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Method and course for playing a golf-like game
Assignee: IRVING GEORGE R JR
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Filing: 1987-09-16
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Granted: 1990-05-29
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Expires: 2007-09-16
Abstract
Abstract A novel golf playing field and a method of playing a golf-like game incorporate many of the features of standard golf, but do not attempt to simulate a standard round of golf. Rather, the present invention presents a new concept which is different from, while retaining the most enjoyable aspects of the game of golf. The playing field comprises a course with a fairway and a plurality of target greens positioned thereon in a predetermined pattern. At one end of the course is an expanded teeing area providing both practice and playing tees. Positioned on one side of the teeing area is a putting green, and on the other side is a combination sand trap and target green. A special target green is positioned on the fairway a pre-set distance from the teeing area and acts as a pitching green under a specific set of rules. Different color yardage markers are provided on the fairway, the color designating a target based on a player's skill level. Depending upon the par value of the hole being played and the outcome of a player's strokes, a player hits to either a colored yardage marker, a target green, or the pitching green. Putting is done exclusively on the putting green. Failure to meeting certain goals requires the addition of one or more penalty strokes onto a player's score. The method of play provided by the present invention allows a player to remain nearly stationary since all shots to the playing field are taken from the teeing area or the nearby sand trap. A special score card is provided for a player's strokes.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph Perry
- 👤 Edgar N. Weaver, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 04:57
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63C; A63C19/00; A63C19/003; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/36; A63B69/3691
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A method of playing a golf-like game with a plurality of holes on a course having a fairway of predetermined length and width and a series of target greens, a single pitching green, and a teeing area separate from the fairway and from each other, the fairway including a plurality of yardage markers, and the target greens each corresponding to at least one hole of the game, said method comprising the steps of: (a) a placing a first golf ball in a designated area of the teeing area and driving the ball up the fairway in the direction of a preselected one of the yardage markers; (b) following step (a), placing a second golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the second golf ball to one of the series of target greens corresponding to the hole being played; (c) following step (b), if the second golf ball fails to land on the target green, repeatedly placing an additional golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the additional ball to the pitching green until the additional golf ball lands on the pitching green.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
192 words
A method of playing a golf-like game with a plurality of holes on a course having a fairway of predetermined length and width and a series of target greens, a single pitching green, and a teeing area separate from the fairway and from each other, the fairway including a plurality of yardage markers, and the target greens each corresponding to at least one hole of the game, said method comprising the steps of: (a) a placing a first golf ball in a designated area of the teeing area and driving the ball up the fairway in the direction of a preselected one of the yardage markers; (b) following step (a), placing a second golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the second golf ball to one of the series of target greens corresponding to the hole being played; (c) following step (b), if the second golf ball fails to land on the target green, repeatedly placing an additional golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the additional ball to the pitching green until the additional golf ball lands on the pitching green.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
178 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: (d) placing a new golf ball in a designated area of the teeing area and driving the ball up the fairway in the direction of the preselected yardage marker; (e) following step (d), if the new golf ball fails to land on the fairway at or beyond the preselected yardage marker, placing another ball in the designated area of the teeing area and driving the ball up the fairway in the direction of the preselected yardage marker; (f) following step (e), repeatedly placing an additional golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the additional golf ball to the pitching green until the additional golf ball lands on the pitching green; and (g) following step (d), if the new golf ball lands on the fairway at or beyond the preselected yardage marker, placing another golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the other golf ball to one of the series of target greens corresponding to the hole being played.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the course further has a putting green located near the teeing area, the putting green having a series of holes each corresponding to at least one of the holes of the game, and the method further comprises the step of: (h) following step (f) or step (g), placing a new golf ball at a designated point on the putting green and trying to sink the ball in one of the holes of the putting green.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 3, wherein each target green corresponds to a single hole of the course, wherein steps (a) through (c) and (d) through (g) are repeated a predetermined number of times each before step (h) is carried out, and wherein each time step (b) or step (g) is carried out, the ball is hit to a different target green corresponding to the hole being played.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 4, wherein each hole of the putting green corresponds to a single hole of the course, and wherein step (h) is repeated in series for each hole of the putting green.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
129 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the course further has a putting green located near the teeing area, the putting green having a series of holes each corresponding to at least one of the holes of the game, and the method further comprises the steps of: (h) following step (f) or step (g), entering the number of strokes on a scorecard, whereupon the first portion of the play of a hole of the game is completed; (i) placing a new golf ball at a designated point on the putting green and trying to sink the ball in one of the holes of the putting green; and (j) following step (i), entering the number of putts on the scorecard, whereupon the play of the hole of the game is completed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
93 words
The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of: (h) placing another new golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the new golf ball to one of the series of target greens corresponding to the hole being played; and (i) following step (h), if the new golf ball fails to land on the target green, repeatedly placing an additional golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the ball to the pitching green until the additional golf ball lands on the pitching green.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the course further has a putting green located near the teeing area, the putting green having a series of holes each corresponding to at least one of the holes of the game, and the method further comprises the step of: (j) placing a new golf ball at a designated point on the putting green and trying to sink the ball in one of the holes of the putting green.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 8, wherein each target green corresponds to a single hole of the course, wherein steps (a) through (e), (d) through (g), and (h) through (i) are repeated a predetermined number of times each before step (j) is carried out, and wherein each time step (b), step (g), or step (h) is carried out, the ball is hit to a different target green corresponding to the hole being played.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 9, wherein each hole of the putting green corresponds to a single hole of the course, and wherein step (j) is repeated in series for each hole of the putting green.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the course further has a putting green located near the teeing area, the putting green having a series of holes each corresponding to at least one of the holes of the game, and the method further comprises the step of: (d) following step (c), placing a new golf ball at a designated point on the putting green and trying to sink the ball in one of the holes of the putting green.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 11, wherein each target green corresponds to a single hole of the course, wherein steps (a) through (c) are repeated a predetermined number of times before step (d) is carried out, and wherein each time step (b) is carried out, the ball is hit to a different target green corresponding to the hole being played.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 12, wherein each hole of the putting green corresponds to a single hole of the course, and wherein step (d) is repeated in series for each hole of the putting green.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
