical target is provided to intercept in full flight balls driven from the tee, the height of the target being variable and a range or score indication being made depending on the height of impact on the target. The floor of the cage is inclined and/or valleyed to cause balls dropping to the floor to roll back to the player at the tee-off end.

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A golf-practice facility for the practicing of driving golf balls to a desired distance, said golf-practice facility comprising: a plurality of arenas substantially trapezoidal in plan and substantially rectangular in vertical longitudinal section arranged side-by-side, said arenas extending fan-wis

A golf-practice facility for the practicing of driving golf balls to a desired distance, said golf-practice facility comprising: a plurality of arenas substantially trapezoidal in plan and substantially rectangular in vertical longitudinal section arranged side-by-side, said arenas extending fan-wise from a common access area and each providing a self-sufficient practice or playing area for one or more players, each arena including an off-ground target cage substantially open at an inner or tee-off end, the cage being defined by a floor, a roof, an outer end wall, and side walls diverging from the inner to the outer end, all of furlable, tensionable netting, the floor being inclined to provide a rolling surface for balls falling to the floor at the outer end to return to a player at the tee-off end, the cage including at or near its outer end a target positioned to intercept in full flight a ball driven from the tee-off end, means for raising or lowering the target by a player using the facility according to the range of shot to be practiced, and access means for gaining access to said common access area from outside of the facility.