Personal golfing assistant and method and system for graphically displaying golf related information and for collection, processing and distribution of golf related data

A method performed by a handheld device for displaying a graphic representation of a golf course, comprising:

• determining, by circuitry of the handheld device, location information corresponding to a location of the handheld apparatus;
• storing, by the circuitry, location information corresponding to each of a plurality of features of the golf course;
• retrieving, by the circuitry, a subset of the plurality of features of the golf course based on the determined location information;
• and
• displaying, by a display of the handheld device, a graphic representation of the retrieved subset of the plurality of features of the golf course, wherein
• the displaying includes displaying a line on the graphic representation extending from a first point of a hole to at least a second point of a hole, and displaying a distance from a point on the line to at least a first intersection point of at least one of the subset of the plurality of features when the at least one of the subset of the plurality of features intersects the line.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-program instructions, which when executed by a handheld device for displaying a graphic representation of a golf course, causes the handheld device to:

• determine location information corresponding to a location of the handheld apparatus;
• store location information corresponding to each of a plurality of features of the golf course;
• retrieve a subset of the plurality of features of the golf course based on the determined location information;
• and
• display a graphic representation of the retrieved subset of the plurality of features of the golf course, wherein
• the displaying includes displaying a line on the graphic representation extending from a first point of a hole to at least a second point of a hole, and displaying a distance from a point on the line to at least a first intersection point of at least one of the subset of the plurality of features when the at least one of the subset of the plurality of features intersects the line.