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Golf course progress monitor to alleviate slow play

  • US 6,033,316 A
  • Filed: 08/07/1997
  • Issued: 03/07/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for monitoring progress of golf play comprising:

  • a dial having eighteen uniform segments corresponding to holes of a round of golf;

    means for setting a desired duration period for said round of golf;

    means for entering a desired duration for at least one facet of play;

    a first rotating hand indicating a position on one of said segments corresponding to a position at one of said holes a golfer should be at, at a given time, in order to complete said round of golf in said desired duration period;

    means for rotating said first rotating hand at varying speeds determined by said desired duration period for said round of golf and said desired duration period for said at least one independent facet of play on each of said holes, said first rotating hand rotating one complete revolution in said desired duration period for a round of golf;

    said segments comprising markings corresponding to said at least one independent facet of play, wherein said first rotating hand crosses said markings in said desired duration for said at least one independent facet of play; and

    means for starting and stopping said rotating means.

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