The much-anticipated Topgolf brings three levels of golf and dining to Polaris and could open as early as next week.

It's a driving range with a bar. Or maybe it's a restaurant with a driving range.

Either way, it's a happy marriage.

Topgolf on Ikea Way in the Polaris area is set to open this month, as early as next week if everything goes as planned.

"Very, very soon," said Ann Murrell, marketing manager for Topgolf. "I can't go anywhere with the logo on, people ask me all about it."

It is no wonder why. For the last year the attraction has risen several stories from what was Germain Amphitheater. Dozens of giant poles, which hold the netting for the driving range, reach for the sky, visible for miles.

This is not the driving range of old. Topgolf features 102 sleek, heated outdoor bays across its three floors, where guests play a game with up to six players, hitting at various targets throughout the range. Clubs are provided at the bays, and balls are summoned by swiping the club at a sensor.

Guests use microchipped balls that instantly score themselves, showing players the accuracy and distance of their shots on a television screen in their hitting bay.

Weather is not an issue, although most of the facility is at least somewhat outdoors.

"Yes, we are open year-round," Murrell said.

Come early if you want to play on the third floor, which Topgolf says is by far the most popular spot. The first floor is level with the range, so the second and third floors provide a better view, although Murrell said the first floor is more kid-friendly and includes kid golf clubs.

For those not playing golf, the venue includes 65,000 square feet of meeting areas, bars with televisions on each floor, couches and tables. Food and drink are available throughout.

The Polaris location has a few unique features, like a large, third-floor meeting space called the Chairman's suite that can be rented out by groups.

Topgolf has hired about 500 people to staff the Polaris location, it's 49th site and second in Ohio after a location in West Chester near Cincinnati. A Cleveland location is expected next year.

Murrell, a central Ohio native, discovered Topgolf at the West Chester site.

"I fell in love with it," she said.

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