Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Simulated game
Patent
1992-06-05
1993-11-30
Graham, Mark S.
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Simulated game
273176K, 273176L, 273181F, 362431, A63B 6936
Patent
active
052658759
ABSTRACT:
A reduced area, night playable golf course is achieved by utilizing a common driving area for all par 4 and par 5 holes on the course. Separate laterally spaced tees are provided at one end of the driving area for each hole. The ball landing region of the driving area is covered by a grid of ball catching nets having relatively small areas. A ball caught by a particular net is directed to a ball return conduit which includes a ball actuated switch which inputs a signal to a computer which records the distance and lateral position of the ball as two coordinates which are printed on the player's score card. The playing course is conventionally constructed, except that the initial 100 to 150 yards of each par 4 and par 5 hole is omitted. A grid pattern of markers bearing coordinates corresponding to those of the ball catching nets is installed in the initial portions of the par 4 and par 5 holes and the ball is dropped for the second shot adjacent the marker showing the coordinates of the drive. For night play, the markers are ground level, transparent covers for telescopically mounted, subsurface, tubular light posts having a low wattage internal light. Elevation of any light post above ground level provides sufficient light to hit a ball dropped or landing in the immediate vicinity of a subsurface light post, which are provided in a grid pattern over all of the playable portions of the course.
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