US 4,572,512 AGranted

Golf course

OwnerHarold G. Tegartinventor

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Abstract

A compact golf course which employs a number of tee positions facing a series of targets at ranges up to 300 yards with distance indicators whereby a player at one of the tees can drive tee and fairway shots recording precisely the distance attained one each shot. Chipping greens are provided. Putting greens are provided for the putting phase of the golf game. The golfer moves in sequence from the tee and fairway target range to the chipping range and the putting greens. Score cards are provided and layouts of famous course appear on charts located at each tee position to allow the player to play in sequence the holes of the selected famous course. Television cameras are located in the tee and fairway driving range portion of the course. A television monitor and a camera selector switch are located at each tee position so that the golfer may select a particular camera scene to be viewed on the television monitor. Player actuated supplemental lighting is provided. An improved method of scoring provides a permanent record of distance and efficiency of each golf shot in progress, not just the number of strokes per hole as in conventional golf.

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Dependent claims

A compact golf course comprising;

a layout including a fairway region;
a plurality of tee areas directed toward said fairway region for use by players at said plurality of tees;
a plurality of range markers on the fairway to denote distance driven from the tees;
a plurality of targets on said fairway region at varying distances from said tees to act as targets in tee and fairway shots;
a plurality of hazards on said fairway;
at least one chipping green for completing fairway play by chipping to a green;
a plurality of range markers spaced from the chipping green for the player to place his ball the remaining distance from the green equal to his closest distance from his last fairway shot to the appropriate target;
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at least one putting green including a cup for putting after reaching the green;
a plurality of television cameras directed at different portion of said fairway;
a television monitor in communication with said television cameras and located at at least one of said tee areas and visible by the players using said tee area for monitoring the distance and flight of balls driven from the tee area and a selector switch at said at least one tee for selecting the television camera scene to be displayed on said monitor.

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