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Golf simulator cost calculator

What a home simulator costs

Pick a launch monitor, a net or enclosure, a mat, a projector, a computer and software, and see the cost up front and each year, at a UK simulator shop's live prices.

Measures each shot. Cheaper radar units sit behind you; camera units sit beside the ball or overhead.

A net is the budget option. A screen shows the projected picture; an enclosure adds the frame and side walls.

Mats differ in turf, padding and size; the Duo suits households with left and right-handed golfers.

A short-throw projector puts the picture on an impact screen without you casting a shadow. With a net, a TV or tablet will do.

Most entry launch monitors run on a phone or tablet. Course software such as GSPro needs a gaming PC.

Some launch monitors include basic software; playing real courses usually needs a subscription. Check what yours comes with.

GolfBays' own prices. Fitting an enclosure, wiring or building work is quoted separately: add your quote below.

Electrician, joiner or an installer's quote. We don't have UK installation prices to suggest one.

Up front

£771.40

No software subscription picked. Check what your launch monitor needs for playing courses.

Your parts

  • Launch monitor: Garmin Approach R10£421See at GolfBays
  • Net, screen or enclosure: Net: TrueStrike TS-7£161.40See at GolfBays
  • Hitting mat: GolfBays Basic 1.5m x 1.5m£189See at GolfBays
  • Projector or screen: A TV, monitor or tablet I already have£0
  • Computer: My own phone, tablet or PC£0
  • Course software, per year: None, or what comes with the launch monitor£0
  • Setting up: Nothing extra£0

Prices are GolfBays', read live. Enclosures, screens and some extras come in several sizes, priced from the smallest: the right size depends on your room. Check your room first.

Or buy a ready-made package

Packages bundle a launch monitor with a screen or enclosure, a mat and often a projector. Compare the price with your parts above, and check what each includes.

How it's worked out

Every option is a real product at GolfBays, a UK golf simulator shop, at the price on its website. Prices are read live; if that fails, we show the price we checked on 9 November 2026 and say so. Enclosures, screens and some extras come in several sizes, so they're priced from the smallest; the size you need depends on your room.

The up-front cost adds the parts you pick, plus your own quote for fitting or building work if you add one. Course software is a yearly subscription, so it's shown separately and added for the first year. Kit you already own costs nothing.

We don't add installation, delivery or electrical work ourselves: they vary too much by home, and we don't have UK prices we can check. GolfBays' own set-up services are offered as extras.

Up front = launch monitor + net, screen or enclosure + mat + projector + computer + extras + your quote; first year = up front + software per year

Sources: GolfBays: golf simulator products and prices · checked 9 Nov 2026

A garage setup

A Garmin R10 (£421), a GolfBays SimBox enclosure (from £986.85), a basic 1.5m mat (£189), a BenQ TH671ST projector (£749) and a GolfBays HD gaming PC (£1,790) come to £4,135.85 up front at the prices checked on 9 November 2026. GSPro adds £250 a year, so the first year is £4,385.85.

Questions

What's the cheapest way to start?

A launch monitor that runs on your phone or tablet, a net and a mat. With a Garmin R10, a TrueStrike TS-7 net and a basic mat, that's under £800 at the prices checked on 9 November 2026.

Do I need a gaming PC?

Not to start: entry launch monitors such as the Garmin R10 and Rapsodo MLM2PRO run on a phone or tablet. Course software such as GSPro runs on a Windows gaming PC.

Will it fit in my room?

Check with the simulator room size checker first: ceiling height decides whether you can swing a driver, and the launch monitor decides how deep the room must be.

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