EP0476147B1 - Mini-terrain de golf - Google Patents

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EP0476147B1
EP0476147B1 EP91906585A EP91906585A EP0476147B1 EP 0476147 B1 EP0476147 B1 EP 0476147B1 EP 91906585 A EP91906585 A EP 91906585A EP 91906585 A EP91906585 A EP 91906585A EP 0476147 B1 EP0476147 B1 EP 0476147B1
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  • the present invention relates to miniature golf links, or course mores specifically to miniature golf links used for enjoying playing golf in an area smaller than formal golf links.
  • Formal golf links extend a large tract of land prescribed as a formal golf game mainly with a series of 18 or 27 holes spaced far apart.
  • a course comprising a 9 holes (half of formal 18 holes) is usually configured to finish a game in about 108 minutes without any special consideration of long, middle, or short hole.
  • players can enjoy only a simple 9-hole game, and when the first player group start the game in the first hole, no players are playing in the following 8 holes. So there are many holes not in use until the first player group reach the last ninth hole. Likewise, there are as many holes not in use until the last player group reach the last hole, thereby offering the problem of an uneconomical use of golf links, that is, a poor profitability.
  • the principal object of the present invention is to provide miniature golf course for enjoy playing golf in links smaller than formal golf links.
  • Another object is to provide miniature golf course for playing a pseudo-formal-golf game with a golf ball of smaller flight distance in an area smaller than formal golf links.
  • the present invention as defined in independent claim 1 refers to a plurality of golf holes comprising a plurality of teeing grounds and a plurality of the corresponding putting green, wherein each golf course is made of long, middle, and short holes, used for multiple times as an outer-, inner-, and central-circuits, prepares score cards based on the predetermined numbers of strokes, wherein each of the score cards are prepared so that holes can be used as outer-, inner-, or central-circuits.
  • FIG 1 is a plan view of miniature golf links applied with the present invention.
  • the illustrated golf links comprising 9 holes are divided into 2 groups; the first group comprises 4 holes of 2 long holes and 2 middle holes, and the second group comprises 5 holes of 3 middle holes and 2 short holes. Each hole is provided with two teeing grounds and two corresponding putting greens with respective holes, each of them for an inner- and an outer-circuit.
  • golf links 1 comprise the first group G1 of 4 holes and the second group G2 of 5 holes. More precisely, the first group G1 comprises two long holes L1 and L2 and two middle holes M1 and M2, and is configured to play starting with L1, M1, M2, and finishing with L2.
  • a long holes is designed to extend about 460 - 480 m for par 5, and a middle hole about 320 - 340 m for par 4.
  • a long hole is designed to extend about 220 - 240 m for par 5, and a middle hole about 140 - 155 for par 4.
  • the second group G2 comprises three middle holes M3, M4, and M5, and two short holes S1 and S2, and is configured to play starting with M3, S1, M4, S2, and finishing with M5.
  • a middle hole is designed as described above for par 4
  • a short hole is designed to extend about 130 - 140 m for par 3.
  • a short hole is designed to extend 75 - 85 m for par 3.
  • Each hole is provided with two teeing grounds Ti and To (including a back teeing ground TiB and ToB) and two corresponding putting greens Pi and Po with respective holes Hi and Ho, each of them for an in-and an outer-course.
  • Each hole is designed with a fairway F, bunkers B, pond W, rough R, trees, and slopes to make differences both in view and golfing technique between the inner-course and outer-course even though these courses are designed on the same hole.
  • Figure 2 indicates the time required to finish a game through the above mentioned hole.
  • the first long hole L1 for par 5 requires 15 minutes
  • the first middle hole M1 and the second middle hole M2 each for par 4 require 12 minutes
  • the second long hole L2 for par 5 requires 15 minutes.
  • the third middle hole M3 for par 4 requires 12 minutes
  • the first short hole S1 for par 3 requires 9 minutes
  • the fourth middle hole M4 for par 4 requires 12 minutes
  • the second short hole S2 for par 3 requires 9 minutes
  • the fifth middle hole M5 for par 4 requires 12 minutes.
  • the total minutes required to finish playing golf through all holes of the first group G1 are 54 minutes, equal to the value required by the second group G2.
  • the time periods required by the first group G1 and the second group G2 match exactly.
  • the first player group of the first hole group G1 start at 1 on the teeing ground To 1 of the long hole L1 of the first hole group G1, taking the outer-course.
  • the first player group of the second hole group G2 start at 10 on the teeing ground To of the middle hole M3 of the second hole group G2, taking the outer-course.
