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Feel like playing Pebble Beach today? It’s closer than you think.

Sarah Dewey | January 2012 | FROM THE PRINT EDITION

Credit: Steve Drimmel Photography

Unwilling to let Seattle’s winter weather deter business travelers from enjoying some networking on the links, two Seattle area hotels offer indoor golf CLUBS that let clients test their mettle (and their woods) at such venerable venues as Bay Hill, Kapalua, St. Andrews, Harbour Town and Pinehurst.

The Hotel 1000 in downtown Seattle and the Doubletree by Hilton Seattle Airport in SeaTac use simulators that employ infrared tracking to mimic a ball’s trajectory, allowing guests to play more than 50 of the world’s best courses while hitting real balls at a virtual projection—all without having to don rain pants.

Each “club” offers food and beverage service and multiple modes of play, including closest-to-the-pin and longest-drive formats. —Sarah Dewey

Hotel 1000 Golf Club: Open daily 7 a.m.–9 p.m. $25 per twosome for two hours. 1000 First Ave., Seattle; 206.957.1000; hotel1000seattle.com.

Golf Club at Doubletree By Hilton Seattle Airport: Open daily 11 a.m.– midnight. $22.50 per player per hour (2–4 players).18740 International Boulevard, SeaTac; 206.246.8600; seattleairport.doubletree.com.