The Scots developed golf to irk common loch pests, like merats, locharoaches, and Nessie, who to this day rarely surfaces for fear of being beaned in the head by a well-aimed ball. Brush up on your monster-vexing skills with today's Groupon: for $65, you get a golf and fitness package (a $225 value) at Drive495, a private golf and fitness club in SoHo.

Drive495 is more than just an indoor golf course and more than just a gym. The facility consists of a two-story loft space, with video-simulated golf courses above and a swanky gym and café below. Today's golf and fitness package provides two weeks of unrestricted membership to this compact urban country club, including:

• full use of the fitness floor.
• one 30-minute private golf lesson, suited to all skill levels, that focuses on swing evaluation and drills from an experienced golfer.
• one hour per day to use the professional golf course simulators that replicate more than 40 famous courses, including Pebble Beach and Saint Andrews. The simulators produce a highly realistic reproduction, from trees and rocks to wind conditions and roving circuses. Includes balls and club.
• one 15-minute nutrition consultation that includes meal, supplement, and eating behavior recommendations.
• a seven-day trial of an online meal-planning program, with assistance and feedback from the nutritionist.
• 10% off additional training or golf lessons, or 20% off for five lessons.

The Drive facility is the height of posh luxury, with impeccably clean, state-of-the-art fitness equipment, gleaming restrooms, and golf simulators backed by soft white armchairs, flat-panel televisions, and relaxation-encouraging coffee tables. This package is ideal for golf lovers who don't have time for regular visits to traditional courses, as a well-outfitted Father's Day gift, or as a rare opportunity to slowly master a crippling phobia of putting greens.

Reviews

Take a look at what Daily Candy, Time Out, and Thrillist are saying about Drive495:

• The spacious loft is divided into two parts. Downstairs: an elegant, state-of-the-art gym (complete with weights, machines, flat screens, steam rooms, and cafe). The upstairs is partitioned into studios with floor-to-ceiling videos that simulate real golf courses and climate conditions. Play a round at China’s Nine Dragons in the rain or tee up at Teeth of the Dog in Casa de Campo during a light fog. – Daily Candy
• City duffers tired of Chelsea Piers and unwilling to brave the LIE can tee off at Drive 495, a state-of-the-art gym and golf training center in Soho. In three simulators, clients play legendary courses from around the world while a team of swing doctors diagnose why they can’t avoid the water. – Time Out
• Drive's goal is to marry your lackluster physique to golf's exacting technique. – Thrillist