JP5179741B2 - Golf handicap setting device and setting method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention corrects the handicap of a golf course with different difficulty levels due to changes in course rating, differences in weather conditions on the play day, etc. for each golf course, and the handicap corresponding to the player's ability is The present invention relates to a handicap setting device that can be used every time a golf course is played and a setting method thereof.

  In the conventional golf handicap, when a member of a specific golf course rounds a home course where the member is a member several times within a specific period and submits several scorecards to the golf course, The handicap committee, etc., calculates and certifies with a certain formula based on the scorecard. The handicap thus certified is an official handicap, and members can participate in the golf course's monthly competition and use it as their own handicap. In addition, when a member participates in a private competition or the like other than the golf course to which he belongs, generally, the handicap of the home course is usually used.

However, in order to become a member of a golf course, it is necessary to purchase a membership and pay an annual membership fee. Therefore, many amateur golfers determine their handicap based on the results of past private competitions. In addition, players who have little experience in participating in private competitions usually report themselves based on what they think is the average score they have played in the past. And the performance of the competition is determined by the net score obtained by subtracting the player's handicap from the gross score actually rounded, so if there is an error in the handicap, it will affect the player's competition ranking, You will not be able to enjoy the competition and you may leave a lump after the competition.
Even if the player declares conscientiously, the past scores have different handicaps depending on the difficulty of the golf course, and it is not possible to simply evaluate them uniformly.
Even if the official handicap is certified, the gross score of the round varies depending on the difficulty level of the home course to which the player belongs. Using the cap as it is can be unfair.
Therefore, for example, in a private competition for the purpose of friendship, there is a high probability that the Callaway method is used. That is, several hidden holes are set, and the handicap is determined after the play from the score of the hole and calculated. This callaway method is based on the score in the hidden hall, so it is unlucky, and it is not necessarily a fair competition method. In addition, each player is convinced that the caraway method is a competition that is left to luck.

Patent Document 1 unifies the handicap approval standards, enables players who are not members of the golf course of the membership to be certified as a handicap, and is the same for players who have obtained an official handicap. Even if there is no golf club to belong to, or different golf clubs belong to in competitions and other competitions, it is fair to recognize handicaps based on the standards, and to be fair with the handicap certified under the uniform standards. It provides a golf handicap certification system that allows you to enjoy the competition.
Specifically, the storage means for storing the data indicating the difficulty level of the golf courses of a plurality of golf courses, and the score when the golf course is rounded on any one of the golf courses of the plurality of golf courses is input. 1 input means, first arithmetic means for calculating an appropriate handicap based on the score input by the first input means and the difficulty level of the golf course stored in the storage means; Handicap output means for outputting the handicap calculated by the first calculation means, and a score when the golf player rounds within the range of the golf course of the plurality of golf courses is input to the first input The appropriate handicap of the golf player is calculated by the first calculating means, and the handicap is calculated. Output by the force means, characterized in that it possible to certify a handicap to the player.

The above-mentioned data indicating the difficulty level is any data as long as it can directly or indirectly represent the difficulty level of the golf course and the first rendering means can calculate a handicap based on the data. May be. For example, the course rate may be used as it is, or the average score when a golfer seeking handicap certification rounds the golf course several times and the handicap corresponding to the average score are used as a correspondence table for each golf course. Data that directly determines the handicap may be used.
In addition, even if there are multiple courses even in the same golf course, the difficulty level varies depending on the course, and even in the same course depending on different tee positions such as champion tee, back tee, regular tee, front tee, etc. The data is preferably data indicating the degree of difficulty for each tee position of the golf courses of the plurality of golf courses. The score input to the first calculation means is preferably a plurality of scores when rounded a plurality of times within a range of golf courses of a plurality of golf courses stored in the storage means.
JP 2002-85621 A

The official handicap setting device for golf described in Patent Document 1 can directly or indirectly represent the difficulty level of the golf course with respect to the data indicating the difficulty level described above, and the first rendering means is based thereon. Any data can be used as long as the handicap can be calculated. However, in reality, such data does not exist.
Further, for example, a golf course that uses the course rate as it is becomes a handicap in designing the golf course, and cannot be adjusted between golf courses. A method for directly calculating a handicap by using a correspondence table for each golf course and an average score when a golfer seeking a handicap certification rounds a golf course several times and a handicap corresponding to the average score Although it is performed for each golf course in order to confirm the handicap of the field, it is difficult to examine and convert the difficulty between golf courses due to human error and weather conditions. Furthermore, the handicap is naturally adjusted by different tee positions such as champion tees, back tees, regular tees and front tees.
That is, the official handicap setting device for golf described in Patent Document 1 cannot adjust the difficulty level of handicap between golf courses. Furthermore, since there is no data indicating the difficulty of golf courses at a plurality of golf courses, the invention of the official handicap setting device for golf described in Patent Document 1 is not realized because there is no disclosure of specific matters. Is possible.

  Therefore, in order to solve these problems, the present invention corrects the difference in difficulty between golf courses, makes it possible to give a fair handicap to all golfers who match the play date, An object of the present invention is to provide a golf handicap setting device that can be activated and a setting method thereof.

The golf handicap setting device according to claim 1 is a fairway difficulty determining a difficulty level determined by physical variables based on terrain information and / or weather information from the tee position of each hole to green on. Degree setting means, green difficulty setting means for determining difficulty determined by physical variables based on terrain information and / or weather information from green on to hole out of each hole, and for each hole Course difficulty setting means for determining the difficulty of the 18-hole course from the difficulty determined by the fairway difficulty setting means and the green difficulty setting means, and the gross score actually played in the 18-hole course Storage means for storing together with the difficulty level determined by the difficulty level setting means; and Standard handy calculating means for calculating a handicap corresponding to the number of times of play from the player's gross score in the course determined by the course difficulty setting means stored by the storage means is provided.
Here, the fairway difficulty level setting means determines the difficulty level from the tee position of each hole to green on, and is based on the terrain information until the player tees up at the tee position and greens on. The difficulty level and / or the difficulty level determined by physical variables based on weather information are determined. Specifically, the width of the course, the condition of the side of the course, whether it is a slope, whether the side is OB, the size and position of the bunker, the size of the water hazard, over the valley, downhill The difficulty level is calculated probabilistically based on the influence of the wind, the position and area of the flower path, and the degree of grass growth.
The green difficulty level setting means determines the difficulty level determined by the physical variables based on the terrain information and / or weather information from the green to the hole out of each hole. It is calculated based on the difference in rolling due to turf and undulation for each hole to be measured, the height of the two-step green step, the width of the inclined surface, the lawn stretch, and the like.
The course difficulty level setting means calculates the 18-hole course difficulty level from the difficulty levels calculated by the fairway difficulty level setting means and the green difficulty level setting means for each hole. As for this 18-hole course, for example, a golf course having 27 holes can be combined into 3 courses by combining 9-hole halves, and can be treated as substantially three golf courses. Therefore, the course difficulty setting means specifies a golf course consisting of 18 holes and a course consisting of 18 holes as a unit of one golf course.
Further, the storage means stores at least the difficulty level calculated by the course difficulty level setting means and the player's gross score. Generally, the storage means includes a play date, a gross score for the player, a golf course or a course consisting of 18 holes. Stores the difficulty level. Of course, it is desirable to store other weather information such as weather and temperature.
Still further, the standard handy calculating means can calculate the player's gross score on the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means stored in the storage means during a predetermined period according to the number of times played at a specific golf course. It is calculated separately, and the handicap for each player (the handicap calculated according to the present invention is hereinafter referred to as “standard handicap”) is calculated. At this time, depending on the distribution state of the gross score, the handicap can be calculated by the average value and the deviation value. In order to make the player understand the meaning of the score, it is desirable to calculate with a simple average. If the number of plays is less than or equal to a certain number of times within a given period, “Semi-standard handicap (those that have not reached the specified number of plays but have been recognized as a handicap that is almost“ standard handicap ”) "Temporary standard handicap (which is a handicap that deviates from the specified number of plays but may vary depending on the number of plays prepared for enjoyment)". “Standard Handicap” is a value obtained by subtracting “total par” and “course difficulty” of a golf course from the gross score, and the average value of the predetermined number of plays or multiple gross scores are disturbed. Can also be a deviation value. Then, the “standard par (= total par + course difficulty)” of the course of the golf course can be calculated.
In addition, the fairway difficulty level, the green difficulty level, and the course difficulty level determined probabilistically according to the present invention include one or more meteorological information such as topographical requirements, season, weather, rainfall, outside temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. Calculated based on physical variable requirements. Of course, snowfall and snowfall may occur. These difficulty levels of the present invention use the difficulty level value specified by the difficulty level based on the topographic information and the difficulty level determined by the physical variables based on the weather information. Here, the difference in the degree of difficulty changing to the four seasons or the monthly unit may be specified as the difficulty level based on the topographic information of the golf course in the four seasons or the monthly unit. Then, the difficulty level based on topographic information may be corrected by physical variables based on weather information such as weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. Further, when only one of the difficulty level based on the topographic information and the difficulty level determined by the physical variable based on the weather information hardly changes, the other can be determined. In general, it is desirable that the topographic requirements are fixed and corrected by the requirements of physical variables based on one or more weather information such as weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction.

The golf handicap setting device according to claim 2 is a course difficulty level for determining a 18-hole course difficulty level from a difficulty level determined for each hole based on terrain information and / or a physical variable based on weather information. Setting means; storage means for storing the gross score actually played in the 18-hole course together with the difficulty level determined by the course difficulty level setting means; and course difficulty level setting stored by the storage means within a predetermined period Standard handy calculating means for calculating a handicap corresponding to the number of times of play from the player's gross score in the course determined by the means is provided.
Here, the course difficulty setting means determines the difficulty determined by the physical variables based on the terrain information and / or weather information from the tee up to the hole out of each hole, Specifically, it determines the difficulty from the tee position of each hole to green on and the total difficulty of each hole from the green to the hole out. For example, on the fairway, the width of the course, The condition of the side of the course, whether the side is OB, the size and position of the bunker, the size of the water hazard, crossing the valley, the influence of the wind when downhill, the position and size of the flower path, the degree of grass growth On the green, the difference in rolling due to grass and undulation for each hole measured by a step meter The emission of the step height, the breadth of the inclined surface and is calculated elongation of grass or the like total manner.
As for this 18-hole course, for example, a golf course having 27 holes can be combined into 3 courses by combining 9-hole halves, and can be treated as substantially three golf courses. Therefore, the course difficulty setting means specifies a golf course consisting of 18 holes and a course consisting of 18 holes as a unit of one golf course.
The storage means stores the player's gross score in the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means, and stores the gross score, the golf course or the difficulty level of the course consisting of 18 holes for the player, Of course, other weather information such as weather and temperature may be stored.
Then, the standard handy calculating means calculates the average of the player's gross score in the course determined by the course difficulty setting means stored in the storage means during a predetermined period by a calculation method according to the number of times of play. "Handicap" is calculated. At this time, depending on the distribution state of the gross score, the handicap can be calculated by the average value and the deviation value. At this time, if the number of plays is less than or equal to a predetermined number within a predetermined period, it can be set as a “temporary standard handicap”. “Standard handicap” is a value obtained by subtracting the conventional “total par” and “difficulty” of the golf course from the gross score. Then, the “standard par (= total par + course difficulty)” of the course of the golf course can be calculated.
In addition, the course difficulty calculated stochastically in the present invention is based on the requirements of physical variables based on one or more meteorological information such as topographical requirements, season, weather, rainfall, outside temperature, wind speed, wind direction. Is calculated. Of course, snowfall and snowfall may occur. The difficulty level of the course of the present invention uses a difficulty value specified by a difficulty level based on topographic information and various difficulty levels determined by physical variables based on weather information. Here, the difference in the degree of difficulty of the course that changes every season or every month may be specified as the difficulty based on the topographic information of the golf course in every season or every month. Then, the difficulty level based on topographic information may be corrected by physical variables based on weather information such as weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. In general, it is desirable that the topographic requirements are fixed and corrected by the requirements of physical variables based on one or more weather information such as weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction.

