Golf GPS device with automatic hole recognition and playing hole selection

A portable information processing and viewing device for use in a golf course comprising a plurality of holes, each of which is pre-assigned a particular hole number, the device comprising:

• a GPS receiver configured to receive GPS information;
• one or more memory devices configured to store data;
• map data stored in the one or more memory devices, the map data comprising map information of each one of the plurality of holes;
• a display screen configured to display information;
• and
• one or more processors configured:
• to determine in which one of the plurality of holes the device is located,
• when the device has moved from a first one of the plurality of holes to a second one of the plurality of holes without passing another hole of the golf course, to determine whether or not the second hole is immediately subsequent to the first hole in terms of the pre-assigned hole numbers of the first and second holes in the golf course, and
• when determined that the second hole is not immediately subsequent to the first hole in terms of the pre-assigned hole numbers of the first and second holes in the golf course, to cause to display, on the display screen, information for use in selection of a hole number of the golf course by a user.