When cousins Josh Sneller and Alex Van Holland vacation with their wives, Courtney Sneller and Haley Van Holland, the itinerary always includes a visit to a golf simulator.
They might not have realized it then, but those visits to more than three dozen businesses were serving as a foundation for their own endeavor.
The two couples opened Backspin Golf Simulators with three bays earlier this month in a strip mall in Brandon that also holds The Gruff Plates + Pours restaurant. The choice was deliberate.
“We wanted to be next to a restaurant we can partner with,” Josh Sneller said. “It will take online orders from our customers, and they can grab their food and come back here. They can get nine holes in and go about their evening. If they’re at Gruff and have the babysitter for another hour, they can walk another 10 steps to the north and come and see if we have a simulator open. We have clubs for rent.”…