What is Toptracer Range?

Toptracer Range is a shot-tracking system that uses cameras along the range to follow each ball in flight and show its distance, ball speed and launch angle on a screen in the bay or in a phone app, along with games such as virtual golf and closest to the pin. It is made by Toptracer, part of Topgolf, and runs in more than 24,000 bays worldwide. At 10 of the 52 non-Topgolf ranges we list with Toptracer, it is included in the bucket price; others charge for time in a Toptracer bay.

By the Range and Putt editorial team. Published November 12, 2026, updated November 12, 2026. Figures are recalculated from our listings whenever they change.

How it works

Toptracer's cameras sit around the range and watch the air above it. According to the company, a computer searches each camera frame for "a small, white object" and follows the ball through the whole shot. The cameras track the ball itself, not a sensor in it.

The technology started as Protracer, a system for showing ball flight on golf television. Protracer Range for driving ranges launched in 2012, and Topgolf bought the company in 2016 and renamed it Toptracer. The same tracking still appears on major championship broadcasts.

What it shows

The flight of each shot, traced on a screen in the bay.
Numbers such as ball speed, launch angle and distance.
Games, which Toptracer lists as including Virtual Golf on real courses, Closest to Pin, Long Drive, Approach Challenge and Driving Challenge.
A Toptracer Range app that saves your sessions so you can track progress over time.

What it costs

That depends on the range, and it is worth checking before you go:

Included with a bucket. Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Eagle Tee Golf Center, Golf Ranch Grand Prairie, Golf Ranch Richardson, Mariners Point Golf Center, Miles of Golf Cincinnati, Snohomish Valley Golf Center, Stephens Golf Center, Tappan Golf Center and Woodinville Sports Club include Toptracer when you buy balls.
Charged by time. Bill Wright Golf Complex at Jefferson Park ($15 for 1 hour), Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club ($30 for one hour, unlimited balls), Cog Hill Golf & Country Club ($100 for VIP room, up to 8 guests), Del Mar Golf Center ($35 for from), Jackson Park Golf Course ($15 for 1 hour), Laurel Golf Center ($20 for 60 minutes with 100 balls), LSR Golf Center ($15 for cash), The Concord Range ($30 for booked online), Tin Cup Golf ($50 for Reserved Toptracer bay, with balls) and Tower Tee Golf & Recreation ($35 for weekdays before 5 pm) sell time in a Toptracer bay.
In some bays only. Several ranges have Toptracer on part of the tee line, such as Woodinville Sports Club near Seattle (19 covered bays) and Game On Golf Center in White Plains (20 bays).
Topgolf. Topgolf venues use targets where the balls score themselves, and charge per bay per hour. See Topgolf vs a regular driving range.

Is it worth it?

For practice, seeing carry distance for each club is the main gain, because a range target only tells you roughly where the ball finished. For a night out, the games are the draw. If it is included in the bucket price, there is nothing to lose.

Where to find it

See Toptracer ranges in Chicago, Toptracer ranges in Cincinnati, Toptracer ranges in New York, Toptracer ranges in San Francisco and Toptracer ranges in Seattle. Every city page shows ball tracking for each range: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Tucson and Washington.

Questions people ask

Is Toptracer free at driving ranges?

At some. 10 of the 52 non-Topgolf ranges with Toptracer on Range and Putt include it in the bucket price. Others charge for bay time, for example $15 an hour at Seattle's city golf courses.

Who makes Toptracer?

Toptracer is part of Topgolf. It began as Protracer, a ball-tracing system for golf television, and was bought by Topgolf in 2016.

How does Toptracer track the ball?

Cameras around the range film the air above it, and a computer finds the ball in each frame and follows it through the shot, according to Toptracer.

Sources

About Toptracer Toptracer, read November 12, 2026
Toptracer Range Toptracer, read November 12, 2026
Range and Putt listings: 318 driving ranges, each checked against the range's own website or operator, most recently November 12, 2026. Each listing links to its own sources.

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