Does the guy in your life want to play the best golf courses in the world without leaving New Jersey?

This Father’s Day, you can transport him to Pebble Beach, Spyglass, or St. Andrews in a training session that is realistic, challenging and fun. And thanks to NJ My Way, you can get a special incentive to help him putter around.

Golf is the latest sport to go virtual; at the Metro Golf and Fitness Center in Tenafly they’ve got three state-of-the-art simulators with cool 3-D graphics to help you drive the ball down the fairway on the course of your choice. At least thirty top golf courses have been rendered with accuracy, so your very own Tiger’s got his pick of world class greens.

The machine also monitors the speed and angle of the ball, and helps him correct his shots to a tee. Click the video player at www.njmyway.com to watch Chris Rogovich, co-owner of the center, demonstrate a virtual lesson.

If the player wants an instant replay, there’s a video program that records his every move and gives a detailed analysis on stance, swing, and stroke. And there’s a tidy indoor putting green where he can practice the art of a hole in one.

Gals are welcome too. Mention that you are a subscriber, or bring in a print-out of this column, and they’ll give you 10 percent off. There’s a first class gym adjacent, for your pre-or-post golf workout.

This is a great way to sharpen your skills, no matter the weather. Pack your clubs and head over for a game of golf…the setting may be virtual, but the challenge is real.