  • the first player group start their game at the teeing ground To, and play through the fairway F, putting green Po, and hole Ho, finishing the first long hole L1. Then they enter the first middle hole M1 as indicated by the arrow A in Figure 1, and start their game there at 2 on the teeing ground To, and play through the putting green Po and hole Ho, finishing the first middle hole M1. Then they enter the second middle hole M2 as indicated by the arrow C in Figure 1, and start their game there at 3 on the teeing ground To, and play through the putting green Po and hole Ho, finishing the second middle hole M2.
  • the first player group take the outer-circuit in the first and second hole groups G1 and G2, finish their game there, change the circuit and take the inner-circuit as indicated by the arrows E and O, and use the tees 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, finishing a total of 9 hole course in the total of 108 minutes.
  • Another first player group who finish the second hole group first and proceed to the first long hole L1 as indicated by the arrow O in Figure 1 take the inner-circuit indicated by the arrows X, Y, and Z and use the tees 15, 16, 17, and 18, finishing a total of 9 hole course in the total of 108 minutes.
  • each player group can start a game every 6th minute at 1 on the teeing ground of the long hole L1 of the first hole group G1.
  • each player group can start a game every 6th minute at 10 on the teeing ground To of the second hole group G2. Therefore, when the first player group of the first hole group G1 finish playing in the second long hole L2 in 54 minutes, that is, 6 minutes after the ninth player group start at 10 on the teeing ground To of the second hole group G2, 5 on the teeing ground Ti of the third middle hole M3 is already available.
  • the ninth player group last starting at 10 on the teeing ground To are on the fairway F of the third middle hole M3, and the first player group proceeding from the first hole group G1 following the arrow E now can start their game at 5 on the teeing ground Ti.
  • the group can start their game at 15 on the teeing ground Ti of the first long hole of the first hole group G1. That is, the ninth player group last starting at 1 on the teeing ground To of the first long hole L1 of the first hole group G1 is already on the fairway F of the first long hole L1, and permitted to start at 15 on the teeing ground Ti.
  • each player group after finishing the whole course of each hole group G1 or G2 take a break before proceeding to another hole group as indicated by the arrow E or O in Figure 1, the maximum of 10 player groups each in the hole group G1 and G2 can be admitted in this arrangement.
  • players can enjoy different views and techniques between starting at the teeing grounds To and Ti even in the same hole. Similarly, different technical consideration is required on the the same putting green between holing out in Po and Pi, providing players with variety.
  • the first and second groups can be used simultaneously, reducing the number of holes not in use around the start and end of business hours, admitting double number of players per hour of ordinary golf links, thus providing the golf links applied with the present invention with double profitability.
  • golf links can be made smaller, reducing the playing charge, and making a golf game more popular among public people.
  • Another effect of the present invention is that when players take the inner-circuit, they use exclusively inner-circuit teeing grounds, putting greens, and holes. likewise in outer-circuit, they use exclusively outer-circuit teeing grounds, putting greens, and holes. Therefore, fairways and putting greens can be viewed from different direction, making players enjoy the variety in their game as if they were playing in a 18 different hole course.
  • An embodiment shown in Figure 3 shows golf links 2 comprising a total of 6 holes.
  • the links are divided into two groups; the first hole group and the second hole group each comprising 3 circuits.
  • the first hole group G1 comprises the first long hole L1, the first middle hole M1, and the first short hole S1.
  • Players start their game with the first short hole proceeds to the first middle hole, and finish with the first long hole.
  • a long hole extends 460 - 480 m for par 5, a middle hole 320 - 340 m for par 4, and a short hole 130 - 140 m for par 3.
  • golf links are designed with a long hole of 220 - 240 m for par 5, a middle hole of 140 - 155 m for par 4, and a short hole of 75 - 85 m for par 3.
  • the second hole group G2 comprises the second long hole L2, the second middle hole M2, and the second short hole S2.
  • Players start with their game at the second middle hole M2, proceeds to the second short hole S2, and finish with the second long hole L2.
  • the size of each hole is almost equal to each of the first group holes.
  • Each hole is provided with three teeing grounds (the first, second, and third grounds T1, T2, and T3), and the corresponding first, second, and third holes H1, H2, and H3 in the first, second, and third putting greens P1, P2, and P3.
  • Each hole is provided appropriately with fairway, bunkers B, ponds P, rough R, trees (not shown in Figure 3), and slopes to make differences in view and golfing technique among the first, second, and third teeing ground even though these courses are designed on the same hole.
  • the time required to finish a game in the first hole group G1 and the second hole group G2 in ordinary formal golf links is 15 minutes for a long hole for par 5, 12 minutes for a middle hole for par 4, 9 minutes for a short hole for par 3.
