Home on the Range for the Holidays

Kick up your cowboy boots at Omni PGA Frisco Resort's month of holiday magic

Santa in cowboy boots

Photo courtesy of Omni PGA Frisco Resort

The luxurious, 660-acre Omni PGA Frisco Resort is transforming into a holiday wonderland this December, with miles of garland and lights and more than two dozen different holiday trees across the property. The most magical of these will be the 35-foot tree in the Monument Realty PGA District, which will feature a custom animated light display set to classic holiday music.

The resort has named the experience Home On The Range For The Holidays, and it includes activities that are open to both resort guests and the general public.

On December 1, Dude Perfect will kick off the first tree lighting celebration, as well as host a meet-and-greet exclusively with resort guests beforehand who are part of the Home On The Range For The Holidays resort package that night.

Available for weekend stays December 1-23, the package includes luxury accommodations, valet parking, character breakfast, a family fun pass, and one amenity for each registered child.

Other experiences that are only available for resort guests include:

Santa Jingle Hour: Meet Santa himself from 3:30-4:45 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Holiday Movie Night: Don your best holiday jammies and settle in for a family favorite holiday movie inside the resort.
S’mores on the Terrace: Toast your favorite treats on the resort’s terrace each night.
Hands-on experiences inside the resort include Christmas crafts, a sweet treat decorating opportunity, family games, and more.
Resort guests should make sure to try the Holiday Ranger Scavenger Hunt throughout the property and visit the Family Fun Room, where games and crafts are available all day.

In the PGA District, public activities and experiences are around each corner, such as encountering live reindeer and festive holiday characters, a photo opportunity with a real longhorn, and trips on the Fields Ranch Holiday Express train. Children can meet up with elf balloon artists, write and mail letters to Santa, and create holiday keepsake ornaments.

All ages can experience Putting for Presents, a 9-hole putting experience on The Dance Floor with fun prizes. Each evening, a beloved holiday film will be shown on the massive video wall adjacent to The Dance Floor.

All the restaurants in the Monument Realty PGA District will offer curated food and beverage options, and pop-up stations will serve holiday treats, snacks, and cocoa (regular and boozy) for purchase.

Other add-on experiences include an intimate visit with Santa — complete with professional digital photography — from within one of the property's beautifully decorated Ranch Houses, a chance to build a stuffed friend, and s’mores kits to use at the PGA District’s fire pits.

Omni PGA Frisco Resort will also donate a portion of all parking proceeds and collect donated toys for a different local nonprofit organization each week. The opening weekend, December 1 and 2, will benefit Make-A-Wish North Texas.

Tickets to Home On The Range For The Holidays events are free for resort guests who purchase the special room package, and general public tickets can be bought at pgafrisco.com/events.

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Golf News

Indoor golf simulator venue to open a location west of Fort Worth

Birdie Bay golf simulator

Birdie Bay

Birdie Bay golf simulator.

There’s a new indoor golf venue making its Texas debut: Called BirdieBay, it’s a golf simulator concept founded in Tulsa opening two locations in the DFW area: Richardson, at 1002 N. Central Expwy. #579; and Hudson Oaks, 25 miles west of Fort Worth at 3017 Oakley Trail, next to the H-E-B.

Richardson is slated to open first in early 2025; Hudson Oaks just broke ground, and will open in August 2025.

BirdieBay was founded by brothers Keaton and Kennedy Lockhart, who opened the original in Tulsa in 2020. Their goal was to create a venue where anyone, at any level, could enjoy the game of golf, regardless of skill level, whether beginner or PGA professional, and also create a place where golf could be played regardless of the weather.

BirdieBay uses Golfzon, a pioneering simulator technology founded in Korea in 2000 that uses software to mimic playing on a real golf course. There are other Golfzon franchises in Austin and Houston, but this will be the first in Dallas.

Golf simulators are similar to other sports simulators such as baseball, and are a growing trend. Dallas currently has only a few such facilities such as the virtual TopGolf Swing Suite at the Hilton Anatole.

Bringing the concept to Dallas-Fort Worth is franchisee Peter Weldon, an SMU graduate and golfer, who calls BirdieBay the best golf simulator in the world.

"This is something that appeals to both avid golfers and families alike," Weldon says. "It bridges the gap between video games and golf, and that's something I'm excited about — being able to offer something that's for everybody. There are both competitive and noncompetitive activities to keep our members engaged."

The Richardson location will feature five bays where players can choose from mini games or traditional golf play. The bays are available for $50 an hour for a round of indoor golf, which takes about 45 minutes.

For those seeking a group experience, there will be leagues and a Golfzon pro tour in which the top three players compete at other Golfzon facilities across the country.

Amenities will include golf course classics including a pro shop and an in-house bar with food you’d find on a golf course, such as hot dogs, pretzels, and power bars; they’re in the process of getting a mixed-beverage license. They'll also partner with local businesses such as Tacos Y Mas and Ten50 BBQ to bring in tacos and BBQ.

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