You could soon be able to tee off right on West Broadway, well, in a basement next to it

The Zoning Board of Appeals contiguous approved a connection for a play "course" astatine which radical could motion up for tee times to play 18 holes of play connected computerized simulations, past discontinue to a "19th Hole" lounge to speech implicit their rounds - each twelvemonth agelong and adjacent astatine night. And should they someway injure themselves, there'll beryllium a a CVS close upstairs.

The committee unanimously approved plans by Southie autochthonal Danny Picard to upgrade what is present a vacant 5,000-square-foot basement successful the CVS gathering astatine West Broadway and F thoroughfare by installing six abstracted rooms to beryllium reserved by golfers, who would plaything existent clubs and balls astatine a computerized surface that would way the question of their balls aft their swings.

Most of the abstraction would beryllium taken up by these rooms. "You request country to plaything a play club," Picard's attorney, Nick Zozula, said.

"It's an accidental for a unsocial hospitality concept" successful a agelong of Broadway that is present presently the location of galore bars, Zozula, said, adding Picard hopes to enactment unfastened until midnight.

Zozula said that, conscionable similar existent play courses, imaginable duffers and much adept players volition person to motion up for a tee time, with astir rounds costing astir $65.

Access to the 19th Hole volition beryllium constricted to radical who person signed up for tee times, helium said.

One happening the caller installation won't have: Golf carts.

The plans besides telephone for a podcast studio. That did not travel up astatine each during the hearing, but Picard has done broadcasting.