Method and apparatus for playing a game of golf

• US 6,955,611 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2004
• Issued: 10/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bradley D. Kimmel
• Original Assignee: Bradley D. Kimmel
• Inventors: Kimmel, Bradley D.
• Primary Examiner(s): BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER
• Application Number:
  US10/784,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20050187029A1
• Time in Patent Office: 606 Days
• Field of Search: 473/409, 473/282, 473/287, 273/144.A, 273/144.B, 273/148.R, 273/309, 273/144.R, 273/245, 273/138.1, 273/139, 273/141.R, 273/141.A, 273/146, 273/142.R, 273/142.A, 273/142.B, 273/142.C, 273/142.E, 273/142.F, 273/142.G
• US Class Current: 473/287
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/02 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

Abstract

An apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players, each player having a set of golf clubs including a plurality of irons, a plurality of woods and a putter, includes a game set of indicators that includes a club set of indicators bearing club identifications, a reserve set of indicators bearing reserve indications, a shot set of indicators bearing shot indications and a flag set of indicators bearing flag indications; and, a container for holding the game set of indicators and permitting a player to randomly and blindly draw one of the indicators.

Claims

1. An apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players, comprising:

a set of golf clubs including a plurality of irons, a plurality of woods and a putter;

a game set of indicators that includes a club set of indicators bearing club identifications, a reserve set of indicators bearing reserve indications, a shot set of indicators bearing shot indications and a flag set of indicators bearing flag indications; and

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container means for holding said game set of indicators and permitting a player to randomly and blindly draw one of said indicators.

2. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 1 wherein said club set of indicators includes 13 club indicators, each bearing only one of the following club identifications:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, SW, 7w, 6w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 2w, D, P.

3. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 1 wherein said club set of indicators includes a plurality of club indicators, each bearing one of the following club identifications:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, SW, 5w, 3w, D, P.

4. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 1 wherein said reserve set of indicators includes four reserve indicators, each bearing only one of the following reserve indications:

4 Reserve, 5 Reserve, 6 Reserve, D Reserve.

5. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 1 wherein said shot set of indicators includes four shot indicators, each including only one of the following shot indications:

5 Shot, 6 Shot, 7 Shot, P Shot.

6. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 1 wherein said flag set of indicators includes three flag indicators, each including only one of the following flag indications:

Flag, Flag, Flag.

7. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 1 wherein said game set of indicators are golf balls.

8. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 1 wherein said game set of indicators includes at least 24 indicators, at least 13 of which bear only one of the following club identifications:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, SW, 7w, 6w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 2w, D, P.

9. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 1 wherein said reserve set of indicators includes at least one reserve indicator, each reserve indicator bearing the term Reserve.

10. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 9 wherein each reserve indicator bears one of the following club identifications:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, SW, 7w, 6w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 2w, D, P.

11. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 10 wherein there are four reserve indicators each bearing one of the following club identifications:

4, 5, 6 and D.

12. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 1 wherein said shot set of indicators includes at least one shot indicator, each shot indicator bearing the term Shot.

13. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 12 wherein each shot indicator bears one of the following club identifications:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, SW, 7w, 6w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 2w, D, P.

14. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 13 wherein there are four shot indicators each bearing one of the following club identifications:

5, 6, 7 and P.

15. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 1 further including a point set of point indicators.

16. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 15 wherein said point indicators total 100,000 points for each player.

17. An apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players, each player having a set of golf clubs including a plurality of clubs from a group consisting of irons, woods and a putter, comprising:

a game set of indicators that includes a club set of indicators bearing club identifications, a reserve set of indicators bearing reserve indications, a shot set of indicators bearing shot indications and a flag set of indicators bearing flag indications; and

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container means for holding said game set of indicators and permitting a player to randomly and blindly draw one of said indicators.

18. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 17 wherein said club set of indicators includes 13 club indicators, each bearing only one of the following club identifications:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, SW, 7w, 6w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 2w, D, P.

19. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 17 wherein said club set of indicators includes a plurality of club indicators, each bearing one of the following club identifications:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, SW, 5w, 3w, D, P.

20. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 17 wherein said reserve set of indicators includes four reserve indicators, each bearing only one of the following reserve indications:

4 Reserve, 5 Reserve, 6 Reserve, D Reserve.

21. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 17 wherein said shot set of indicators includes four shot indicators, each including only one of the following shot indications:

5 Shot, 6 Shot, 7 Shot, P Shot.

22. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 17 wherein said flag set of indicators includes three flag indicators, each including only one of the following flag indications:

Flag, Flag, Flag.

23. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 17 wherein said game set of indicators are golf balls.

24. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 17 wherein said game set of indicators includes at least 24 indicators, at least 13 of which bear only one of the following club identifications:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, SW, 7w, 6w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 2w, D, P.

25. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 17 wherein said reserve set of indicators includes at least one reserve indicator, each reserve indicator bearing the term Reserve.

26. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 25 wherein each reserve indicator bears one of the following club identifications:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, SW, 7w, 6w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 2w, D, P.

27. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 26 wherein there are four reserve indicators each bearing one of the following club identifications:

4, 5, 6 and D.

28. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 17 wherein said shot set of indicators includes at least one shot indicator, each shot indicator bearing the term Shot.

29. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 28 wherein each shot indicator bears one of the following club identifications:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, W, SW, 7w, 6w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 2w, D, P.

30. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 29 wherein there are four shot indicators each bearing one of the following club identifications:

5, 6, 7 and P.

31. The apparatus for playing a game of golf for at least two players of claim 17 wherein each indicator is a golf club.

32. The apparatus for playing a game of golf of claim 31 wherein said game set of indicators further includes a reserve set of indicators bearing reserve indications.

33. The apparatus for playing a game of golf of claim 31 wherein said game set of indicators further includes a shot set of indicators bearing shot indications.

34. The apparatus for playing a game of golf of claim 31 wherein said game set of indicators further includes a flag set of indicators bearing flag indications.

35. A method for playing a game of golf for at least two players at a golf course having a plurality of holes, each hole having at least one tee box and a putting green with a cup, each player having a set of golf clubs including a plurality of irons, a plurality of woods and a putter, comprising the steps of:

providing a game set of indicators, each indicator bearing a club identification;

drawing at least one player indicator for each player from said game set of indicators;

drawing at least one common indicator from said game set of indicators to become a common indicator available to all players;

players playing at least one hole of golf, with each player using only those golf clubs identified on the indicators drawn for him and those identified on the common indicators.

36. The method for playing a game of golf of claim 35 wherein said drawing at least one player indicator step includes each player drawing his own player indicator.

37. The method for playing a game of golf of claim 35 wherein said drawing at least one common indicator step includes a game steward drawing the common indicator.

38. The method for playing a game of golf of claim 35 wherein said drawing at least one player indicator step includes each player drawing two indicators prior to teeing off.