  The difficulty correction means of the golf handicap setting device according to claim 3 obtains an official handicap of JGA at a specific golf course within a predetermined period, or a player who has changed obtains an official handicap of JGA. When playing at a golf course other than that changed, when the number of corresponding players reaches a predetermined number, the difficulty set by the round difficulty setting means is corrected. That is, when multiple players who have obtained JGA official handicap at a specific golf course within a given period are producing similar results, or when the deviation values of multiple people are approximate, As an average conversion value, the degree of difficulty can be corrected thereby. Thereby, the relative error of the difficulty calculated by at least the course difficulty setting means set for each golf course can be reduced. Further, the fairway difficulty level setting means and the green difficulty level setting means can also at least correct the course difficulty level between golf courses depending on the data stored in the storage means. By repeating this, at least the course difficulty between golf courses can be determined. Here, when the number of corresponding players reaches a predetermined number, it means that individuality can be corrected.

The difficulty correction means of the golf handicap setting device according to claim 4 further includes the difficulty correction means, wherein the player plays a plurality of times at a specific golf course within a predetermined period, and the specific correction within the predetermined period. When the same player has played a plurality of times at a golf course different from the golf course, and the number of corresponding players reaches a predetermined number, the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means is corrected. That is, when the same player is playing multiple times at different golf courses within a given period, or when the deviation values of multiple people are approximated, the average conversion value of the difficulty is The degree can be corrected. Thereby, the relative error of the difficulty calculated by at least the course difficulty setting means set for each golf course can be reduced. Also, the fairway difficulty level setting means and the green difficulty level setting means can be corrected according to the data stored in the storage means. By repeating this, at least the course difficulty between golf courses can be determined. Here, the case where the same player is playing a plurality of times may be an accidental result at one time, and in order to avoid this, it is necessary to adopt an approximate value. Therefore, the result of the same player playing multiple times is adopted.
In addition, when a player plays a plurality of times at a specific golf course within a predetermined period and the same player plays a plurality of times at a golf course different from the specific golf course within a predetermined period, Including players who have acquired or changed JGA official handicap at a specific golf course within a period of time, but who have played on a golf course other than those that have acquired or changed JGA official handicap Can do.

  The correction of the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means by the difficulty correction means of the handicap setting device for golf according to claim 5 is updated every predetermined period, and the difficulty between the golf courses This correction can be a gradually converged value. At this time, the update for each predetermined period can be performed once to 6 months or once a year. Since the degree of difficulty between golf courses may change due to renewal, it is usually desirable to be about once every two, three, or six months.

  The difficulty determined by physical variables based on weather information in the course difficulty setting means and / or the fairway difficulty setting means and / or the green difficulty setting means of the handicap setting device for golf according to claim 6 Is one or more of weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction, and corrects the difficulty based on topographic information. Here, physical variables of weather information are specifically seasonal, weather, etc. Depending on the amount of rainfall, wind direction, and wind speed, it can be set to 2-5 stages or 5-10 stages or more.

In the golf handicap setting device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the gross score actually played on the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means is recorded in the storage means together with the difficulty and the play date. And it memorize | stores with one or more of a weather, rainfall, external temperature, a wind speed, and a wind direction as needed. In other words, a player only needs to have a gross score, difficulty level, and play date, but as information between golf courses, better management information is obtained by correcting the effects of weather, rainfall, outside temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. It can be.

The golf handicap setting method according to claim 8 is a fairway difficulty that calculates a difficulty determined by physical variables based on terrain information and / or weather information from tee position to green on of each hole. A degree setting step, a degree of difficulty based on topographic information from green on to hole out of each hole, and / or a degree of difficulty determined by physical variables based on weather information, Played in the course difficulty setting process for calculating the 18-hole course difficulty from the difficulty calculated in the fairway difficulty setting process and the green difficulty setting process, and the course calculated by the course difficulty setting process. A storage step of storing the gross score together with the difficulty level, and the storage step of storing in the storage step From gross scores in courses over scan difficulty setting step is calculated, and calculates via standard handicap calculation step of calculating a handicap specific player in accordance with the play count within a predetermined time period for each specific player is there.
Here, the fairway difficulty level setting step determines the difficulty level from the tee position to the green of each hole, and determines the difficulty level until the player tees up at the tee position and turns on the green. It is. Specifically, the width of the course, the condition of the side of the course, such as whether it is a slope, whether the side is OB, etc., the size and position of the bunker, the size of the water hazard, the crossing of the valley, The fairway difficulty level is calculated stochastically based on the position and area of the flower path, the degree of grass growth, etc.
The green difficulty level setting step determines the green difficulty level from the top of each hole to the hole, and the difference in rolling due to grass and undulation for each hole measured by a stamp meter It is calculated based on the height of the step, the width of the inclined surface, the stretch of the turf, and the like.
In the course difficulty level setting step, the 18-hole course difficulty level is determined from the difficulty levels determined in the fairway difficulty level setting step and the green difficulty level setting step for each hole. As for this 18-hole course, for example, a golf course having 27 holes can be combined into 3 courses by combining 9-hole halves, and can be treated as substantially three golf courses. Therefore, the course difficulty level setting step specifies a golf course consisting of 18 holes and a course consisting of 18 holes as a unit of one golf course.
Further, the storage step stores the player's gross score in the course calculated by the course difficulty setting step, and stores the gross score, the course difficulty of the course consisting of a golf course or 18 holes for the player. It is desirable to store other weather information such as weather and temperature.
Furthermore, in the standard handicap calculation step, the player's gross score in the course calculated by the course difficulty level setting step stored in the storage step during a predetermined period is calculated according to the number of times of playing and the “standard handicap” is calculate. At this time, depending on the distribution state, the handicap can be calculated by the average value and the deviation value. At this time, if the number of times of play is less than or equal to the predetermined number of times within a predetermined period, it can be set as “quasi-standard handicap” or “temporary standard handicap”. Here, the “standard handicap” is an average value or a deviation value of values obtained by subtracting the conventional “total par” and “course difficulty” of the golf course from the gross score. Then, the “standard par (= total par + course difficulty)” of the course of the golf course can be calculated.
In addition, the course difficulty of the present invention is calculated based on physical variable requirements based on one or more meteorological information such as topographical requirements, season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. Of course, snowfall and snowfall may occur. The course difficulty level of the present invention uses a difficulty level value specified by a difficulty level based on topographic information and a difficulty level determined by a physical variable based on weather information. Here, the difference in the degree of difficulty changing to the four seasons or the monthly unit may be specified as the difficulty level based on the topographic information of the golf course in the four seasons or the monthly unit. Then, the difficulty level based on topographic information may be corrected by physical variables based on weather information such as weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. In general, it is desirable that the topographic requirements are fixed and corrected by the requirements of physical variables based on one or more weather information such as weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction.

The golf handicap setting method according to claim 9 is a course difficulty level for calculating the 18-hole course difficulty level from the difficulty level based on terrain information and / or physical variables based on weather information for each hole. a setting step, gross in courses and storing step, the course difficulty setting step of storing in said storing step has determined that the actual play the gross score course the course difficulty setting step decides stores together with the difficulty From the score, a specific player calculates a handicap according to the number of plays within a predetermined period through a standard handicap calculation step for calculating for each specific player.
Here, the course difficulty level setting step determines the difficulty level determined by the physical variables based on the terrain information and / or weather information from the tee-up to the hole out of each hole, Specifically, the difficulty level from the tee position of each hole to green-on and the difficulty level from the top of each hole to the hole-out are determined probabilistically. For example, on the fairway, the width of the course, the condition of the side of the course, whether or not the side is OB, the size and position of the bunker, the size of the water hazard, the influence of the wind in the event of downfall, etc. On the green, the position and width of the flower path, the degree of grass growth, etc. On the green, the difference in rolling due to grass and undulation for each hole measured by a step meter, the height of the two-step green step, the wide slope In addition, the lawn elongation and the like are calculated in total. In the course difficulty setting process, the course difficulty of 18 holes is determined. As for this 18-hole course, for example, a golf course having 27 holes can be combined into 3 courses by combining 9-hole halves, and can be treated as substantially three golf courses. Therefore, the course difficulty level setting step specifies a golf course consisting of 18 holes and a course consisting of 18 holes as a unit of one golf course.
Moreover, the said memory | storage process memorize | stores the player 's gross score in the course which the course difficulty level setting process computed , and stores the difficulty of the course which consists of a gross score, a golf course, or 18 holes with respect to a player, It is desirable to store other weather information such as weather and temperature.
In the standard handy calculation step, the player 's gross score in the course calculated by the course difficulty level setting step stored in the storage step during a predetermined period is calculated by a calculation method according to the number of times played. At this time, depending on the distribution state, the “standard handicap” can be calculated by the average value and the deviation value. At this time, if the number of plays is less than or equal to a predetermined number within a predetermined period, it can be set as a “temporary standard handicap”. Here, the “standard handicap” is calculated as an average value or a deviation value of a predetermined number of play times obtained by subtracting the conventional “total par” and “course difficulty” of the golf course from the gross score. Then, the “standard par (= total par + course difficulty)” of the course of the golf course can be calculated.
In addition, the difficulty calculated stochastically in the present invention is based on physical variable requirements based on one or more meteorological information such as topographic requirements, seasons, weather, rainfall, outside temperature, wind speed, wind direction. Calculated. Of course, snowfall and snowfall may occur. The difficulty level of the present invention uses the difficulty level value determined by the difficulty level based on topographic information and the difficulty level determined by physical variables based on weather information. Here, the difference in the degree of difficulty changing to the four seasons or the monthly unit may be specified as the difficulty level based on the topographic information of the golf course in the four seasons or the monthly unit. Then, the difficulty level based on topographic information may be corrected by physical variables based on weather information such as weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. In general, it is desirable that the topographic requirements are fixed and corrected by the requirements of physical variables based on one or more weather information such as weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction.

