Golf system

A method of operating a golf facility, the golf facility including a plurality of striking areas, each striking area being associated with a set of targets corresponding to a particular distance range from the associated striking area, the plurality of striking areas including a first striking area corresponding to a first target set, and a second striking area corresponding to a second target set, wherein the first target set is positioned to receive a physical golf ball struck from the first striking area without travelling over the second target set, the method comprising:

• receiving, with at least one processor and from at least one sensing device, one or more parameters regarding the travel of a physical golf ball struck from one of the plurality of striking areas;
• associating, by the at least one processor, the parameters defining the travel of the struck golf ball with a player profile, the player profile corresponding to a ball location data defining a virtual location of a virtual golf ball on a virtual golf hole;
• based on the one or more parameters regarding the travel of the physical golf ball struck from the respective striking areas and golf hole data defining relative positions of a tee-off location and a pin location for a virtual golf hole, updating the ball location data to define an updated virtual location of the virtual golf ball on the virtual golf hole;
• generating signals to provide an indication of which of the plurality of striking areas or corresponding set of targets a next shot is to be struck from or struck to based on the virtual location of the virtual golf ball relative to the pin location for the virtual golf hole;
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• generating signals to provide an indication of a portion of the indicated striking area from which the next shot is to be struck based on the virtual location of the virtual golf ball relative to the pin location for the virtual golf hole.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium or media of a golf facility having stored thereon computer-readable instructions, the golf facility including a plurality of striking areas, each striking area being associated with a set of targets corresponding to a particular distance range from the associated striking area, the plurality of striking areas including a first striking area corresponding to a first target set, and a second striking area corresponding to a second target set, wherein the first target set is positioned to receive a physical golf ball struck from the first striking area without travelling over the second target set, the computer-readable instructions, when executed, configure at least one processor for:

• receiving, with at least one processor and from at least one sensing device, one or more parameters regarding the travel of a physical golf ball struck from one of the plurality of striking areas;
• associating, by the at least one processor, the parameters defining the travel of the struck golf ball with a player profile, the player profile corresponding to a ball location data defining a virtual location of a virtual golf ball on a virtual golf hole;
• based on the one or more parameters regarding the travel of the physical golf ball struck from the respective striking areas and golf hole data defining relative positions of a tee-off location and a pin location for a virtual golf hole, updating the ball location data to define an updated virtual location of the virtual golf ball on the virtual golf hole;
• generating signals to provide an indication of which of the plurality of striking areas or corresponding set of targets a next shot is to be struck from or struck to based on the virtual location of the virtual golf ball relative to the pin location for the virtual golf hole;
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• generating signals to provide an indication of a portion of the indicated striking area from which the next shot is to be struck based on the virtual location of the virtual golf ball relative to the pin location for the virtual golf hole.