Golf course golf ball tracking system

A golf course system comprising:

• a golf ball including a communication device;
• a golf cart including one or more sensors configured to acquire one or more signals from the communication device of the golf ball;
• and
• one of more processing circuits configured to:
• track a trajectory of the golf ball for a portion of a flight path of the golf ball based on the one or more sensors;
• acquire cart location data regarding a cart location of the golf cart;
• provide an estimated ball location for where the golf ball lands, based on the trajectory and the cart location data;
• detect the golf ball when within a communication range of the one or more sensors;
• and
• provide an actual location of the golf ball relative to the golf cart based on a detection of the golf ball.

A golf vehicle system comprising:

• a plurality of sensors configured to acquire signals from communication devices of golf balls on a golf course, the plurality of sensors configured to be installed at least one of (a) on golf carts or (b) about the golf course;
• one of more processing circuits configured to:
• acquire shot data regarding the golf ball based on the one or more sensors;
• aggregate the shot data;
• calculate shot parameters based on the shot data;
• and
• display the shot parameters on the display device.