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Golf scorecard
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-03-09
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Granted: 1991-05-07
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Expires: 2010-03-09
Abstract
Abstract A golf scorecard is provided that not only allows the maintaining of individual and team stroke scores but also a simple and standardized format for maintaining game point totals. More particularly, the golf scorecard is formed of sheet material adapted for receiving indicia. The card includes a series of four player identification blocks for the entry of player names. A row of score boxes is aligned with each of the player identification blocks. An individual player stroke total may be recorded in each of the score boxes with one score box being provided for each hole of the golf course being played. The golf card also provides a plurality of rows of game point blocks formed on the sheet for recording individual player game points. Preferably, at least one game point block is provided in each score box. The scorecard also includes team original game point blocks, skins letters, team new game point blocks, press letters and round robin blocks so as to enable golfers to maintain a standardized scoring system for any number of golf games including those most commonly played by the golfing public: Nassau, low ball, low ball and low total, scotch, bingo bango bongo, robins and skins as well as presses.
Inventors
- 👤 James D. Hardin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 05:40
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/06; A63B71/0619; A63B71/0669; A63B71/0672; G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/22; A63B2102/00; A63B2102/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A golf scorecard for recording individual and team stroke totals as well as individual and team game point totals, comprising: sheet material for receiving indicia; n rows of score boxes formed on said sheet for recording individual player stroke totals, one score box being provided for each hole of a golf course being played; n rows of individual game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording individual player game totals wherein n is an integer; and a plurality of m, wherein m is an integer, skin recording means, one recording means provided in each score box, marking of any skin recording means indicating the corresponding player has won a skin on the corresponding hole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A golf scorecard for recording individual and team stroke totals as well as individual and team game point totals, comprising: sheet material for receiving indicia; n rows of score boxes formed on said sheet for recording individual player stroke totals, one score box being provided for each hole of a golf course being played; n rows of individual game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording individual player game totals wherein n is an integer; and a plurality of m, wherein m is an integer, skin recording means, one recording means provided in each score box, marking of any skin recording means indicating the corresponding player has won a skin on the corresponding hole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 1, further including r, wherein r is an integer round-robin blocks, marking of said round-robin blocks indicating pairings of playing partners for a particular set of holes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 1, further that include golf course identification blocks which include a numerical listing of the individual holes of the golf course being played as well as additional information for each hole setting forth the overall distance from tee to green, par and handicap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 1, further including four player identification blocks, one row of score boxes being aligned with each player identification block.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 4, including a handicap block adjacent each player identification block for recording a player's handicap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
135 words
A golf scorecard for recording individual and team stroke totals as well as individual and team game point totals, comprising: sheet material for receiving indicia; n, wherein n is an integer, rows of score boxes on said sheet for recording individual players stroke scores, one score box being provided for each hole of a golf course being played; n, wherein n is an integer, rows of individual game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording individual player game points; a row of original game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording game points for an original game; m, wherein m is an integer, skin recording means one skin recording means provided in each score box, marking of any skin recording means indicating the corresponding player has won a skin on the corresponding hole.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
135 words
A golf scorecard for recording individual and team stroke totals as well as individual and team game point totals, comprising: sheet material for receiving indicia; n, wherein n is an integer, rows of score boxes on said sheet for recording individual players stroke scores, one score box being provided for each hole of a golf course being played; n, wherein n is an integer, rows of individual game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording individual player game points; a row of original game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording game points for an original game; m, wherein m is an integer, skin recording means one skin recording means provided in each score box, marking of any skin recording means indicating the corresponding player has won a skin on the corresponding hole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 6, further including a plurality of p wherein p is an integer rows of team new game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording team game points for each new game.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
The device set forth in claim 6, further including a plurality of q, wherein q is an integer, press recording means, one press recording means positioned adjacent a first block of each row of team new game point blocks, marking of any press recording means indicating that a press begins a new game.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 6, further including r, wherein r is an integer round-robin blocks, marking of said round-robin blocks indicating pairings of playing partners for a particular set of holes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 6, further including four player identification blocks, one row of score boxes being aligned with each player identification block.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 10, including a handicap block adjacent each player identification block for recording a player's handicap.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
48 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 10, further include golf course identification blocks which include a numerical listing of the individual holes of the golf course being played as well as additional information for each hole setting forth the overall distance from tee to green, par and handicap.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
178 words
A golf scorecard for recording individual and team game point totals, comprising: wherein n, m, p and q are integers; sheet material for receiving indicia; n rows of score boxes on said sheet for recording individual players stroke scores, one score box being provided for each hole of the golf course being played; n rows of individual game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording individual player game points; a row of original game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording team game points for an original game; m skin recording means, one skin recording means provided in each score box, marking of any skin recording means indicating the corresponding player has won a skin on the corresponding hole; p rows of team new game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording team game points for each new game; q press recording means, one press recording means positioned adjacent a first block of each row of team new game point blocks, marking of any press recording means indicating that a press begins a new game.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
178 words
A golf scorecard for recording individual and team game point totals, comprising: wherein n, m, p and q are integers; sheet material for receiving indicia; n rows of score boxes on said sheet for recording individual players stroke scores, one score box being provided for each hole of the golf course being played; n rows of individual game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording individual player game points; a row of original game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording team game points for an original game; m skin recording means, one skin recording means provided in each score box, marking of any skin recording means indicating the corresponding player has won a skin on the corresponding hole; p rows of team new game point blocks formed on said sheet for recording team game points for each new game; q press recording means, one press recording means positioned adjacent a first block of each row of team new game point blocks, marking of any press recording means indicating that a press begins a new game.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 13, further including r, wherein r is an integer round-robin blocks, marking of said round-robin blocks indicating pairings of playing partners for a particular set of holes.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 13, further including four player identification blocks, one row of score boxes being aligned with each player identification block and including a handicap block adjacent each player identification block for recording a player's handicap.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
49 words
The scorecard set forth in claim 13, further that includes golf course identification blocks which include a numerical listing of the individual holes of the golf course being played as well as additional information for each hole setting forth the overall distance from tee to green, par and handicap.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of recording individual and team stroke totals as well as individual and team game point totals on a golf scorecard including a plurality of rows of recording spaces comprising the steps of: marking on a first row of recording spaces on said scorecard an individual's stroke total for a hole or holes played; marking on a second row of recording spaces on said scorecard an individual's game point total for a hole or holes played; marking on a third row of recording spaces on said scorecard a team's game point total; and marking a recording means provided on said scorecard to indicate skins won and presses made by a player.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of recording individual and team stroke totals as well as individual and team game point totals on a golf scorecard including a plurality of rows of recording spaces comprising the steps of: marking on a first row of recording spaces on said scorecard an individual's stroke total for a hole or holes played; marking on a second row of recording spaces on said scorecard an individual's game point total for a hole or holes played; marking on a third row of recording spaces on said scorecard a team's game point total; and marking a recording means provided on said scorecard to indicate skins won and presses made by a player.
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