Systems and methods for remote golf match play

A system of enabling remote head to head golf play, the system comprising:

• one or more processors configured to execute:
• a hole rating calculation module configured to calculate a course component of a hole rating and a hole handicap component of a hole where the hole rating calculation module calculates the course component of a hole rating using a hole par and a first predetermined percentage of a course rating and where the hole calculation module further calculates the hole handicap component by using the hole's nine hole handicap rating value and a second predetermined percentage of the course rating;
• a score receiving module configured to receive a plurality of hole scores from a first player and from a second player using a first computer interface on a first computing device associated with the first player and via a second computer interface on a second computing device associated with the second player;
• a hole differential calculating module configured to calculate a plurality of hole differential scores for each player;
• a hole score sorting module configured to sort each player's hole differential scores within a front nine holes and within a back nine holes using the hole rating from hardest to easiest;
• a hole delta calculating module configured to calculate a set of delta values between the first player's sorted hole differential scores and the second player's sorted hole differential scores;
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• a score reporting module configured to report the set of delta values to the first player and to the second player to inform which player which player won each hole and which holes involved player ties using a third interface on the first computing device and a fourth computer interface on the second computing device, respectively.

A method of enabling remote head to head golf play, the method comprising:

• using a processor and a hole rating calculation module, calculating a course component of a hole rating using hole par and a first predetermined percentage of a course rating;
• using the processor and the hole rating calculation module, calculating a hole handicap component of the hole using a hole handicap rating value and a second predetermined percentage of the course rating;
• using the processor and the hole rating calculation module to allocate half of the course rating to a front set of holes and the remaining half to a back set of holes of the course;
• using the processor and by the hole rating calculation module to allocate half of the hole handicap rating to the front set of holes and the remaining half to the back set of holes of the course;
• using the processor and the hole rating calculation module, calculating the hole rating by adding the course component with the hole handicap component;
• using the processor and a score receiving module, receiving a plurality of hole scores from a first player and from a second player using a first computing interface on a first computing device associated with the first player and via a second computer interface on a second computing device associated with the second player;
• using the processor and a hole differential calculating module, calculating a plurality of hole differential scores for the first player and a plurality of hole differential scores for the second player;
• using the processor and a hole score sorting module, sorting each player's hole differential scores within the front set of holes and within the back set of holes using the hole rating from hardest to easiest;
• using the processor and a hole delta calculating module, calculating a set of delta values between the first player's and the second player's sorted hole differential scores;
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• using the processor and a score reporting module and a predetermined delta threshold and the set of delta values, reporting to the first player and to the second player which player won each hole and which holes involved player ties using a third computing interface on the first computing device and a fourth computer interface on the second computing device, respectively.