Golf course play indicator devices
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1. A golf course play indicator device comprising:
- a display panel which carries a graphic representation of the layout of a hole of a golf course including the tee and the green comprising a cup,a grid of a multiplicity of electrically energizable indicators arranged in vertical and horizontal rows within said representation of said green,an array of a multiplicity of electrically energizable indicators arranged in two spaced apart rows within said representation of said tee,an electrically energizable and changeable digital display unit to indicate the distance from the tee to said cup on said green,electrical circuit means comprising first switch means to selectively energize one of said indicators of said grid to indicate said cup position on said green and second switch means to energize one indicator in each of said two rows in said array to indicate a tee-off line on said tee,andmeans to automatically change said digital display of distance in response to changes made to said first and second switch means.
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An indicator device to inform golfers of the position of the cup on the green and other play aspects of a hole of a golf course. It has a display panel carrying a graphic representation of the hole including the tee and green, a grid of electrically energizable indicators associated with the green representation, an array of electrically energizable indicators associated with the tee representation and electrical circuitry for energizing predetermined indicators in the grid and the array.
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1. A golf course play indicator device comprising:
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a display panel which carries a graphic representation of the layout of a hole of a golf course including the tee and the green comprising a cup, a grid of a multiplicity of electrically energizable indicators arranged in vertical and horizontal rows within said representation of said green, an array of a multiplicity of electrically energizable indicators arranged in two spaced apart rows within said representation of said tee, an electrically energizable and changeable digital display unit to indicate the distance from the tee to said cup on said green, electrical circuit means comprising first switch means to selectively energize one of said indicators of said grid to indicate said cup position on said green and second switch means to energize one indicator in each of said two rows in said array to indicate a tee-off line on said tee, and means to automatically change said digital display of distance in response to changes made to said first and second switch means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of informing golfers of vital play aspects of a hole of a golf course substantially immediately prior to the golfer'"'"'s beginning of play of said hole which comprises:
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providing adjacent the tee of said hole a display panel which carries a graphic representation of the layout of said hole of the golf course including the tee and the green, providing in the green portion of said display panel a plurality of first electrically energizable indicators spaced apart that serve upon being energized to show the position of the cup upon said green at the time of said play, energizing one of said first indicators to show said cup position, providing in the tee portion of said display panel a plurality of second electrically energizable indicators spaced apart that serve upon being energized to show a tee-off position on said tee at the line of play, energizing a pair of said indicators to show said tee-off position, providing on the panel an electrically energizable and changeable digital display unit to indicate the distance from the tee to said cup on said green, and automatically controlling said digital display of distance by changes in said energizing of said first and second indicators. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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