  The difficulty level correcting step of the golf handicap setting method according to claim 10 further includes a step in which a player who has acquired a JGA official handicap at a specific golf course within a predetermined period has acquired a JGA official handicap. In the case of playing, when the number of applicable players reaches a predetermined number, the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting process is corrected. That is, when multiple players who have obtained an official handicap at a specific golf course within a given period are producing similar results, or when the deviation values of multiple people are approximate, the average difficulty level As a converted value, the difficulty level can be corrected thereby. Thereby, the relative error of the difficulty calculated at least in the course difficulty setting process set for each golf course can be reduced. Also, the fairway difficulty level setting step and the green difficulty level setting step can be corrected depending on the data stored in the storage means. By repeating this, the difficulty level between golf courses can be determined.

  The difficulty correction step of the golf handicap setting method according to claim 11 further includes a step in which a player plays a plurality of times at a specific golf course within a predetermined period, and golf different from the specific golf course within a predetermined period. When the same player plays a plurality of times on the field and the number of corresponding players reaches a predetermined number, the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means is corrected. That is, when the same player is playing multiple times at different golf courses within a given period, or when the deviation values of multiple people are approximated, the average conversion value of the difficulty is The degree can be corrected. Thereby, the relative error of the difficulty calculated at least in the course difficulty setting process set for each golf course can be reduced. Also, the fairway difficulty level setting process and the green difficulty level setting process can be corrected depending on the data stored in the storage process. By repeating this, the difficulty level between golf courses can be determined.

The golf handicap setting device according to claim 1 determines the difficulty from the tee position of each hole to the green on by the fairway difficulty setting means, and on the green of each hole by the green difficulty setting means. Decide how difficult it will be to hole out. Then, the course difficulty setting means determines the course difficulty of 18 holes from the difficulty calculated by the fairway difficulty setting means and the green difficulty setting means for each hole, and the course difficulty setting means determines the course difficulty setting means. The gross score of the player in the course is stored in the storage means. The standard handicap calculating means calculates a standard handicap corresponding to the number of times of play within a predetermined period from the player's gross score calculated by the course difficulty setting means stored in the storage means. is there.
Therefore, the difficulty from the tee position of each hole to green is separated by the fairway difficulty setting means for each hole, and the difficulty from the top to the green of each hole is separated by the fairway difficulty setting means by the green difficulty setting means. Therefore, since the difficulty level is calculated probabilistically, it is difficult for human error to enter, and the difficulty level can be easily set by dividing the influence of the natural world by green and fairway.
Further, the course difficulty setting means calculates the 18-hole course difficulty for one round from the difficulty calculated by the fairway difficulty setting means and the green difficulty setting means for each hole, and the course difficulty setting means Since the player's gross score in the calculated course is stored in the storage means, the storage means stores the difficulty level of the 18-hole course to be rounded together with the player and the gross score. The handicap calculating means can calculate a “standard handicap” that is an average value or a deviation value of a predetermined number of times of play, which is obtained by subtracting the conventional “total par” and “course difficulty” of the golf course from the gross score. Then, the “standard par (= total par + course difficulty)” of the course of the golf course can be calculated.
Therefore, if you play on a specific day after the game, you can use the “Standard Handicap” of each member to modify the individual handicap according to the difficulty set by the golf course. , Individual handicap lives, corrects the difference in difficulty between golf courses, can impart a fair handicap to all golfers that match the play date, and promote the spread and activation of golf it can.
Also, this is different from the JGA official handicap that is given by a golf course member who has rounded multiple times within a specific period on the home course of which the member is a member. By registering, a handicap can be acquired regardless of the presence or absence of a golf member right. It can also co-exist with JGA Official Handicap.
The golf handicap setting device of the present invention can prepare a plurality of levels of difficulty according to the player's gross score and set a standard handicap according to the player's ability.
Furthermore, as the difficulty level based on the terrain information with little difference in the daily difficulty level, the difficulty level value specified as the eigenvalue of the golf course can be used. For example, the degree of difficulty may be specified as the eigenvalue of the golf course in terms of four seasons or months. Then, the difficulty level may be corrected only by the season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. In general, it is desirable that the topographic requirements are fixed and corrected by the requirements of physical variables based on one or more weather information such as season, weather, rainfall, outside temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. That is, if the topographic requirements are fixed, the difficulty level can be managed by one or more weather information such as season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction.
Therefore, the difference in difficulty between golf courses can be corrected, and a fair handicap can be imparted to all golfers that match the play date, and golf can be spread and activated.

The golf handicap setting device according to claim 2 calculates the course difficulty of 18 holes from the difficulty calculated by the difficulty of the fairway and the difficulty of green by the course difficulty setting means, and the course The gross score of the player in the course calculated by the difficulty level setting means is stored in the storage means. Then, the standard handicap calculating means calculates a “standard handicap” corresponding to the number of times of play within a predetermined period from the player's gross score in the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means stored in the storage means. Is.
Therefore, since the difficulty from the tee position for each hole to the hole-out is considered as one, and the difficulty is calculated probabilistically, it is difficult for human error to enter and the setting of the course difficulty is easy. Become.
Further, the course difficulty level of the 18 holes for one round is calculated from the difficulty level of each hole by the course difficulty level setting means, and the player's gross score calculated by the course difficulty level setting means is stored in the storage means. Therefore, the storage means stores at least the difficulty of the course of the 18-hole course to be rounded together with the player and the gross score, and the standard handicap calculating means uses the gross score to calculate the golf course. It is possible to calculate “standard handicap” which is a value obtained by subtracting the conventional “total par” and “course difficulty”. Then, the “standard par (= total par + course difficulty)” of the course of the golf course can be calculated.
Therefore, if you play on a specific day after the game, use the standard handicap of each member and modify the handicap according to the course difficulty set by the golf course. The standard handicap can be alive, correct the difference in difficulty between golf courses, give a fair handicap to all golfers who match the play date, and promote the spread and activation of golf.
In addition, this is different from JGA official handicap, which is given by a golf course member who has been rounded multiple times within a specific period on the home course of which the member is a member. By registering, a handicap can be acquired regardless of the presence or absence of a golf member right. It can also co-exist with JGA official handicap.
The golf handicap setting device of the present invention can prepare a plurality of course difficulty levels according to the player's gross score and set a standard handicap according to the player's ability.
Furthermore, as the difficulty level based on the terrain information with little difference in the daily difficulty level, the difficulty level value specified as the eigenvalue of the golf course can be used. For example, the degree of difficulty may be specified as the eigenvalue of the golf course in terms of four seasons or months. Then, the difficulty level may be corrected only by the season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. In general, it is desirable that the topographic requirements are fixed and corrected by the requirements of physical variables based on one or more weather information such as season, weather, rainfall, outside temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. That is, if the topographic requirements are fixed, the difficulty level can be managed by one or more weather information such as season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction.
Therefore, the difference in difficulty between golf courses can be corrected, and a fair handicap can be imparted to all golfers that match the play date, and golf can be spread and activated.

  The difficulty correction means of the handicap setting device for golf according to claim 3 is that the player who acquired or changed the JGA official handicap at a specific golf course within a predetermined period has acquired or changed the JGA official handicap. When playing on a golf course, when the number of corresponding players reaches a predetermined number, the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means is corrected. In addition to the effects described above, the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means is calculated at each golf course, but the difference in difficulty can be corrected by the data of the player who actually played, By accumulating such data, the realistic handicap that should exist from the previous logical handicap It can be converged to Ikyappu.

  The difficulty correction means of the handicap setting device for golf according to claim 4 is characterized in that the player plays a plurality of times at a specific golf course within a predetermined period by the difficulty correction means, and the specific golf course within the predetermined period. When the same player has played a plurality of times at different golf courses and the number of corresponding players reaches a predetermined number, the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means is corrected. That is, when the same player is playing multiple times at different golf courses within a given period, or when the deviation values of multiple people are approximated, the average conversion value of the difficulty is The degree can be corrected. Thereby, in addition to the effect described in claim 1 or claim 2, it is possible to reduce the error of the difficulty level calculated by at least the course difficulty level setting means set for each golf course. Further, the fairway difficulty level setting means and the green difficulty level setting means can also be corrected according to the data stored in the storage means. By repeating this, it is possible to determine the difficulty level between golf courses, and it is possible to converge from a logical handicap so far to an actual realistic handicap.

  The correction of the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means by the difficulty correction means of the handicap setting device for golf according to claim 5 is updated every predetermined period. In addition to the effect described in any one of Items 4, the correction of the difficulty level between the golf courses can be a value that gradually converges to a realistic difficulty level that should originally exist. Therefore, the reliability can be enhanced by aging.

The difficulty determined by a physical variable based on weather information of any one of the course difficulty setting means, the fairway difficulty setting means, and the green difficulty setting means of the golf handicap setting device according to claim 6. Is corrected by one or more of season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, wind direction. Here, as physical variables of weather information, specifically, season, weather, rainfall, wind direction, It can be set to 2-5 stages or 5-10 stages or more depending on the wind speed. Accordingly, the topographic requirements are fixed, and the difficulty can be managed by one or more weather information such as season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction.
In particular, according to the weather or season, the degree of difficulty is added to the topographical requirement according to the amount of rainfall, the outside air temperature, the wind speed, and the wind direction, and the correction is performed. For example, in the case of fine weather and cloudy weather, usually, the wind speed is 3 m / second or less, and almost only the difficulty due to topographical requirements can be obtained. Also, it is a well-drained green, and the distance that the ball rolls changes between clear and rainy, but if the characteristics of directionality due to turf are lost, it is used under conditions that allow for play in terms of weather and rainfall. There is no need to do so, and rational operation becomes possible.

The storage means of the golf handicap setting device according to claim 7 describes the gross score actually played on the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means together with the difficulty and the play date. In addition to the effect described in any one of claims 1 to 6, as information between golf courses, if necessary, stored together with one or more of season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction To do. In other words, the player only needs to have a gross score, difficulty information, and play date. It can be good management information.