  • the time required to finish all holes in the first hole group G1 is 36 minutes, an addition of all the required time for the above three holes.
  • the usage of the golf links above is described as follows.
  • the first player group of the first hole group G1 start their game at 1 on the teeing ground T1 of the first short hole S1, and at the same time the first group player of the second hole group G2 start their game at 4 on the teeing ground T2 of the middle hole M2.
  • the first player group of the first hole group G1 start their game at 1 on the teeing ground T1, and play through the fairway F, the first putting green P1, and the first hole H1, finishing the first short hole S1. Then they enter the first middle hole M1 as indicated by the arrow A. After finishing the game there, they proceed to the first long hole as indicated by the arrow A1, thus finishing all holes in the first hole group G1 in 36 minutes. Next, the first player group of the first hole group proceed to the second middle hole M2 of the second hole group G2 as indicated by the arrow C in Figure 3.
  • each of the first player groups start at the first and second hole groups G1 and G2 respectively, proceed to the second hole group G2, exchange the hole groups as indicated by the arrows C and G, and proceed to 4, 5, and 6 on the second teeing ground of the second hole group G2 as indicated by the arrows D and E, or to 7, 8, and 9 on the third teeing ground of the first hole group G1 as indicated by the arrows I and J.
  • each of the first player groups exchange the hole groups as indicated by the arrows K and G, proceed to 7, 8, and 9 on the third teeing ground of the first hole group G1, or to 10, 11, and 12 on the third teeing ground of the second hole group G2 as indicated by the arrows N and O.
  • both first player group finish their games as described above, they re-exchange the hole groups as indicated by the arrows K and Q, and proceed to 13, 14, and 15 on the second teeing ground of the first hole group G1 as indicated by the arrows U and V, or to 10, 11, and 12 on the third teeing ground of the second hole group G2 as indicated by the arrows N and O.
  • each of the groups exchange the hole groups as indicated by the arrow Q and Q1, and proceed to 13, 14, and 15 on the second teeing ground of the first hole group G1 as indicated by the arrows U and V, or to 16, 17, and 18 on the first teeing ground of the second hole group G2 as indicated by the arrows X and Y.
  • each group exchange the hole groups as indicated by the arrows W and Z, and proceed to 1, 2, and 3 on the first teeing ground of the first hole group G1 as indicated by the arrows A and A1, or to 16, 17, and 18 on the first teeing ground of the second hole group G2 as indicated by the arrows X and Y, finishing the whole course in these golf links.
  • player groups starting from both the first and second hole groups G1 and G2 can start their game every 6th minute. Accordingly, at 36 minutes after the first player group of the first hole group G1 finish their game in the first long hole L1, the tee 4 on the teeing ground T2 of the second middle hole M2 is already available.
  • the golf links shown in Figure 3 at least 6 player groups can start their games simultaneously, that is, one player group can start their game every 3rd minute in the whole golf links, providing double profitability of ordinary golf links.
  • the size of a hole may be a half of an ordinary hole in proportion to the flight distance of the ball, and the width of the hole can be two-thirds of an ordinary golf hole.
  • the flight distance of a formal golf ball is "a”
  • the length of the hole of a formal golf hole l1 must be larger than "a”
  • its width W1 must be also larger than "a”.
  • the length of the hole l2 may be a little more than a half of "a”
  • its width W2 may be two-thirds of "a” sufficiently.
  • the size of the golf links where a golf ball of smaller flight distance is used can be half in length l1 and two-thirds in width W2 of ordinary golf links, reducing the total area into one-third of an ordinary one.
  • the golf links 2 shown in Figure 3 comprise 6 holes, one third of an ordinary one, the total area can be also one-third of ordinary golf links even using an ordinary golf ball. If a ball of half flight distance of an ordinary golf ball is used in this economical golf course arrangement, the total area can be one-ninth only.
  • ordinary golf links are about 594,000 m 2 in area
  • the golf links 1 shown in Figure 3 can be about 198,000 m 2 or even reduced to about 66,000 m 2 .
  • the above embodiment is designed to enjoy playing 18-hole game in a fewer holes.
  • 9-hole games can be performed in three circuits. These embodiments are shown in Figure 6.
  • the golf links 3 comprise a long hole L, middle hole M, and short hole S, and players are to play games in this order.
  • a long hole extends 460 m - 480 m for par 5, a middle hole 320 m - 340 m for par 4, and a short hole 130 m - 140 m for par 3.
  • a long hole extends 220 m - 240 m, a middle hole 140 m - 155 m for par 4, and a short hole 75 m - 85 m for par 3.
