System for detecting missing golf clubs

A method of detecting and identifying one or more missing golf clubs from a group of golf clubs comprising:

• directing at least one signal towards the group of golf clubs wherein the signal is adapted to detect and identify at least one golf club of the group;
• forming an inventory of detected and identified golf clubs;
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• determining if one or more of the golf clubs of the group is undetected by the at least one signal by comparing the detected and identified golf clubs to a previously determined inventory of golf clubs defining said group.

A system for detecting one or more missing golf clubs from a group of golf clubs comprising:

• a) a series of sensor tags with each sensor tag being secured to one golf club of the group;
• b) a transceiver for emitting at least one signal that is operative to actuate at least one sensor resulting in a response signal being produced that detects and identifies the golf club associated with that sensor tag;
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• c) a controller operatively connected to the transceiver and operative to inventory a group of golf clubs and to subsequently determine if all of the golf clubs of the group are present based on the response signals produced by the sensor tags.

A method for detecting one or more missing golf clubs from a group of golf clubs comprising:

• a) initially inventorying the golf clubs in the group via a radio frequency transmission, whereby each golf club responsively transmits a unique identifier;
• b) storing the unique identifier received from each golf club in a memory;
• c) periodically re-inventorying the group of golf clubs via radio frequency transmission;
• d) comparing the unique identity received from each golf club during the re-inventory to the identities previously stored in memory, to determine if any golf clubs from the group are missing;
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• e) outputting an alert if one or more golf clubs are missing from the group.