The golf handicap setting method according to claim 8 determines the difficulty from the tee position of each hole to the green on by the fairway difficulty setting process, and also on the green of each hole by the green difficulty setting process. Decide how difficult it will be to hole out. Then, the course difficulty of the 18 holes is determined from the difficulty determined in the fairway difficulty setting process and the green difficulty setting process for each hole by the course difficulty setting process, and the course difficulty setting process is calculated. The gross score of the player in the course is memorized in the memorizing process. The standard handicap calculating step calculates a handicap according to the number of times of play within a predetermined period from the player's gross score in the course calculated by the course difficulty setting step stored in the storing step. .
Therefore, the difficulty from the tee position of each hole to green in the fairway difficulty setting process for each hole and the difficulty from the top of each hole to the hole out by the fairway difficulty setting process in the green difficulty setting process are separated. Therefore, it is difficult to introduce human error, and the difficulty level can be easily set by dividing the influence of the natural world into green and fairway.
Further, the course difficulty setting process calculates the course difficulty of 18 holes to be rounded from the difficulty calculated in the fairway difficulty setting process and the green difficulty setting process for each hole by the course difficulty setting process, and the course difficulty setting process The player's gross score in the calculated course is memorized in the memorizing process, so the memorizing process stores the difficulty of the 18-hole course that makes one round together with the player and the gross score, and uses it as a standard. The handicap calculating step can calculate a virtual handicap when playing at a standard golf course.
Therefore, when playing on a specific day after the game, if the handicap is corrected according to the difficulty level unique to the golf course using the virtual handicap of each member, The cap lives, corrects the difference in difficulty between golf courses, imparts a fair handicap to all golfers that match the play date, and can promote and activate golf.
In addition, this is different from JGA official handicap, which is given by a golf course member who has been rounded multiple times within a specific period on the home course of which the member is a member. By registering, a handicap can be acquired regardless of the presence or absence of a golf member right. It can also co-exist with a JGA handicap.
Furthermore, as the difficulty level based on the terrain information with little difference in the daily difficulty level, the difficulty level value specified as the eigenvalue of the golf course can be used. For example, the degree of difficulty may be specified as the eigenvalue of the golf course in terms of four seasons or months. Then, the difficulty level may be corrected only by the season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. In general, it is desirable that the topographic requirements are fixed and corrected by the requirements of physical variables based on one or more weather information such as season, weather, rainfall, outside temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. That is, if the topographic requirements are fixed, the difficulty level can be managed by one or more weather information such as season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction.
Therefore, the difference in difficulty between golf courses can be corrected, and a fair handicap can be imparted to all golfers that match the play date, and golf can be spread and activated.

The golf handicap setting method according to claim 9 calculates the 18-hole course difficulty from the difficulty determined by the fairway difficulty and the green difficulty for each hole in the course difficulty setting step, and the course The player's gross score in the course determined by the difficulty level setting step is stored in the storage step. The standard handicap calculating step calculates a handicap according to the number of times of play within a predetermined period from the player's gross score in the course determined by the course difficulty setting step stored in the storing step. .
Therefore, since the difficulty from the tee position of each hole to the hole out is considered together and the difficulty is calculated probabilistically, human error is difficult to enter, and the influence of the natural world The division makes it easy to set the difficulty level.
Further, the course difficulty level of the 18 holes for one round is calculated from the difficulty level of each hole by the course difficulty level setting step, and the player's gross score calculated by the course difficulty level setting step is stored in the memory step. Therefore, in the memory process, the difficulty level of the 18-hole course that makes one round is stored together with at least the player and the gross score, and the standard handicap calculation process is used in a standard golf course. You can calculate the virtual handicap when you play.
Therefore, if you play on a specific day after the game, use the virtual handicap of each member and modify the handicap according to the difficulty set by the golf course. The handicap is alive, corrects the difficulty level between golf courses, can impart a fair handicap to all golfers who match the play date, and can promote and activate golf.
Also, this is different from the JGA official handicap that is given by a golf course member who has rounded multiple times within a specific period on the home course of which the member is a member. By registering, a handicap can be acquired regardless of the presence or absence of a golf member right. It can also co-exist with JGA official handicap.
Furthermore, as the difficulty level based on the terrain information with little difference in the daily difficulty level, the difficulty level value specified as the eigenvalue of the golf course can be used. For example, the degree of difficulty may be specified as the eigenvalue of the golf course in terms of four seasons or months. Then, the difficulty level may be corrected only by the season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. In general, it is desirable that the topographic requirements are fixed and corrected by the requirements of physical variables based on one or more weather information such as season, weather, rainfall, outside temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. That is, if the topographic requirements are fixed, the difficulty level can be managed by one or more weather information such as season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction.
Therefore, the difference in difficulty between golf courses can be corrected, and a fair handicap can be imparted to all golfers that match the play date, and golf can be spread and activated.

  The golf handicap setting method according to claim 10 is applicable when a player who has acquired a JGA official handicap at a specific golf course within a predetermined period plays on a golf course other than having acquired a JGA official handicap. Since the difficulty level set by the course difficulty level setting step is corrected when the number of players reaches a predetermined number, in addition to the effect according to claim 8 or 9, in addition to the effect according to claim 8 or 9, When multiple players who have obtained JGA official handicap at a specific golf course are producing similar results, or when the deviation values of multiple people are approximated, as an average conversion value of difficulty, Thereby, the difficulty level can be corrected. Thereby, the error of the difficulty calculated at least in the course difficulty setting process set for each golf course can be reduced. Also, the fairway difficulty level setting step and the green difficulty level setting step can be corrected depending on the data stored in the storage means. By repeating this, the difficulty level between golf courses can be determined.

  In the golf handicap setting method according to claim 11, the player plays a plurality of times at a specific golf course within a predetermined period, and the same player plays a plurality of times at a golf course different from the specific golf course within a predetermined period. In the case of playing, when the number of corresponding players reaches a predetermined number, the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting process is corrected, so the effect according to claim 9 or claim 10 is obtained. In addition, when the same player plays multiple times at different golf courses within a given period, or when the deviation values of multiple people are approximate, The difficulty level can be corrected. Thereby, the error of the difficulty calculated at least in the course difficulty setting process set for each golf course can be reduced. Also, the fairway difficulty level setting process and the green difficulty level setting process can be corrected depending on the data stored in the storage process. By repeating this, the difficulty level between golf courses can be determined. That is, the difficulty level can be made more accurate by using the data of all the players without relying on the JGA official handicap.

Next, a golf handicap setting device and a setting method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the second and subsequent embodiments, since the same symbols or the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment indicate the same or corresponding components as those in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted. Only the differences will be described.
[Embodiment 1]

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a golf handicap setting device and setting method thereof according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a golf handicap setting device and setting method thereof according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a block diagram of a user computer.

In FIG. 1, a host server 1 is a server with a large memory capacity. The server control device 2 is a personal computer that controls the host server 1. The user computers 11 to 18 are personal computers owned by each golf course adopting this system, and mean one or more personal computers or LANs connected to the host server 1 owned by each golf course.
The server control device 2 is not a dedicated machine, and can also be used as one or a plurality of user computers 11 to 18.
FIG. 2 shows the configuration contents of any one of the user computers 11 to 18, and the user server 20 is a server having a relatively large memory capacity. The personal computer 21 is a computer that controls the user server 20. As the user computers 11 to 18, the configuration with the personal computer 21 and the user server 20 constituting the LAN is not an essential requirement, and the memory capacity of the personal computer is now increasing, so the user server 20 is omitted. Only one or a plurality of personal computers 21 may be provided.

Normally, peripheral devices such as a keyboard 26, a mouse 27, a printer 28, and a card reader 29 are connected to the personal computer 21. Further, a rain gauge 22, an anemometer 23, an anemometer 24, and a thermometer (cool / heat gauge) 25 are connected to the user computer 21 via an A / D converter. In addition, other weather-related weather information is provided via a network such as the Internet from a company that provides weather information. Furthermore, a hygrometer, a barometer, etc. may be connected as needed. That is, the sensors for detecting weather information are not limited to those shown here.
The rain gauge 22 is installed at a golf course unit or at one place in nine holes or at a plurality of places by changing the topography. The anemometer 23 and the anemometer 24 measure the wind in the vicinity of the position most susceptible to the influence of the wind in the flight trajectory of a general golf ball. Therefore, the necessary number is installed at places such as terrain changes, valley crossings, downhills, etc., and is not limited to the installation in the golf course. A plurality of thermometers (cold thermometers) 25 are installed at locations where the outside air temperature changes greatly due to changes in topography. However, in a relatively flat golf course, it can be installed at one place.
Furthermore, the weather information provided via the network is obtained from the accumulation of information on the difference between the weather and the actual side information at the actual measurement site by obtaining the weather or temperature, wind direction, and wind speed information. It can also be used to guide the course before.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 3, in the configuration of the personal computer 21, the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 probabilistically determines the difficulty level for the standard fairway from the tee position of each hole to the green on.
Probabilistic determination in the case of carrying out the present invention does not accurately calculate the probability, but may be based on 2 steps, 3 steps, or 5 steps to 10 steps determined based on the probability. The standard fairway assumes a flat fairway in which no OB occurs, and is a fictitious fairway that is different from the actual situation. However, when practicing the present invention, it is only necessary to assume a fairway from the player's empirical rules that excludes difficulty in playing OB, hazard (bunker, water hazard), etc. Is useless to the assumption of a different fictional fairway.

The green difficulty level setting means 32 probabilistically determines the difficulty level for the standard green from green on to hole out of each hole. Here, the standard green is assumed to be a flat green that is not constrained by the lawn, and is a fictitious green that is different from reality. However, when practicing the present invention, it is only necessary to assume a case where there is no difficulty in playing such as a two-tier green or a space where there is no influence of turf based on the player's rule of thumb. Is useless to the assumption of a different fictitious green.
The course difficulty level setting means 33 determines the difficulty level of the 18-hole course from the difficulty levels determined by the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 and the green difficulty level setting means 32 for each hole. Of course, at this time, the course difficulty setting means 33 may correct that the movement of the ball due to rain as a whole is reduced as the difficulty determined by the fairway difficulty setting means 31 and the green difficulty setting means 32. However, the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 and / or the green difficulty level setting means 32 for each hole may be corrected.

The storage means 34 stores the gross score actually played on the course calculated by the course difficulty level setting means 33 together with the difficulty level, the memory of the personal computer 21 used by the user (golf course), or the user server 20, The host server 1 is applicable. Note that the user server 20 and the host server 1 correspond to when the capacity of the system is increased, and the user server 20 can be omitted and only the host server 1 can be used at the initial stage of system adoption. Conversely, the host server 1 can be omitted and only the user server 20 can be provided.
The standard handicap calculating means 35 determines the handicap according to the number of times that a specific player has played within a predetermined period from the gross score in the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means 33 stored in the storage means 34 for each specific player. Is calculated. In the illustrated embodiment, the standard handicap calculating means 35 is output as an arithmetic function of the personal computer 21, but can be calculated by the host server 1 and the server control device 2.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a memory map of the user server showing an example of player-specific score storage used in the user computer of the golf handicap setting device of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
In FIG. 4, “player name” is a name that identifies a player to play. Actually, an address is also registered separately, and not only matches the name but also matches the registered current address, age, and date of birth. Are determined to be the same person. Usually, for efficient processing, based on the date of birth, the prefecture name and city name of the current address are items to be checked next.
Also, in principle, subscribers to this system generally register with a “code” using an IC card. Of course, in order to eliminate duplicate registration, when registering with a “code”, the address, name, and date of birth are collated. Since registration is performed with an IC card, the IC card can store other information such as the result of a health check performed before the start, medical history, attending physician, and conventional medicine.
Accordingly, the “player name” and its “code” are directly read by the card reader 29 by the IC card brought by the player and written in the memory map of the user server 20.
Here, “Official Handicap of JGA” is a member of a specific golf course, rounds the home course several times within a specific period, submits several score cards to the golf course, This is an official handicap certified by an existing JGA, which is calculated and certified by a certain calculation formula based on the score card by the handicap committee of the venue. Writing is directly made to the user computers 11 to 18 by the IC card brought by the player or by listening directly from the player.

