Handheld golf course distance computer for automatically computi

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ABSTRACT:
A handheld golf course distance computer includes a graphics display and keyboard and is preprogrammed, using an external personal computer and optical data link, with alphanumeric and graphical information regarding each hole of a particular golf course. The alphanumeric information includes an identification of the course and a selected hole, information relating to hazards and/or the best method of play of the selected hole, the distance of play from various tees, the number of strokes required to par the hole, and typical playing time for the course. The actual or elapsed playing time from the beginning of play is also displayed. The graphical information, including details of the course terrain, is obtained from an aerial photograph of the course and converted to pixel information using commercially available personal computer software. The alphanumeric and graphical information associated with the selected hole may be selectively displayed. The distance between the player's location on the hole, as represented by the position of a cursor in the display, and the center of the green is computed and displayed. The distance between two locations on the hole, as represented by original and subsequent cursor positions, may also be computed and displayed.

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