System and methods for golf ball location monitoring

A method to display on a display device a resting location for a golf ball that is traveling along a golf course playing surface, the golf course playing surface which includes a tee area, a fairway, and a green, the method comprising:

• receiving a message at the display device that includes an indication of the resting location for the golf ball, the resting location which is determined by at least one processor based on a plurality of signals received by the at least one processor from a plurality of sensors in an array of sensors, the plurality of sensors in the array of sensors which are arranged along the golf course playing surface proximate at least one of the fairway and the green, wherein each sensor in the array of sensors has a field-of-view that includes, at least in part, a portion of the golf course playing surface;
• rendering a representation of at least a portion of the golf course playing surface on the display device, the representation of the at least portion of the golf course playing surface which includes an identification of a location of each of the array of sensors arranged along the portion of the golf course playing surface;
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• including on the rendering of the representation of the portion of the golf course playing surface an identification of the resting location for the golf ball based upon the indication of the resting location received in the message.

A method to determine a resting location for a golf ball, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of signals from a plurality of sensors in an array of sensors that are arranged along ae golf course playing surface, each sensor in the array having a sensing field that includes, a portion of the golf course playing surface;
• determining by a processor that the plurality of signals correspond to signals generated by the golf ball traveling along the golf course playing surface;
• determining by the processor the resting location for the golf ball based on the received plurality of signals;
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• transmitting an indication of the resting location for the golf ball, the indication which causes a marker of the resting location of the golf ball to be displayed on a display device.