The “gross score” is input by the player or the golf course staff depending on the result of the play as the “OUT course” and “IN course” played on that day and their “total” (TOTAL). The “golf course handicap” is a “total par” according to the design of the golf course in which “71” or “72” is written, and is uniquely determined by the golf course or the golf course. The “course difficulty” is calculated by a method described later.
The “standard handicap” of the present invention is the “standard par” obtained by adding the “course difficulty” to the conventional “total par” designed for golf courses. The same “gross score” becomes “standard handicap = 0”. It becomes the “standard total par” for play, and that is the basis for the “standard handicap” of each golf course. Further, a value obtained by subtracting the “standard handicap” on the play from the “gross score” is the “standard net score”.
The golf course code “...” And the play date are automatically written in these pieces of information for transmission to the host server 1.
Normally, information that can be used between golf courses is information stored in a memory map that stores at least player-specific scores shown in FIG. 4 since the course difficulty level finally becomes the difficulty level of the golf course. Of course, “player name” and “code” in the information of FIG. 4 can be only codes. Also, the JGA official handicap can be omitted. Of course, the host server 1 stores the correspondence between the “code” and “player name” and its address.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a memory map of the user server showing an example of a course difficulty storage used in the user computer of the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 5, “HOLE” means 18 holes of “OUT course” and “IN course”. “PAR” indicates how many design pars each hole has. For “Course difficulty”, the player uses “BACK TEE” or “REGULAR TEE”, “Front TEE”, “Ladies TEE”. It is set by whether to do it.
When 18 holes of “BACK TEE”, “REGULAR TEE”, “FRONT TEE”, and “LADYS TEE” are added, the “total par” is, for example, “ “Course difficulty” can be added to “71” or “72”. This is the “standard total par (= total par + course difficulty)” on the specific play day of the golf course.

Next, the course difficulty level setting unit 33, the fairway difficulty level setting unit 31, and the green difficulty level setting unit 32 will be described. Since the course difficulty level setting means 33 is obtained by the sum of the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 and the green difficulty level setting means 32, the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 will be described first.
The fairway difficulty level setting means 31, the green difficulty level setting means 32, and the course difficulty level setting means 33 can draw a golf course in a three-dimensional space by a computer and calculate the occurrence probability of OB, one pena and the like. Although it is possible, since it is easy to explain here, the difficulty level determined artificially will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a memory map configuration of the user server for writing evaluations of fairway difficulty level setting means, green difficulty level setting means, and course difficulty level setting means used in the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a memory map of the user server showing a storage example of the difficulty level operation table used in the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is an example of fairway difficulty evaluation of the course of par 5 used in the golf handicap setting device of Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIGS. 9 to 11 are fairways of the course of par 4 This is an example of difficulty assessment. FIG. 12 shows an example of the fairway difficulty evaluation of the course of Par 5, and FIGS. 13 and 14 show examples of the fairway difficulty evaluation of the course of Par 3.

  15 is a fairway difficulty evaluation example 1 showing the state of a fairway used in the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 16 is a golf game according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Example 2 of fairway difficulty evaluation showing the state of fairway used in the handicap setting device, FIG. 17 is a fairway showing the state of fairway used in the handicap setting device for golf according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Example 3 of difficulty evaluation, FIG. 18 shows case 4 of fairway difficulty evaluation showing the state of fairway used in the handicap setting device for golf according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 19 shows implementation of the present invention. It is an example of the green difficulty level evaluation which shows the state of the green used with the handicap setting apparatus of the golf of the form 1.

  First, the yard (YARDS) of the hole in the illustrated golf course is the distance from “BACK TEE” to the green. Here, it is assumed that the difficulty level from the tee position of the hole to the green-on is calculated with an evaluation of 1/5, 1/10, or 1/20 as a minimum unit. This is an inventor's empirical rule, and when it is calculated artificially, it is usually desirable to evaluate in 5 stages, 10 stages, or 20 stages from the viewpoint of ease of evaluation. A rating of 5 or 10 or 20 means that one standard player per 5 or 10 or 20 faces difficulty and gets one more hit in the hole. Therefore, it can be expressed as 1/5 or 1/10 or 1/20, or expressed as “0.2” or “0.1” or “0.05”.

  In the present embodiment, the difficulty of hitting a normal person is when both sides of the driver distance 150 to 300 yards at the first hit are OB, and this is a difficulty level of about “0.2”, or When it is a one-penner, the weighting of the difficulty level “0.1” can be vaguely set to the difficulty level “2” and the difficulty level “1”. However, in actual operation (rule of thumb) by the inventors, it was confirmed that the difficulty of one round (18 holes) between golf courses is usually about “+5 to −2”. Most of them were confirmed to have a difficulty level of “+4” or “+3”, even though they were said to be difficult courses. Of course, there are courses that are difficult for beginners, but when interpreted in terms of difficulty, it was confirmed to be about “+5 to −2”. Therefore, it is preferable to set the difficulty level to be specified probabilistically so that the difficulty level of one round is “+5 to −2”. Therefore, the weighting of the difficulty level “0.2” when both sides of the 150 to 250 yard position are OB and the difficulty level “0.1” when applying a one-penner is applied. This may be taken from the difficulty of setting a rule of thumb in normal play, or the “standard fairway” may be taken as an infinitely wide plane.

The result will be described in the second embodiment. When a player who has acquired an existing JGA official handicap at a specific golf course within a predetermined period of time plays on a golf course other than having acquired a JGA official handicap. When the number of applicable players reaches a predetermined number, the “course difficulty” set here can be corrected. In addition, if there is information on a case where a player plays a plurality of times at a specific golf course within a predetermined period and the same player plays a plurality of times at a golf course different from the specific golf course within a predetermined period, it is applicable. When the number of players to play reaches a predetermined number, the “course difficulty” set here can be corrected.
With this correction, even if the “course difficulty” set so far is set large or conversely, the predetermined “course difficulty” set up to that point is corrected, Can be converged to the "course difficulty".

For that purpose, as described above, based on the data of the inventors, etc., the difficulty level of one round is set to be “+5 to −2”. For example, when both sides of 150 to 300 yards are OB It was also confirmed that application of weighting with a difficulty level of “0.2” and a difficulty level of “0.1” when using one pena is a guide.
For example, the width of the course, whether the side of the course is a slope, whether the side is OB, whether it is a one-penner, the size and position of the bunker, the size of the water hazard, over the valley, The difficulty level can be determined probabilistically by downhill, density of trees, the surface condition of trees, the position and size of flower paths, and the degree of grass growth.

  Specifically, the width of the course is the width in the direction perpendicular to the flight line of the ball from the tee position to the green, and is usually ± 20 to 50 yards in the distance direction with respect to the flight line of the ball near the ball drop point of ordinary people The distance is a requirement. In addition, whether the side surface is OB or whether it is a one-penner is also an important requirement. In the specific rough evaluation, for example, in “PAR5”, when both sides of the 150 to 300 yard position are OB, the difficulty level is “0.2” or when it is a one-penner, the difficulty level is “0.1”, and only one side is OB When the difficulty level is “0.1” and the one-penner is used, the difficulty level is set to “0.05” based on the probability. Similarly, the same difficulty level is set at 300 to 350 yards.

  Briefly explaining the probabilistic difficulty used in the actual course, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, both sides near the first hit ball drop point are OBs, and the difficulty level is determined from the width of the fairway. “0.1”. However, as shown in FIG. 15, if both sides of the fairway are sloping terrain where the ball rolls inward, the possibility of the ball rolling out is reduced, so the difficulty level is “0”. Conversely, if the rough on both sides of the fairway is a terrain with a slope where the ball rolls outward, the difficulty level is “0.2”. In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, if the fairway has one side (left side) where the ball rolls to the other outer course or the outer side is one-penner, and the slope terrain rolls into the OB area, the difficulty level is “0.1” or It becomes “0.2” depending on the degree.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the vicinity of the left side of the first hit ball drop point is OB, but when the fairway is wide, the difficulty level is “0”. As shown in FIG. 10, the vicinity of the left side of the first hit ball's drop point is a water hazard and a one-penner, and since the water hazard is parallel to the course, the probability of becoming a one-penner is high. .2 ". Further, even if the water hazard is near, there is almost no difficulty other than launching in the case of FIG. In the case of FIG. 12, since it is a downhill, the influence of the weather such as the wind direction and the wind speed is large, and since it is docked to the right, if the flight distance is too long, it will become a one-penner. .1 ".
As shown in FIG. 13, in a short circuit, regardless of whether the water hazard is crossed or a bunker or a glass bunker is present, the flower path is in front, and it is normal like the green shown in FIG. On the contrary, since the ball is likely to stop around the green, the difficulty level is “−0.1” in terms of topography. However, because it is downhill, the influence of the wind direction and wind speed is large, and since it is docked to the right, the influence of the weather is great, thereby the difficulty level is "-0.1" to "0.2" Change to.

In the short circuit of FIG. 14, the flower road climbs from the right side, but it is a bunker in front of it, and its step is large. Also, as shown in FIG. 18, if there is a mount or bunker in front of the green, lucky on cannot be expected. However, if you attack from the right, you will get one more hit, so it is usually a one-on target. However, there is a high probability that a small amount of failure will be significant. In terms of topography, the difficulty levels are “0.1” to “0.2”. Furthermore, if it is downhill, the influence of the weather such as the wind direction and the wind speed is large, and the difficulty level changes from “0.1” to “0.2”.
The same applies to the 2nd and 3rd shots. Basically, the fairway difficulty level is based on topographical evaluation including seasons and one or more weather information including weather, rainfall, outside temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. It is desirable to determine it according to the requirements of the physical variables.

In summary, the fairway difficulty level input to the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 is as follows.
For example, the state that the sides of the course at 150 to 300 yards are on the side of the course is “0.1” when the ball rolls outward and “−0.1” when the ball is high. The state where one side of the 150 to 300 yard position is the course side surface has a difficulty level of “0.05” for a slope on which the ball rolls outward, and a difficulty level of “−0.05” for a high wall surface. The same difficulty level is assumed at 300 to 350 yards.
Furthermore, in the bunker, the size and position of the ball is easy to enter, whether it is easy to go out, whether or not the launch distance from the bunker comes out, whether to greatly limit the distance of the ball Depending on whether or not, the difficulty level is “0.05” and the difficulty level is “0.1”. Of course, when the difficulty level is less than that, the difficulty level is “0” or the difficulty level is “−0.05”.