  • Each hole is provided with 3 teeing grounds, that is, T1 on the first teeing ground, T2 on the second teeing ground, and T3 on the third teeing ground, and corresponding holes H1 (the first hole), H2 (the second hole), and H3 (the third hole) in the first putting green P1, second putting green P2, and third putting green P3 respectively.
  • Each hole is also provided with fairway, bunkers B, ponds W, roughs R, trees (not shown in Figure 5), and slopes. All of them are designed to require different golfing techniques and provide players variety in view from starting at T1 on the first teeing ground, proceeding to T2 on the second teeing ground, and finishing after T3 on the third teeing ground.
  • the time required to finish a game in above 3 holes in formal golf links as shown in Figure 6 is: 12 minutes for a long hole for par 5, 10 minutes for a middle hole for par 4, and 7 minutes for a short hole for par 3, adding up to 29 minutes for finishing all 3 holes.
  • the first player group start their game at 1 on the first teeing ground T1 of the long hole L, play through the fairway F, the first putting green P1, and the first hole H1, and finish the long hole L.
  • they enter the middle hole M as indicated by the arrow A start at 2 on the first teeing ground T1 of the middle hole M, play through the first putting green P1 and the first hole H1, and finish the game in the middle hole M.
  • They then enter the short hole S as indicated by the arrow B1, start at 3 on the first teeing ground T1 play through the putting green P1 and the first hole H1, and finish the short hole S at 29 minutes after their start at the long hole L.
  • the first player group enter the long hole L again as indicated by the arrow C, start at 4 on the second teeing ground T2, play through the second putting green P2 and the second hole H2, and finish the long hole L.
  • the golf links shown in Figure 5 players can perform a 9-hole game in 3 holes, tripling the utilization of land.
  • the golf links 3 above comprise 3 holes, one-sixth in the number of holes, requiring only one-sixth of the area of formal golf links, and only one-eighteenth of it if a golf ball of half flight distance of a formal golf ball.
  • the golf links shown in Figure 6 can be about 99,000 m 2 if applied with a formal golf ball, and reduced down to about 33,000 m 2 if applied with a golf ball of half flight distance of a formal golf ball.
  • players can play a 9-hole game in a total of only 3 holes.
  • An embodiment shown in Figure 7 indicates golf links where players can enjoy a 9-hole game in 4 holes.
  • the golf links 4 are designed in a rectangular area of 160 m in length, 280 m in width, and about 44,800 m 2 in total site area.
  • the whole site comprises 4 holes 5, 6, 7, and 8.
  • the holes 5, 6, and 7 are located along the width of the links 4, and 8 in the shape of L extending in the length to the width direction.
  • Each hole is provided with teeing ground 9 and putting green 10.
  • the longest hole 5 in these holes is located almost straight along the width of the site, and the teeing ground 9 and the putting green of this hole are located around the corner of the rectangular site, forming a long hole of about 280 m (distance for male players) from the teeing ground 9 to the putting green 10.
  • the first middle hole 6 is located adjacent to that long hole 5 followed by the second middle hole 7. These 2 holes 6 and 7 are equal in length (about 170 m distance for male players), but the teeing grounds 9 and the putting greens 10 are placed back to front to each other.
  • the third middle hole 8 is located adjacent to these two middle holes 6 and 7 in the shape of L. One end of the hole 8 extends to the center of the hole 7, and is provided with the first teeing ground 9. The hole 7 bends obtusely around the center toward both ends.
  • Each hole of the above golf links is provided with a plurality of teeing grounds 9 and putting greens 10 so that they make variety of views and techniques. For example, using teeing grounds 9 and putting greens 10 of the long hole 5, the first middle hole 6, and the second middle hole 7 for two times each makes up a 6-hole game.
  • the third middle hole 8 is provided with two teeing grounds 9 and putting greens 10 respectively by additionally locating a teeing ground 9a and putting green 10a around the central part of this hole.
  • the teeing ground 9 of the third middle hole 8 refers to the first and second teeing grounds 9 and 9a, and likewise the putting green 10 of the third middle hole 8 the first and second putting greens 10 and 10a.
  • These two teeing grounds 9 and 9a and two putting greens 10 and 10a can make up a 3-hole game. For example, playing from the first teeing ground 9 to the second putting green 10a (a short hole), from the second teeing ground 9a to the first putting green 10 (a short hole), and from the first teeing ground 9 to the first putting green 10 (a middle hole) makes a 3-hole game.
  • Figure 8 is a diagram of the time required to finish a game in the golf course applied with the present invention.
