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Best Year-Round Driving Ranges In Sacramento

January 16, 2016 / 5:00 AM PST / CBS Sacramento

With winter in full swing comes a much needed rainy season and temperatures plummeting to the high 30s. While a round of golf is always a welcome distraction during the winter months, conditions for a full 18-holes can be less than ideal. That's where an indoor driving range comes in with a host of simulators to choose from that can mirror some of the world's most famous courses and covered tee-off areas to shield you from rain. Sacramento definitely has more than its fair share of places for you to tee-off, some places in a temperature controlled and comfortable environment. Check out some of these fine year-round driving ranges below.

Haggin Oaks Golf Complex
3645 Fulton Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95821
(916) 481-4653
www.hagginoaks.com

Owned and run by the Morton family, Haggin Oaks Golf Complex is where Ken Morton Sr., one of 150 Certified PGA Master Professionals in the United States, calls home. Thanks to his golf knowledge and leadership, Haggin Oaks has set itself apart in Sacramento as the place to go to improve your overall game. Haggin Oaks Golf Complex is home to The Player Performance Studio, a three-bay indoor studio that's staffed by some of the most knowledgable golf professionals in the industry. What sets Haggin Oaks Golf Complex's indoor range apart is that the indoor range opens up to their outdoor range so there's no virtual ball.Using the latest technology, their indoor driving range will make, "good golfers better golfers."

Leader Golf Complex
3060 El Centro Road
Sacramento, CA 95833
(916) 564-4653
www.leadergolf.net

If a no-frills year round driving range is what you want, Leader Golf Complex is your place to go for affordable driving-range fun. When we say year-round, it's literally year-round, as they're open seven days a week as late as 2 a.m. during the summer months. Not only do they have a covered driving range to keep out the rain if you go during a light drizzle, they have a putting green and a great pitch area to work on your short game. A local top-tip is that Leader Golf Complex uses real grass on their driving range as opposed to mats, so overall their driving range will improve your game out on the course.

Topgolf Roseville
9000 Washington Blvd
Roseville, CA 95765
(214) 501-5025
www.topgolf.com

Topgolf is approaching final stages of its construction and is guaranteed to open in just a few months during summer 2016.When it does, it will be one of the most fun indoor golfing ranges in California. Topgolf Roseville will feature over 102 climate-controlled hitting bays not to mention close to 3,000 square feet of event space. More fun than serious, if you are a top-notch golfer, you'll definitely have an advantage placing your ball into the specified targets. In addition, Topgolf will offer a wide variety of food and drinks from nachos to burgers so come hungry.

Timber Creek Golf Course
7050 Dell Webb Blvd.
Roseville, CA
(916) 626-4898
www.timbercreekgolf.com

While Timber Creek might not have the largest driving range in Northern California, they do have a three-tiered, thirty station grass tee driving range which opens out onto "a hitting area with target greens." As far as practice facilities goes, Timber Creek also has a practice green and bunker to work on your short game. Timber Creek is also host to one of California's best rated golf courses, so after you've sharpened up your long and short game, it would behoove you to schedule some tee-time. Keep in mind that a membership is needed before using any of their facilities.

Paulo Acoba is a California native raised in the Bay Area and living in the Central Valley. He enjoys distance running, cycling and grassroots motorsports. He holds a degree in management from the University of California Merced. Paulo has been writing for Examiner.com since 2012 and covering the Fresno area.