The water hazard has a difficulty level of “0.05” and “0.1” depending on the establishment that requires a penalty of one stroke whether or not the size position and the flying distance of the ball are largely limited. In addition, since the probability of the influence over the valley crossing and downhill is highly influenced by the weather conditions, for example, the wind direction and the wind speed, the difficulty level is normally “0” by itself. For crossing the valley, the width of the flight straight distance, its lateral width, the slope of the fairway on the opposite bank across the valley, etc. are required. Downhill or uphill is a requirement of fairway slope, in particular downhill, due to the effect of wind direction and wind speed over the sky.
Whether the density of trees, the state of the ground surface in the trees, the position and size of the flower path, the degree of grass growth, etc., when adding shortcuts, whether or not the overall difficulty level is probabilistically added by about 0.1 It is. And similarly, what is necessary is just to set a difficulty level also about a back tee (BACK TEE), a regular tee (REGULAR TEE), and a front tee (FRONT TEE).
Furthermore, although the LADYES TEE is calculated in the same manner, the difficulty is reduced in a course in which consideration is given to the absence of a valley crossing or the like. In particular, there is a case where the LADYES TEE is not basically designed, and there is often a great difference in difficulty.

In addition, the size and position of the bunker are required to include the position of the ball in the flight straight direction, the width of the flight straight distance in the green direction of the ball, the ease of entering the ball into the bunker, the ease of taking out the ball, and the like.
The size and position of the water hazard are the same as the bunker, and the requirements are the position of the ball in the flight straight direction, the width of the flight straight distance in the green direction of the ball, the ease of entering the ball in the water hazard, the ease of taking out the ball, etc. .
The position of the flower path and its width are normal if the center line of the flower path is on a straight line from the fairway, but the direction has changed more than 30 degrees to the left and right around the green as shown in FIGS. When using the flower path, the probability of placing it on the green is low, and the position and width of the flower path are requirements.

  The green difficulty level setting means 32 probabilistically calculates the difficulty level from the green of each hole to the hole out. For example, whether there is a difference in rolling due to turf or undulation for each hole measured by a step meter, whether or not each green is a two-tier green. In the case of a two-step green, it is calculated based on the step height of the two-step green, the width of the inclined surface, the lawn stretch, the effect of the lawn, and the like.

For example, the difficulty level from green on to hole out of each hole is, first, the difficulty level is “0.1” for the two-tier green with a height of 30-50 cm, and the difficulty for the two-tier green with a height of 50 cm or more Set “0.2”. Also, the difference in rolling due to turf and undulation for each hole measured by a step meter is divided into three stages, and the difficulty level is set to “0.2”, the difficulty level is “0”, and the difficulty level is “−0.1”. To do.
The hole position on the green is drawn by a diameter line passing through the cup (hole) with the tee position as the center. If the difference is large, the difficulty level is “0.1”, and if the difference is small, the difficulty level is “0”. . This is a problem when the green is turned on from the fairway, but in this embodiment, it is a requirement on the green for convenience.
Further, as shown in FIG. 19, a two-stage green and a complicated three-dimensional space curve with a green undulation has a high degree of difficulty.

8 to 19 described the difficulty level based on the terrain information. However, the difficulty level determined by the physical variables based on weather information can be efficiently processed as follows by the personal computer 21 shown in FIG.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart of a program for processing weather information of the golf handicap setting device according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

First, this program is executed by the personal computer 21. Normally, when another processing program is being executed, it is executed by a timer interruption in the personal computer 21 shown in FIG.
Called at predetermined time intervals. In step S1, weather information is read from various measuring instruments and the Internet line. In step S2, the hole number counter m is incremented by “+1”, and the difficulty level from the first hole is calculated. Here, it is assumed that the fairway difficulty level of the first hole is the hole number counter m = 1, and the green difficulty level of the first hole is the hole number counter m = 2. Although not necessary for the calculation, similarly, when the hole number counter m is an odd number, the fairway difficulty level is indicated. When the hole number counter m is an even number, the green difficulty level is indicated. The hole number counter m is (m + 1) / The value when 2 is an integer indicates the number of holes.

  In step S3, it is determined whether the hole number counter m is an even number or an odd number. If it is an odd number, the fairway difficulty level is detected. Therefore, the precipitation is read in step S4, and the difficulty level is determined in step S5. The fairway difficulty level that affects the fairway is determined to be “0.05”, “0.1” or the like depending on the amount of precipitation. The outside air temperature is read in step S6, and the difficulty level is determined in step S7. The fairway difficulty level is determined as “0.1”, “0.2” or the like depending on the temperature of the outside air temperature. Also, the wind speed is read in step S8, and the difficulty level is determined in step S9. The fairway difficulty level is determined to be “0.1”, “0.2” or the like depending on the wind speed. Then, the wind direction is read in step S10, and the difficulty level is determined in step S11. The fairway difficulty level is determined to be “0.05”, “0.1” or the like depending on the wind direction.

Next, when it is determined in step S3 that the hole number counter m is an even number, it is green difficulty level detection. Therefore, precipitation is read in step S12, and the difficulty level applied to the green is determined in step S13. The green difficulty level is determined as “0.05”, “0.1” or the like depending on the amount of precipitation. The outside air temperature is read in step S14, and the difficulty level is determined in step S15. The green difficulty level is determined to be “0.1”, “0.2” or the like depending on the temperature of the outside air temperature. Further, the wind speed is read in step S16, and the difficulty level is determined in step S17. The green difficulty level is determined to be “0.05” or the like depending on the wind speed. Then, the wind direction is read in step S18, and the difficulty level is determined in step S19. The green difficulty level is determined to be “0.05” or the like depending on the wind direction.
When the value of the hole number counter m reaches the maximum value “38” in step S20, this routine is exited.

  Fairway difficulty level setting means 31 for setting the difficulty level determined by the physical variables based on the physical variables based on the terrain information from the tee position to the green on and the weather information determined in this way, Green difficulty level setting means 32 for setting the difficulty level based on topographic information from green-on to hole-out and the difficulty level determined by physical variables based on weather information, the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 and the green difficulty level The course difficulty level setting means 33 for determining the difficulty level of the 18-hole course from the difficulty level determined by the setting means 32 is the fairway difficulty level setting means 31, the green difficulty level setting means 32, and the course difficulty level setting means shown in FIG. It is written in the memory map of the storage means 34 indicating 33 evaluations.

  That is, this type of difficulty determination is made by writing the evaluation of the fairway difficulty level, the green difficulty level, and the course difficulty level into the memory map of the user server for each hole shown in FIG. As a result, when the course difficulty level of 18 holes can be input, it is moved to the memory map showing the storage example of the difficulty level operation table of FIG. 7, and the back tee (REG TAR), regular tee (REGULAR TEE), front The total difficulty of the course is determined for each tee (FRONT TEE) and ready lady (LADIES TEE).

As described above, the difficulty levels of the fairway difficulty level setting unit 31, the green difficulty level setting unit 32, and the course difficulty level setting unit 33 can be obtained from the probability calculation by the personal computer 21. When calculating the fairway difficulty level and the green difficulty level from the probability calculation with this personal computer 21, it is necessary to grasp the course consisting of the fairway and the green as a three-dimensional space, and three-dimensional information to be input to it is necessary. High expertise is required.
Therefore, the inventors can ignore numbers with a final result of less than one stroke rather than calculating the fairway difficulty level and the green difficulty level from the probability calculation of the personal computer 21. Adopted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the storage means 34 has a date of play for players, a gross score on the course , a golf course or a 18-hole course difficulty setting as information used for exchanging information between golf courses. It is desirable to store the degree of difficulty of the course calculated by the means 33 and to store other weather information such as weather and temperature. Of course, the course difficulty calculated by the course difficulty setting means 33 of each golf course is the fairway difficulty setting means 31 from the tee position of each hole to the green on and the green from the green on to the hole out of each hole. The difficulty level setting means 32 may be stored.
However, it is desirable that information on golf courses that can be stably operated to set the difficulty level according to rules for exchanging information between golf courses be used as reference information for newly added golf courses.

The standard handicap calculating means 35 calculates the player's gross score in the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means 33 stored in the storage means 34 during a predetermined period according to the number of times of play. , Handicap such as semi-standard handicap, provisional standard handicap, etc. are calculated. At this time, depending on the distribution state of the gross score, the handicap can be calculated mathematically by the mean value theorem and the deviation value. For example, if there is variation in the gross score, the maximum and minimum regions are cut, and the average is calculated by the Lagrange average value theorem, the Cauchy average value theorem, the average value theorem by integration, and the like. A value obtained by subtracting the conventional “total par” of the golf course design and the “course difficulty” obtained in the present embodiment from the average gross score is the “standard net score”. The sum of “total par” and “course difficulty” is the “standard handicap” of the golf course that was played. In addition, the average of the gross score corresponding to each number of plays minus the value obtained by adding the “course difficulty” to the “total par” of the golf course is the “standard handicap”.
Specifically, it is calculated as follows.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart of a program processed by the standard handicap calculating means 35 of the golf handicap setting device according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention. This program is executed on the host server 1 side. Normally, when another processing program is executed, it is executed by either the host server 1 or the server control device 2 shown in FIG.
First, the standard handicap calculating means 35 calculates the standard handicap (including the quasi-standard handicap and the temporary standard handicap. In addition, either one or both can be eliminated) in step S31. Judge if there is. When it is not the timing, this routine is exited. If it is determined that the standard handicap is to be calculated once every one month, two months, three months, or six months on a specific day, then in step S32, a specific player at a specific golf course When the number N of times of play is compared with a predetermined specified value n and the number N of times of play of a specific player exceeds the predetermined specified value n, “standard handicap” is calculated in step S33. When the number N of times of play of a specific player is equal to or less than a predetermined specified value n and exceeds a predetermined specified value n / 2, “quasi-standard handicap” is calculated in step S33. However, when the number N of times of play of a specific player is equal to or less than a predetermined specified value n / 2, and exceeds a predetermined specified value n / 2, “temporary standard handicap” is calculated in step S35.
The standard handicap, quasi-standard handicap, and temporary standard handicap calculated in steps S33 to S35 are stored in step S36, and the calculation process is repeatedly executed until all registered members are reached in step S37.