130 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the course further has a putting green located near the teeing area, the putting green having a series of holes each corresponding to at least one of the holes of the game, and the method further comprises the steps of: (d) following step (c), entering the number of strokes on a scorecard, whereupon the first portion of the play of a hole of the game is completed; (e) placing a new golf ball at a designated point on the putting green and repeatedly putting the ball until it has been sunk in one of the holes of the putting green; and (f) following step (e), entering the number of putts on the scorecard, whereupon the play of the hole of the game is completed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
93 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: (d) placing a new golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the new golf ball to one of the series of target greens corresponding to the hole being played; and (e) following step (d), if the new golf ball fails to land on the target green, repeatedly placing an additional golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the ball to the pitching green until the additional golf ball lands on the pitching green.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
75 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the course further has a putting green located near the teeing area, the putting green having a series of holes each corresponding to at least one of the holes of the game, and the method further comprises the step of: (f) placing a new golf ball at a designated point on the putting green and trying to sink the ball in one of the holes of the putting green.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 16, wherein each target green corresponds to a single hole of the course, wherein steps (a) through (c) and (d) through (e) are repeated a predetermined number of times each before step (f) is carried out, and wherein each time step (b) or step (d) is carried out, the ball it hit to a different target green corresponding to the hole being played.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 17, wherein each hole of the putting green corresponds to a single hole of the course, and wherein step (f) is repeated in series for each hole of the putting green.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
263 words
A method of playing a golf-like game with a plurality of holes on a course having a fairway of predetermined length and width and a series of target greens, a single pitching green, and a teeing area separate from the fairway and from each other, the fairway including a plurality of yardage markers, the teeing area having a grassy surface, and the target greens each corresponding to at least one hole of the game, said method comprising the steps of: (a) placing a first golf ball on a tee in a designated area of the teeing area and driving the ball up the fairway in the direction of a preselected one of the yardage markers; (b) following step ( a), placing a second golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the second golf ball to one of the series of target greens corresponding to the hole being played; (c) following step (b), if the second golf ball lands on the target green, entering the number of strokes on a score card, whereupon the first portion of the play of the hole is ended; (d) following step (b), if the second golf ball fails to land on the target green, repeatedly placing an additional golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the additional ball to the pitching green until the additional golf ball lands on the pitching green; and (e) following step (d), entering the number of strokes on a score card, whereupon the first portion of the play of the hole is ended.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
263 words
A method of playing a golf-like game with a plurality of holes on a course having a fairway of predetermined length and width and a series of target greens, a single pitching green, and a teeing area separate from the fairway and from each other, the fairway including a plurality of yardage markers, the teeing area having a grassy surface, and the target greens each corresponding to at least one hole of the game, said method comprising the steps of: (a) placing a first golf ball on a tee in a designated area of the teeing area and driving the ball up the fairway in the direction of a preselected one of the yardage markers; (b) following step ( a), placing a second golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the second golf ball to one of the series of target greens corresponding to the hole being played; (c) following step (b), if the second golf ball lands on the target green, entering the number of strokes on a score card, whereupon the first portion of the play of the hole is ended; (d) following step (b), if the second golf ball fails to land on the target green, repeatedly placing an additional golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the additional ball to the pitching green until the additional golf ball lands on the pitching green; and (e) following step (d), entering the number of strokes on a score card, whereupon the first portion of the play of the hole is ended.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
228 words
The method of claim 19, further comprising the steps of: (f) placing a new golf ball on a tee in a designated area of the teeing area and driving the ball up the fairway in the direction of the preselected yardage marker; (g) following step (f), if the new golf ball fails to land on the fairway at or beyond the preselected yardage marker, placing another ball in the designated area of the teeing area and driving the ball up the fairway in the direction of the preselected yardage marker; (h) following step (g), repeatedly placing an additional golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the additional golf ball to the pitching green until the additional golf ball lands on the pitching green; (i) following step (h), entering the number of strokes on a scorecard, whereupon the first portion of the play of the hole is completed; (j) following step (f), if the new golf ball lands on the fairway at or beyond the preselected yardage marker, placing another golf ball in the designated area of the teeing area and hitting the other golf to one of the series of target greens corresponding to the hole being played; and (k) following step (j), entering the number of strokes on a scorecard, whereupon the first portion of the play of the hole is completed.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
115 words
The method of claim 20, wherein the course further has a putting green located near the teeing area, the putting green having a series of holes each corresponding to at least one of the holes of the game, and the method further comprises the steps of: (1) following completion of the first portion of the play of the hole, placing a new golf ball at a designated point on the putting green and repeatedly putting the ball until it has been sunk in one of the holes of the putting green; and (m) following step (1), entering the number of putts on the scorecard, whereupon the play of the hole of the game is completed.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
115 words
The method of claim 19, wherein the course further has a putting green located near the teeing area, the putting green having a series of holes each corresponding to at least one of the holes of the game, and the method further comprises the steps of: (f) following completion of the first portion of the play of the hole, placing a new golf ball at a designated point on the putting green and repeatedly putting the ball until it has been sunk in one of the holes of the putting green; and (g) following step (f), entering the number of putts on the scorecard, whereupon the play of the hole of the game is completed.
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