  • the time required to finish a game in the long hole 5 is about 12 minutes, and about 10 minutes each for the first and second middle holes 6 and 7.
  • the third and final middle hole 8 in the case of split holes 8a and 8b, two short holes require 7 minutes each. If the middle hole 8 is used as one middle hole, it requires about 10 minutes to finish a game there. That is, proper arrangement of these 4 holes makes up a 9-hole game; the first 5 holes making the outer-circuit requires 46 minutes, and the last 4 holes making the inner-circuit requires 42 minutes.
  • links can be of grass, but as grass links consume a large amount of cost and labor at the initial construction, and cannot be practically used until the planted grass get rooted, they require a long construction period and a larger cost in maintenance. Besides, as they are poor in permeability, players are subject to interruption by rain. Additionally, in winter plays often cannot be performed as snow-removing work in winter will damage grass.
  • artificial grass for covering golf links can replace natural grass having such demerits .
  • artificial grass links have the demerit that a golf ball will exceedingly bounce on them if they are used "as is", especially on a putting green where a ball must be controlled the most carefully.

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Cette invention se rapporte à un mini-terrain de golf sur lequel on peut pratiquer un golf similaire au golf classique sur une surface plus petite que celle d'un terrain de golf classique. Ce mini-terrain de golf comporte une multiplicité de départs et une multiplicité de greens ayant un nombre de trous correspondant aux départs. Dans chacun des terrains de golf (terrain classique ou mini-terrain), il y a un long parcours, un parcours moyen et un parcours court. Chacun des parcours peut être utilisé comme un parcours extérieur, un parcours intérieur ou un parcours central à plusieurs reprides. Des balles de golf sont conçues de manière qu'elles couvrent une distance de vol réduite. Des cartes de parcours comportent chacune des colonnes d'inscription de scores correspondant à des colonnes de référence de nombre de coups, et une multiplicité de colonnes d'inscription de scores est fournie de sorte que chacun des parcours puisse être utilisé comme un parcours extérieur, intérieur ou central.

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  1. Parcours de minigolf comprenant une pluralité de trous, chaque trou comprenant une pluralité d'aires de départ et une pluralité d'aires d'arrivée, chacune desdites aires d'arrivée comportant un trou de réception,
       dans lequel ledit parcours de golf comprend des trous de grande, moyenne et petite longueur, chaque trou étant utilisé plus d'une fois au titre de circuits extérieurs et intérieurs, et ledit parcours de golf étant divisé en deux groupes distincts de trous consécutifs, le nombre de trous étant égal à 9, 6 ou 3.
  2. Parcours de minigolf selon la revendication 1, dans lequel chaque trou est en outre utilisé au titre d'un circuit central.
  3. Parcours de minigolf selon la revendication 1, dans lequel :
       ledit parcours de minigolf comprend un total de 9 trous, comprenant un premier groupe de trous comportant 4 trous et un second groupe de trous comprenant 5 trous,
       ledit premier groupe de trous comprend 2 trous de grande longueur et 2 trous de longueur moyenne, et le second groupe de trous comprend 3 trous de longueur moyenne et 2 trous de petite longueur, chacun des trous comprenant 2 aires de départ, et 2 aires d'arrivée correspondantes pourvues d'un trou de réception.
  4. Parcours de minigolf selon la revendication 1,
       dans lequel ledit parcours de minigolf comprend un total de 6 trous comprenant un premier et un second groupes de trous comportant chacun 3 trous, chaque groupe comprenant un trou respectivement de grande, moyenne et petite longueur, chaque trou comprenant 3 aires de départ, et 3 aires d'arrivée correspondantes pourvues d'un trou de réception.
  5. Parcours de minigolf selon les revendications 1 et 2,
       caractérisé en ce que ledit parcours de minigolf comprend un total de 3 trous, avec respectivement un trou de grande longueur, un trou de longueur moyenne et un trou de petite longueur, chaque trou comprenant 3 aires de départ, et 3 aires d'arrivée correspondantes pourvues d'un trou de réception.
  6. Parcours de minigolf selon la revendication 1,
       caractérisé en ce que ladite aire d'arrivée comporte une zone dite "OK" qui évite au joueur de donner le dernier coup destiné à faire entrer la balle dans le trou de réception, ladite zone dite "OK" étant d'une conception permettant un montage et démontage rapide.
  7. Parcours de minigolf selon la revendication 6,
       caractérisé en ce qu'une pluralité desdites zones dites "OK" sont prévues sur une aire d'arrivée, chaque trou de réception étant centré et pourvu d'un couvercle amovible.
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