Input of information calculated by the standard handicap calculating means 35 is performed as follows.
A normal player directly reads the “code” including the “player name” by the card reader 29 by the IC card brought by the player until the accounting is completed at the front, thereby reading the memory map of the user server 20. Is done by entering the gross score there.
That is, FIG. 23 is a flowchart of a program for recording input of the golf handicap setting device according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention. This program is executed by the personal computer 21.
First, as for input to a member that does not require self-recording, a member name is input in step S41, and a gross score is input in step S42. As a result, “OUT course” and “IN course” and “sum total (TOTAL)” of their sum are input as the “gross score” in FIG.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart of a program that performs output processing of a score table of the golf handicap setting device according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention. This program is executed by the personal computer 21.
First, if it is necessary to record oneself or a competition member, a member name is input in step S51, and a gross score is input in step S52. This completes the writing of the information in FIG. Subsequently, when it is necessary to play in the competition in step S53 and to rank the players in the competition, the competition name is input. The “total par” and “course difficulty” of the golf course played in step S54 are read from FIG. 4, and it is determined whether or not the standard handicap already exists in step S55. In the case of members, the standard handicap calculated periodically is read. In the case of a member who does not have a standard handicap, if the player has played more than 5 times since the calculation of the past standard handicap in step S57, the “quasi-standard handicap” is corrected in step S58. Or calculate new. This correction may be recalculated using past data or may be corrected by weighting. If the player has not played more than five times since the previous standard handicap was calculated in step S57, the "temporary standard handicap" is calculated in step S59. This calculation may be performed using past data or may be corrected by weighting it.
In step S60, "standard handicap", "quasi-standard handicap", and "temporary standard handicap" are written, and in step S61, "standard net score" is calculated and written. If there is a competition name input in step S53, the rank for each competition name is calculated in step S62, and output for each competition name is performed in step S63. If no competition name has been input in step S53, an output for each member is performed in step S63.

As described above, the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment uses the difficulty based on the terrain information from the tee position of each hole to the green on and the difficulty determined by the physical variables based on the weather information. The fairway difficulty level setting means 31 that calculates and determines the probability, and the difficulty level determined by the physical variables based on the physical information based on the terrain information and the weather information from the green on to the hole out of each hole The green difficulty level setting means 32 to be determined, and the course difficulty level setting means for calculating the difficulty level of the 18-hole course from the difficulty levels calculated by the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 and the green difficulty level setting means 32 for each hole. 33, memory hand stores player's gross scores in courses course difficulty level setting unit 33 is calculated And 34, the invention comprises a standard handheld computing unit 35 that calculates a handicap corresponding to the play times from the player's gross scores in course storage means 34 is calculated course difficulty level setting unit 33 for storing the within a predetermined time period It can be.
In the present invention, the difficulty level determined by the difficulty level based on topographic information and / or the physical variables based on weather information includes the topographical requirements throughout the year or the topographical requirements corresponding to the season, and the weather, rainfall, Calculated and determined based on physical variable requirements based on one or more meteorological information of outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction.
At this time, the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 and the green difficulty level setting means 32 calculate and determine the difficulty level determined by the physical variable based on the difficulty level based on the terrain information and the weather information. However, when the course is flat or the water is well drained, the difficulty level based on topographic information or the difficulty level determined by physical variables based on weather information may be used. it can.

Thus, when the golf handicap setting device of the first embodiment is summarized, the golf handicap setting method performed by the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 is from the tee position of each hole to the green on. The fairway difficulty level setting step for stochastically calculating the difficulty level for the standard fairway and the difficulty level for the standard green from green on to hole out of each hole performed by the green difficulty level setting means 32 are calculated stochastically. Course difficulty setting that calculates the 18-hole course difficulty from the difficulty calculated in the green difficulty setting process, the fairway difficulty setting process for each hole and the green difficulty setting process performed by the course difficulty setting means 33 process and, Gros said course difficulty setting step has actually play on the course, which is calculated A storage step of storing the scores in the storage unit 34 together with the difficulty, from gross scores in course the course difficulty setting process is calculated to be stored in said storage step of performing a standard handicap calculating means 35, the particular player predetermined The handicap setting method for golf can be calculated through a standard handicap calculation step of calculating for each specific player a handicap corresponding to the number of plays within the period.

  In any case, the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 probabilistically determines the difficulty level based on topographic information and / or physical variables based on weather information from the tee position of each hole to green on. It is determined and the degree of difficulty until the player tees up in the tee position and goes green. Specifically, the width of the course, the condition of the side of the course, whether it is a slope, whether the side is OB, the size and position of the bunker, the size of the water hazard, over the valley, downhill The fairway difficulty level is calculated probabilistically by the influence of the wind, the position and size of the flower path, and the growth of grass.

The green difficulty level setting means 32 probabilistically determines the difficulty level based on the topographic information from the green to the hole out of each hole and / or the green difficulty level determined by physical variables based on weather information. Thus, the difference in rolling due to grass and undulation for each hole measured by a step meter is calculated based on the height of the two-step green step, the width of the inclined surface, the lawn elongation, and the like.
Then, the course difficulty setting means 33 calculates the 18-hole course difficulty from the difficulty calculated by the fairway difficulty setting means 31 and the green difficulty setting means 32 for each hole. As for this 18-hole course, for example, a golf course having 27 holes can be combined into 3 courses by combining 9-hole halves, and can be treated as substantially three golf courses. Therefore, the course difficulty level setting means 33 specifies a golf course consisting of 18 holes and a course consisting of 18 holes as a unit of one golf course.
Furthermore, the storage means 34 stores at least the course difficulty calculated by the course difficulty setting means 33 and the player's gross score in the course . Generally, the play date, the gross score for the player, the golf course or 18 holes are stored. Stores the course difficulty of a course consisting of Of course, it is desirable to store other weather information such as weather and temperature.
Furthermore, the standard handy calculating means 35 calculates the player's gross score in the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means 33 stored in the storage means 34 during a predetermined period for each player by a calculation method according to the number of plays. Calculate the cap. At this time, depending on the distribution state of the gross score, the standard handicap can be calculated by the average value and the deviation value. In addition, when the number of plays is less than or equal to a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period, a semi-standard handicap or a temporary standard handicap can be set. And the standard par of the course of the golf course can be calculated.
[Embodiment 2]

FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram of the golf handicap setting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
20, only differences from the golf handicap setting apparatus of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 will be described.
The difference between the golf handicap setting device of the second embodiment and the golf handicap setting device of the first embodiment is that the golf handicap setting device of the second embodiment has difficulty level correcting means. 36 is connected.
The difficulty level correction means 36 is used when a player who has acquired a JGA official handicap at a specific golf course within a predetermined period plays on a golf course other than having acquired a JGA official handicap, and When the number reaches a predetermined number, the course difficulty level set by the course difficulty level setting means 33 (including the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 and the green difficulty level setting means 32) is corrected. This is also applicable outside the member. That is, when a player plays a plurality of times at a specific golf course within a predetermined period, and the same player plays a plurality of times at a golf course different from the specific golf course within a predetermined period, the number of applicable players When the predetermined number is reached, the course difficulty level set by the course difficulty level setting unit 33 (including the fairway difficulty level setting unit 31 and the green difficulty level setting unit 32) is corrected.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart of a program processed by the difficulty level correction means 36 of the golf handicap setting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This program is executed by the host server 1 and the server control device 2.
In the difficulty level correction means 36 of the present embodiment, it is determined in step S71 whether the correction timing is between golf courses. The correction timing is determined once every one month, two months, three months, four months, six months, or the like to correct the difficulty level between golf courses on a specific day. When it is not the timing, this routine is exited. When it is the specific timing for correcting the difficulty level between golf courses, it is determined in step S72 that there are 10 or more players in the past three months at a predetermined golf course. If not, exit this routine. If it is confirmed in step S72 that there are ten or more players in the past three months, it is determined in step S73 whether or not the player has played three or more times on another specific golf course. Exit this routine when you have not played more than three times at another particular golf course. When there is a person who has played three or more times at other specific golf courses, the handicap between the golf courses of each player is calculated at step S74, and the difficulty ratio of each golf course is set to 1 / at step S75. It is corrected as 100. That is, the correction value of the difficulty level between golf courses of each player is set to 1/100, and is used as a direct correction value according to the result of 100 players. It is desirable that this ratio is set to 1/1000 or 1/500 or the like so as to directly respect the results of many players. However, at the beginning of the introduction of this system, the correction value of the difficulty level between golf courses of each player is operated for several years as 1/100, and after that, when 1/1000 or 1/2000 is used, it is objective. Easy to converge on difficulty.

  In the present embodiment, the correction of the difficulty level set by the course difficulty level setting means 33 by the difficulty level correction means 36 is updated every predetermined period. The correction can be a gradually converged value. Therefore, the reliability can be enhanced with aging.

In the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the above invention, a player who has acquired a JGA official handicap at a specific golf course within a predetermined period further plays at a golf course other than having acquired the JGA official handicap. In this case, when the number of corresponding players reaches a predetermined number, it is possible to add the difficulty level correcting means 36 for correcting the course difficulty level set by the course difficulty level setting means 33. Similarly, an invention of a method having the function can be provided.
Furthermore, if a player plays a plurality of times at a specific golf course within a predetermined period, and the same player plays a plurality of times at a golf course different from the specific golf course within a predetermined period, the number of applicable players When the predetermined number is reached, the invention may include an difficulty correction means 36 that corrects the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means 33. Similarly, an invention of a method having the function can be provided.

  And when implementing this invention, the correction of the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means 33 by the difficulty correction means 36 is updated every predetermined period, and the difficulty between golf courses The degree correction can be a gradually converged value. At this time, the update for each predetermined period can be performed once to 6 months or once a year. Since the degree of difficulty between golf courses may change due to renewal, it is usually desirable to be about once every two months, three months, or six months. Of course, it can be done every time the player plays.

Furthermore, when implementing the present invention, the fairway difficulty level setting means 33 is determined by the difficulty level based on the topographic information and the course difficulty level determined by the physical variables based on the weather information. If the difficulty level based on the information can be specified, the course difficulty level can be calculated without any human error by reading the weather information.
In particular, the course difficulty level determined by the physical variables based on the weather information of the course difficulty level setting unit 33 and / or the fairway difficulty level setting unit 31 and / or the green difficulty level setting unit 32 is the weather, rainfall, In the case of one or more of the outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction, the measurement of the physical variables is extremely easy and the reliability is high, and it can be handled by reading the weather information being serviced. . Here, as physical variables of weather information, specifically, it can be set to 2-5 stages or 5-10 stages or more depending on the season (date of play), weather, rainfall, wind direction, wind speed.
[Embodiment 3]

  By the way, in the said embodiment, the structure containing the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 and the green difficulty level setting means 32 as the course difficulty level setting means 33 was demonstrated. However, when carrying out the present invention, it is not always necessary to separate and evaluate the fairway difficulty level setting means 31 and the green difficulty level setting means 32. For example, as described above, the green-on position may be taken into the fairway difficulty setting means 31 or may be bordered for convenience so that it may be taken into the green difficulty setting means 32. . Therefore, the contents of the fairway difficulty level setting unit 31 and the green difficulty level setting unit 32 can be integrated and can be collectively evaluated as the course difficulty level setting unit 33.

