The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers Announces Expansion

Expansion of Golf Academy Includes Video Simulators, Super Station, and Event Space as well as Additional Golf Programming

(New York, NY – March 26, 2003) – The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers, America’s premier golf driving range and teaching center, has started construction on a major expansion. The expansion will include the addition of two state-of-the-art Golf Simulators, an additional swing analysis super station, and an event space for both meetings and classes. The expansion is scheduled to be completed by July 1st.

The new golf simulators, which are being introduced for the first time in the New York market, will allow customers to simulate a round of golf on dozens popular courses including Pebble Beach, St. Andrews, Torrey Pines, and Pinehurst. Customers can either schedule their own foursome or schedule a playing lesson with one of the Golf Club’s fifteen golf professionals.

The new super station will include a video analysis machine. The Golf Academy already features three super stations that are utilized by the Golf Academy for private lessons, classes and schools. Video analysis has become an extremely popular tool and effective in teaching golfers how to improve their swing. With the continuing increase in the popularity of golf, the expanded teaching facilities will enable more people to learn the game.

In addition, to the simulators and swing analysis machine, an event space will be added on the top level of the Golf Club. The --- sq foot space, which overlooks the Hudson River and the green of the driving range, will be utilized for classes, clinics and schools as well as for corporate events, team building, outings, bachelor parties and birthday parties.

The Golf Club will also be introducing a wide range of new classes and programming this summer including:

Specialty Classes
Rules & Etiquette – A comprehensive review of the rules of golf and course etiquette, this class is great for beginners.

Course Management – Learn why a course is designed the way it is and what it is trying to make you do. This class will show you how to play individual golf holes.

Tune-up Clinic – This clinic is designed for those who have taken a clinic or school at the Golf Academy and need a refresher session.

Singles Clinic – A Friday night social activity for singles that are interested in playing on the simulators with some instruction.

Intro to Golf Course Play – The first step to playing on a golf course is confidence. This clinic will help new players build confidence before their first tee-off on an actual golf course.

Golf Fitness Programming
Core Training – Strengthening your core is a great way to improve your swing. This 30-minute conditioning golf workout is a strong compliment to any golf game.

Yoga for the Golfer – This 30-minute class is a great way to wind down after playing.

Pre-Swing Stretch – All golfers stretch some before swinging the club. This 25-minute stretching class is designed to make sure golfers are doing all the specific stretches they need to maximize the effectiveness of their swing.

“We are thrilled to be expanding both the facility and our Academy programming,” commented Greta Wagner, General Manager of the Golf Club at Chelsea Piers. “Golf’s popularity has risen dramatically over the past several years. The expanded academy facilities and programming, as well as the only all-weather golf course option in NYC, will help us meet the growing demand from our customers. The simulators allow us to complete the golf teaching experience with year round course play.”

About Chelsea Piers
The Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex is a 30-acre sports village built on four historic Hudson River piers. Chelsea Piers features 2 indoor ice rinks, an outdoor roller rink and extreme park, a state-of-the-art golf driving range, a world-class gymnastics center, indoor playing fields and basketball courts, a 40-lane bowling center, the world’s most comprehensive sports and fitness center, restaurants, sports pro shops, Manhattan’s largest film and television production center, the most extensive marina in the city, the largest modeling studio in the world, dozens of nationally-acclaimed teachers and coaches, 1.2 miles of public esplanade, and a landscaped waterside park.

Contact:
Erica Schietinger, Chelsea Piers, 212-336-6870 schiee@chelseapiers.com