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Indies Only: Bogies Indoor Golf Now Has Fun for the Whole Family

Sheff Brothers Pizza, Fore Family Fun complement one of the area's only indoor golf simulator facilities.

Under one roof, , Fore Family Fun and Shef Brothers Pizza offer entertainment options for adults and families.

Bogies has full-swing golf simulators. Golfers book a tee time and bring their own clubs and ball. They choose from over 60 courses, including world famous courses such as St. Andrews and Pebble Beach. Both the course and surroundings are exactly the same as the real location, said owner Greg Sheffield.

“Golfers love it,” Sheffield said. “It’s a good substitute and allows you to avoid the wind and muddy conditions.”

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The golf simulator is also a good place to learn the game and there are no pressures of the outside golf course, such as the group playing behind you, Sheffield said.

There are golf leagues for players of all levels. Players from around the world compete on two person teams. There are seven simulators and tee times are booked for up to four people at a time. It takes approximately one hour per person to play 18 holes.

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Sheffield opened Oswego's Bogies in November 2007. In May 2011, he expanded to include Fore Family Fun and Shef Brothers Pizza.

“We grew from listening to the wants of the customers,” Sheffield said. “I wanted to offer somewhere for a family to spend the entire afternoon.”

Fore Family Fun offers a variety of entertainment options, including: black light mini-golf, jump room, arcade, mini-bowling lanes, NASCAR simulators and party rooms.

Sheffield has three sons, ages 5, 3 and 2. These boys are the logo of Shef Brothers Pizza and were Sheffield’s inspiration in creating his outer space- themed restaurant.

It's important to Sheffield to offer quality food to his customers and bring a great pizza place to Oswego, he said.

“You can put our pizza up against any deep-dish pizza,” Sheffield said. “Many people are extremely surprised that our pizza is so good.”

The menu also includes salads, sandwiches, pastas, beer and wine.

Sheffield said he hopes Bogies becomes known as a great place for team building and corporate events and that families realize Fore Family Fun as a step up from average family entertainment.

Karen Whited learned of Fore Family Fun through an article in the local newspaper. 

“I read that the restaurant was space-themed and I knew how much my boys would love that! We decided to go for dinner and had a great time.”

Whited has children ages 8, 6 and 3 and said her family loves going to Fore Family Fun because “it is a great way to spend time together over a meal and games.  We like ordering in the restaurant and then playing games while we wait for our pizza.  The staff is accommodating and let us run around when we want to.”

Sheffield opened a second Bogies location in Downers Grove in December 2010.

Bogies Indoor Golf Club, Fore Family Fun and Shef Brothers Pizza are located at 1501 Mitchell Drive Contact them at 630-554-7275 or golfbigc@aol.com Hours: Sunday 7 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.; Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. – 1 a.m.

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