The configuration of the golf handicap setting device of the above embodiment at this time is based on the difficulty based on the topography information of the course of 18 holes and / or the weather information from the difficulty calculated for the fairway and green for each hole. Course difficulty setting means 33 for calculating and determining the difficulty determined by the physical variables, and storage means 34 for storing the gross score actually played on the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means 33 together with the difficulty. Standard handicap calculation in which a specific player calculates a handicap according to the number of plays within a predetermined period for each specific player from the gross score in the course calculated by the course difficulty setting unit 33 stored in the storage unit 34 Means 35 will be provided.
Here, the course difficulty level setting means 33 probabilistically determines the difficulty level from the tee-up to the hole-out of each hole, and specifically, the difficulty from the tee position of each hole to the green on. For example, in fairways, the width of the course, the state of the side of the course, whether the side is OB, On the green, each hole measured by a step meter, such as the size and position of the water, the size of the water hazard, crossing the valley, the influence of the wind in the event of downhill, the position and area of the flower path, the growth of the grass, etc. Differences in rolling due to turf and undulation with respect to the height of the two-step green, height of the slope, turf stretch, etc. are calculated in total Is shall.

The course difficulty level setting means 33 calculates the course difficulty level of 18 holes. As for this 18-hole course, for example, a golf course having 27 holes can be combined into 3 courses by combining 9-hole halves, and can be treated as substantially three golf courses. Therefore, the course difficulty level setting means 33 specifies a golf course consisting of 18 holes and a course consisting of 18 holes as a unit of one golf course.
The storage means 34 stores the player's gross score on the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means 33, and stores the gross score, the golf course or the course difficulty consisting of 18 holes for the player. Of course, other weather information such as weather and temperature may be stored.
Then, the standard handicap calculating means 35 calculates the player's gross score on the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means 33 stored in the storage means 34 during a predetermined period by a calculation method according to the number of times of play. Calculate standard handicap and provisional standard handicap. At this time, depending on the distribution state, the standard handicap, the quasi-standard handicap, and the temporary standard handicap can be calculated based on the average value and the deviation value.

  In the golf handicap setting device of the above embodiment, the difference in the daily difficulty calculated by the fairway difficulty setting means 33 is small when it is clear and cloudy, and when it is “± 0.5 or less” The difficulty can be specified as the eigenvalue of the golf course in four seasons or months as the difference in the degree of difficulty changing to four seasons or months, and the rainfall, wind speed, direction The difficulty level can be corrected only by some combination thereof.

  In the golf handicap setting device of the above embodiment, the course difficulty setting means 33 and / or the fairway difficulty setting means 31 and / or the green difficulty setting means 32 are values determined by physical variables. Therefore, the difficulty level can be set by objective information.

  In the golf handicap setting device of the above embodiment, the physical variables of the course difficulty setting means 33 and / or the fairway difficulty setting means 31 and / or the green difficulty setting means 32 are seasonal, weather, Since the rainfall amount, the outside air temperature, the wind speed, and the wind direction are set to one or more, the degree of difficulty can be set by objective information together with the measurement technique. In particular, information that does not change the difficulty depending on the season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction can be omitted. For example, it is a well-drained green, and the distance that the ball rolls changes between clear and rainy, but if the characteristics of directionality due to turf are lost, it is used under conditions that allow for play in terms of weather and rainfall. It is reasonable because there is no need to do so.

The storage means 34 of the golf handicap setting device of the above embodiment stores the gross score actually played on the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means 33, the difficulty level, the date of play, the season, weather, and rainfall. It is memorized with one or more of quantity, outside air temperature, wind speed and wind direction, so it is better difficulty by correcting the influence of season, weather, rainfall, outside air temperature, wind speed and wind direction as information between golf courses The management information can be divided into different types.

In the golf handicap setting device of the above embodiment, the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means 33 sets one course difficulty according to the course, but for beginners to make the play interesting. A plurality of levels such as difficulty level, intermediate level difficulty level, and advanced level difficulty level can be set.
Further, in the golf handicap setting device of the above embodiment, the date of play is used as seasonal information, but the seasonal information may be used as topographic information or as a physical variable based on weather information. May be.
And each difficulty of each requirement used for description of the handicap setting apparatus of golf of the said embodiment is an approximate value, and there are some which differ from the value in the case of realization exactly.
Furthermore, in the golf handicap setting device of the above embodiment, three handicaps consisting of “standard handicap”, “quasi-standard handicap”, and “temporary standard handicap” are used. In the case of implementing the above, it is not limited to three, but can be defined as one or two or more.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram illustrating a golf handicap setting device and a setting method thereof according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of each user computer of the golf handicap setting device and the setting method thereof according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a memory map showing an example of score storage for each player used in the user computer of the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a memory map showing a course difficulty level storage example used in the user computer of the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a memory map showing evaluations of fairway difficulty level setting means, green difficulty level setting means, and course difficulty level setting means used in the golf handicap setting device of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a memory map showing a storage example of the difficulty level operation table used in the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows an example of fairway difficulty evaluation of the course of par 5 used in the golf handicap setting device of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 9 shows an example of fairway difficulty assessment for the par 4 course. FIG. 10 is another example of the fairway difficulty evaluation of the par 4 course. FIG. 11 is another example of the fairway difficulty evaluation of the par 4 course. FIG. 12 shows an example of fairway difficulty evaluation for the course of Par 5 in the same manner. FIG. 13 is an example of fairway difficulty assessment for the par 3 course. FIG. 14 is another example of the fairway difficulty evaluation of the course of Par 3 as well. FIG. 15 is an example 1 of fairway difficulty evaluation showing the state of a fairway used in the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a case 2 of a fairway difficulty level evaluation showing a state of a fairway used in the golf handicap setting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a third example of fairway difficulty level evaluation showing the state of a fairway used in the golf handicap setting device of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 18 is a case 4 of the fairway difficulty level evaluation showing the state of the fairway used in the golf handicap setting device of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 is an example of a green difficulty level evaluation showing the state of green used in the golf handicap setting device of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram of the golf handicap setting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a flowchart of a program for processing weather information of the golf handicap setting device according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 22 is a flowchart of a program processed by the standard handicap calculating means of the golf handicap setting device according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 23 is a flowchart of a program for recording input of the handicap setting device for golf according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 24 is a flowchart of a program that performs output processing of a score table of the golf handicap setting device according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 25 is a flowchart of a program processed by the difficulty level correction means of the golf handicap setting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Host server 2 Server controller 11-18 User computer 20 User server 21 Personal computer 22 Rain gauge 23 Anemometer 24 Anemometer 25 Thermometer
29 Card reader 31 Fairway difficulty setting means 32 Green difficulty setting means 33 Course difficulty setting means 34 Storage means 35 Standard handicap calculation means 36 Difficulty degree correction means

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Fairway difficulty level setting means for setting the difficulty level based on terrain information from the tee position of each hole to green on and / or the difficulty level determined by physical variables based on weather information,
Green difficulty level setting means for setting the difficulty level based on the topographic information from the green on to the hole out of each hole and / or the difficulty level determined by physical variables based on weather information,
Course difficulty setting means for determining the difficulty of the 18-hole course from the difficulty determined by the fairway difficulty setting means and the green difficulty setting means for each hole;
Storage means for storing the gross score actually played in the 18-hole course together with the difficulty level determined by the course difficulty level setting means ;
Standard handicap calculating means for calculating for each specific player a handicap according to the number of times that the specific player has played within a predetermined period from the gross score in the course determined by the course difficulty setting means stored in the storage means And a golf handicap setting device. Course difficulty level setting means for determining the difficulty level of the 18 hole course from the difficulty level based on the terrain information calculated by fairway and green for each hole and / or the difficulty level determined by physical variables based on weather information; ,
Storage means for storing the gross score actually played in the 18-hole course together with the difficulty level determined by the course difficulty level setting means ;
Standard handicap calculating means for calculating for each specific player a handicap according to the number of times that the specific player has played within a predetermined period from the gross score in the course determined by the course difficulty setting means stored in the storage means And a golf handicap setting device.   Furthermore, if a player who has acquired or changed an official handicap at a specific golf course within a specified period of time has played at a golf course other than the one that has acquired or changed the official handicap, 3. The golf according to claim 1, further comprising difficulty correction means for correcting the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means when the number of players to be played reaches a predetermined number. Handicap setting device.   Furthermore, if a player plays a plurality of times at a specific golf course within a predetermined period, and the same player plays a plurality of times at a golf course different from the specific golf course within a predetermined period, the number of applicable players 3. The golf handicap setting according to claim 1, further comprising difficulty correction means for correcting the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting means when a predetermined number is reached. 4. apparatus.   The golf correction according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the correction of the difficulty level set by the course difficulty level setting unit by the difficulty level correction unit is updated every predetermined period. Handicap setting device.   The difficulty determined by the physical variables based on the weather information of any one of the course difficulty setting means, the fairway difficulty setting means, and the green difficulty setting means is the weather, rainfall, outside temperature, wind speed, The golf handicap setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the golf handicap setting device is determined by setting the wind direction to one or more. In the storage means, at least the gross score actually played in the course calculated by the course difficulty setting means is stored together with the difficulty level and the date of play. The golf handicap setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the golf handicap setting device is stored together with one or more weather information of wind speed and wind direction. A fairway difficulty setting process for determining the difficulty determined by physical variables based on terrain information and / or weather information from the tee position of each hole to green on, and / or
A green difficulty level setting step for determining a difficulty level determined by physical variables based on terrain information and / or weather information from green on to hole out of each hole;
A course difficulty setting process for determining the course difficulty of 18 holes from the difficulty determined in the fairway difficulty setting process and the green difficulty setting process for each hole,
Storing a gross score actually played in an 18-hole course together with the difficulty level determined by the course difficulty level setting means ;
A standard handicap calculation step in which a specific player calculates a handicap according to the number of plays within a predetermined period for each specific player from the gross score in the course determined by the course difficulty setting step stored in the storage step And a golf handicap setting method. A course difficulty setting step for determining the difficulty of the 18-hole course from the difficulty determined by the physical variables based on the weather information and the difficulty based on the terrain information on the fairway and green for each hole;
Storing a gross score actually played in an 18-hole course together with the difficulty level determined by the course difficulty level setting means ;
A standard handicap calculating step in which a specific player calculates a handicap corresponding to the number of plays within a predetermined period for each specific player from the gross score in the course determined by the course difficulty setting step stored in the storage means. And a golf handicap setting method.   Furthermore, when a player who has obtained an official handicap at a specific golf course within a given period has played at a golf course other than having obtained an official handicap, and the number of applicable players reaches a predetermined number, The golf handicap setting method according to claim 8, further comprising a difficulty correction step of correcting the difficulty set by the course difficulty setting step.   Furthermore, if a player plays a plurality of times at a specific golf course within a predetermined period, and the same player plays a plurality of times at a golf course different from the specific golf course within a predetermined period, the number of applicable players 10. The golf handicap setting according to claim 8, further comprising a difficulty level correcting step of correcting the difficulty level set by the course difficulty level setting step when a predetermined number is reached. Method.

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