US20190076721A1 - Golf course "kaleidoscope" - Google Patents

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US20190076721A1
US20190076721A1 US15/768,914 US201715768914A US2019076721A1 US 20190076721 A1 US20190076721 A1 US 20190076721A1 US 201715768914 A US201715768914 A US 201715768914A US 2019076721 A1 US2019076721 A1 US 2019076721A1
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B69/3691—Golf courses; Golf practising terrains having a plurality of driving areas, fairways, greens
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B67/00—Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00
    • A63B67/02—Special golf games, e.g. miniature golf or golf putting games played on putting tracks; putting practice apparatus having an elongated platform as a putting track
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C19/00—Design or layout of playing courts, rinks, bowling greens or areas for water-skiing; Covers therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
    • A63B2102/32—Golf

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  • the invention relates to the field of sports and in particular to the construction of a sports and recreational facility in the form of a golf course.
  • the design of a golf course can be characterized by a combination of deterministic constructive elements, i.e. their shape, dimensions, relative position, etc.
  • the typical design of a golf course is a vast plot of land—from 20 to 100 hectares and more, which includes playing zones (holes), meeting certain standards, and in most cases not more than 18.
  • the 18-hole golf course is divided into two parts of 9 holes each, which makes it possible to play by choice 18 holes or only 9.
  • Each hole begins with a teeing area tee and ends with a green an area with the shortest grass, located within the standard playing distance from each other, whereon the actual hole is situated, i.e. depression (hole-depression), in which the ball rolls in to.
  • the area of the greens is approximately from 600 to 650 square meters, although there are no accurate standards for their dimensions. Furthermore, the green is not a perfect flat area. Undulations, known as breaks, are created on purpose to allow deviations when rolling the ball. Although within the green there must be locations (about one meter in diameter) with limited undulations to allow for placement of hole-depression.
  • the par is determined by the actual length from the tee to the green's center and by the game difficulty of each hole.
  • the standards of the holes are determined by the handicap system in such a way that the par 3 hole should be less than 235 meters (257 yards) in length, the par 4 hole should be in the range from 220 to 450 meters (241 to 492 yards), the par 5 hole should be more than 415 meters (454 yards) in length.
  • the game complexity of the hole is further taken into account: the relief, the presence of obstacles, the wind direction.
  • a hole with an actual length of 430 meters (470 yards) can be classified as “par 4” or “par 5”, depending on the game complexity of the hole.
  • the sum of the pars of all holes is the total par of the course (usually equal to 70-72 for a standard course of 18 holes).
  • each hole has a fairway an area having grass of medium height, occupying most of the playing surface between the tee and the green.
  • the fairway on either side is surrounded by higher grass known as rough or semi-rough that can significantly make the shot harder from this area.
  • Various hazards, elements of the playing surface, specially built thereon, are located in different places within the holes and around them to challenge the game. Artificially created objects, for example, lakes, sand traps-bunkers, etc., as well as natural objects of the landscape, for example trees, bushes, hills, etc., can be used as hazards.
  • the typical design of the golf course does not include holes parallel to each other at a short range, especially if they are opposite, as the ball, hit from the tee of one hole, can hit players on the parallel hole. Intersection of two holes is not further allowed, because due to the presence of hazards, the players who are on the same hole cannot see the players playing on the intersecting hole. Such restrictions in the construction of the golf course are introduced based on the safety conditions of the players.
  • Traditional golf courses are designed and constructed in such a way that they have one predefined route, which is formalized in a so-called score card, which indicates the hole number, its length and its corresponding par.
  • the main disadvantage of the typical design of the golf course is the predetermination of the routing, because after some time players who constantly play the course, regardless of the surrounding conditions, quite accurately know how to strike, where the ball will land and how to avoid one or another hazard. There is a lack of challenge to the course, which leads to a loss of its attractiveness for the player and the need to travel to other golf courses. For this reason, at each golf resort, as a rule, several golf courses are built, which significantly reduces the economic performance of the golf club (profitability) associated with the need to build and operate extra courses.
  • the tendency for variability in the routes of golf courses is the dominant trend in the design and construction of the latter, which has been confirmed in a significant number of granted patents and registered applications in various countries, the most typical of which are introduced in the present description as a prior art and prototype.
  • the object of the invention is to increase the number of golf course routes in the presence of the same set of elements thereon, and, ultimately, to increase the variability of the game.
  • the application task is achieved due to the fact that in a golf course on which there is a traditional number of holes containing a set of deterministic elements—tees, greens, fairways and hazards, at least one tee is within the standard playing distance of at least two greens, thereby forming new holes, creating new routes of playing the course, corresponding to all established game standards.
  • the technical result of the invention consists in the fact that in the presence of a traditional number of the same elements, it is possible to create different full-length routes on the golf course, which significantly increases the variability of the game and contributes to reducing the construction expenses.
  • FIGS. 1, 2, 3 of the drawings attached to the description schematic images of the same 18-hole golf course with a traditional set of the same elements with three routes laid thereon are given.
  • a designed and constructed golf course in the Vsevolozhsk District of the Leningrad Region, Russia was chosen.
  • the basic game route is shown in FIG. 1 , where positions 1, 2, 3 . . . 18 represent the tee of the 18-hole course, and the corresponding greens are indicated by positions 1d, 2d, 3d . . . 18d.
  • the numbering of tees and greens on the rest golf courses shown in the drawings corresponds to their numbering in FIG. 1 .
  • Route 1 ( FIG. 1 ): 1-1g, 2-2g, 3-3g, 4-4g, 5-5g, 6-6g, 7-7g, 8-8g, 9-9g, 10-10g, 11-11g, 12-12g, 13-13g, 14-14g, 15-15g, 16-16g, 17-17g, 18-18g.
  • Route 2 ( FIG. 2 ): 10-8g, 9-7g, 8-6g, 7-5g, 6-4g, 4-3g, 4-2g, 3-1g, 2-9g, 10-11g, 12-10g, 11-12g, 12-13g, 14-12g, 13-17g, 17-15g, 16-14g, 15-18g.
  • Route 3 ( FIG. 3 ): 10-4g, 5-8g, 9-7g, 8-6g, 7-5g, 6-4g, 4-2g, 3-1g, 2 9g, 10-11g, 12-10g, 11-12g, 13-14g, 13-16g, 15-14g, 15-13g, 14-12g, 15-18g.
  • the tee is an intentionally constructed teeing area, with which the game begins in each playing zone. There can be several starting positions on the site. An example is tee, indicated by number 15, where there are three starting positions, or tee 10—with two starting positions.

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