Another Nine: 3 New Cincinnati Locations, 5 in Metro by Sept 2026

Another Nine is making a bet on density.

The indoor golf franchise operator announced today that its largest franchise owner is opening three new Cincinnati locations — two in Liberty Township and one in Maineville. That brings Another Nine to five total locations in the Cincinnati metro area by September 2026, up from zero at the start of the year. For context on the overall facility boom, see our indoor golf franchise comparison guide and sim facility startup playbook.

The expansion is a signal about how the franchise model works in the indoor golf space. Instead of scattering one-off locations across different markets, Another Nine is letting a single franchise owner concentrate in one metro. The logic: brand awareness, operational efficiency, and shared marketing costs compound when you have multiple locations in the same media market.

Another Nine Cincinnati: The Numbers Behind the Density Play

The three new locations are being built by Another Nine’s largest franchise owner, who already operates the brand’s first two Cincinnati locations. When all five are open by September, Cincinnati will be Another Nine’s densest market — more locations per capita than any other city in the network.

The brand has sold over 75 franchise territories nationwide, making it one of the fastest-growing indoor golf franchise operators in the country. The Cincinnati playbook — multiple locations per metro, operated by a single franchisee — is likely to be replicated in other markets if the economics work.

Why Another Nine’s Cincinnati Density Strategy Matters

There are two competing models in the indoor golf franchise space right now:

1. National footprint, thin density — Five Iron Golf has 48 locations across 25+ markets, averaging under 2 per market. The strategy is brand awareness and geographic coverage.

2. Local density, thick market — Another Nine is testing the opposite: deep penetration in a single metro, with one operator running multiple locations. The strategy is operational efficiency and market dominance.

The Cincinnati experiment is a test of Model 2. If the five locations can sustain healthy utilization rates without cannibalizing each other, it validates the density approach. If they struggle, it suggests the market has a ceiling.

What Another Nine’s Density Strategy Means for Home Sim Buyers

Franchise density matters for home sim buyers because it affects the economics of the entire industry. More profitable facilities mean more investment in technology, lower prices for consumers, and stronger conversion funnels from facility users to home builders.

A dense network of indoor golf facilities in a single metro also creates a “sim golf culture” effect — the more people who play in facilities, the more normalized sim golf becomes, and the more likely individuals are to consider a home setup. For context on the broader facility boom, see our 24/7 golf facility trend analysis and indoor golf census data.

The Cincinnati data is worth watching. If Another Nine’s density strategy works, expect to see other franchise operators follow the same playbook in their own markets. If it fails, the national-scatter model wins.

The Bottom Line on Another Nine’s Cincinnati Expansion

Another Nine’s Cincinnati expansion is a franchise strategy signal, not a home-sim product launch. But the strategy matters for the entire indoor golf ecosystem. When the largest franchise operator in the network bets on density, they’re betting that the indoor golf market in a single metro can support five locations. That’s a vote of confidence in the long-term growth of the industry.

For home sim buyers, the message is: the industry is growing fast enough that franchise operators are willing to cannibalize their own locations. That’s a bull market signal.