System and method for measuring the performance of a player in a game

A method for measuring the performance of a plurality of golfers in a game of golf, wherein the game is comprised of 18 holes and for each hole a golfer receives a score based on the number of strokes executed to complete the hole, the method comprising:

• receiving over a network a set of counts corresponding to the numbers of each type of score from a set received by the golfer for each hole during the game, wherein the network is in communicative contact with a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium;
• computing a weighted score based on an assigned set of weight factors for each type of score in the received set and an entered set of counts of each score from the received set, wherein the computed weighted score corresponds to the performance of the golfer in the game;
• measuring the performance of the plurality of golfers by:
• computing weighted scores for each golfer;
• storing the computed weighted scores associated with each golfer in a ranking database;
• and
• ranking the plurality of golfers based on the computed weighted score associated with each golfer
• wherein the computed weighted score is determined by the equation score=aU+bV+cW+dX+eY+fZ, wherein U, V, W, X, Y, Z are the number of eagles, birdies, pars, bogeys, double bogeys, and triple bogeys respectively, and a, b, c, d, e, and f are their corresponding weight factors, where U+V+W+X+Y+Z=18, for a round of golf.

A system for measuring the performance of participant in a game, wherein the game is comprised of a series of discrete trials wherein for each trial the participant receives a score selected from one of a finite set of discrete scores based on the participant's performance for each trial, the system comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium in communicative contact with a network and having a database, the system configured to:

• receive over the network a set of counts corresponding to the numbers of each score from the discrete set received by the participant for each trial during the game;
• compute a weighted score based on an assigned set of weight factors for each type of score in the discrete set and an entered set of counts of each score from the discrete set;
• wherein the computed weighted score corresponds to the performance of a participant in a game;
• wherein the system is configured to measure the performance of a plurality of participants by:
• computing weighted scores for each participant;
• storing the computed weighted scores associated with each participant in a ranking database;
• and
• ranking the plurality of participants based on the computed weighted score associated with each participant
• wherein the system is configured to:
• determine a first average computed weighted score for each participant for all games played by participants who have obtained at least one computed weighted score from playing the game at a first location where the game is played;
• determine a second average computed weighted score for each participant for all games played only at the first location by the participant;
• and
• compare the first and second average computed weighted scores;
• wherein if two or more participants have the same average computed weighted scores, the system is configured to assign different rankings to each of the two or more participants based on the composition of the first and second average computed weighted scores.

A system for measuring the performance of a participant in a game of golf, wherein the game is comprised of a series of 18 holes played wherein for each hole the participant receives a score selected from one of a set of containing, eagle, birdie, par, bogey, double bogey, triple bogie, based on the number of strokes it required for the participant to put a ball in the hole, the system comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium in communicative contact with a network and having a database, the system configured to:

• receive over the network a set of counts corresponding to the numbers of each type of score from the set received by the participant for each hole during the game;
• compute a weighted score based on an assigned set of weight factors for each type of score in the discrete set and an entered set of counts of each score from the set;
• wherein the computed weighted score corresponds to the performance of a participant in a game;
• wherein the system is configured to measure the performance of a plurality of participants by:
• computing weighted scores for each participant;
• storing the computed weighted scores associated with each participant in a ranking database;
• and
• ranking the plurality of participants based on the computed weighted score associated with each participant
• wherein the computed weighted score is determined by the equation score=aU+bV+cW+dX+eY+fZ, wherein U, V, W, X, Y, Z are the number of eagles, birdies, pars, bogeys, double bogeys, and triple bogeys respectively, and a, b, c, d, e, and f are their corresponding weight factors, where U+V+W+X+Y+Z=18, for a round of golf.