SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR MANAGING AND PROCESSING GOLF DATA

• US 20170076003A1
• Filed: 11/23/2016
• Published: 03/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GKPS LLC
• Original Assignee: GKPS LLC
• Inventors: Kerr, Gilbert, Shorthose, Paul g.
• Granted Patent: US 9,811,596 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/08 Sorting, i.e. grouping record carriers in numerical or other ordered sequence according to the classification of at least some of the information they carry by merging two or more sets of carriers in ordered sequence G06F7/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A system, method and non-transitory storage medium to manage and process golf game data, golf player data, handicap data, golf team data, and golf course data so as to organize and manage team-based groups or golf leagues of extended duration where asynchronous golf game play during some periods and synchronous game play during other periods on real golf courses and potentially different golf courses is possible. Extensive grouping, scoring, and ranking of golf teams as well as qualification-based tournaments are provided so as to create previously unseen effects of creating a strong community of interest in golfing and increasing the enjoyment and frequency of golf play.

Claims

1-24. -24. (canceled)

25. A server including a non-transitory memory, the server configured to communicate via a network with at least one Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled handheld device, and configured to perform steps comprising:

receiving from the at least one handheld device golf game data, handicap data, and team data for one or more golfers being part of one or more teams, wherein the golf game data includes an identification of a golf course played by a golfer and one or more tees played by each golfer;

retrieving, from a golf course data storage device, golf course difficulty information associated with the golf course played, wherein the golf course data storage device stores respective golf course difficulty information for each of a plurality of golf courses, including information indicative of the difficulty of a set of tees at each golf course;

receiving or determining grouping data defining membership of at least one of the one or more teams in one or more groups;

receiving or determining at least one net score for the one or more teams using the golf game data, the handicap data, the golf course difficulty information associated with the golf course played, and the team data, wherein the at least one net score is determined based on an adjusted net score for each golfer, and the adjusted score is determined using a course rating differential to take into account the difficulty of the one or more tees played by the each golfer; and

providing ranking information for the one or more teams based on the adjusted net score for each team.

26. The server of claim 25, wherein the course rating differential is determined by calculating the difference between the COURSE RATING of the tees played and the standard par of 36 for 9 holes and 72 for 18 holes, wherein each golfer'"'"'s COURSE HANDICAP is adjusted by adding the course rating differential to each golfer'"'"'s COURSE HANDICAP.

27. The server of claim 26, wherein the ranking information includes net ranking based on the adjusted net scores of each golfer in each team.

28. The server of claim 27, wherein the net ranking is based on a predetermined number of the team'"'"'s lowest adjusted net score.

29. The server of claim 25, further comprising (a) receiving gross scores for each golfer in a team, (b) subtracting the COURSE RATING of the tees played from a team'"'"'s gross score, (c) multiplying the result of (b) by the standard SLOPE RATING for 18 holes, and (d) dividing the result of (c) by the SLOPE RATING of the tees played for the 9 or 18 hole round.

30. The server of claim 29, further comprising subtracting the result of (d) from the standard par of 36 for 9 holes and 72 for 18 holes, awarding points based on the results, and ranking the teams based on the points awarded.

31. The server of claim 25, wherein the ranking information is determined based on adjusted net scores obtained from golfers competing multiple rounds of golf.

32. The server of claim 31, wherein the multiple rounds of golf are completed at different locations.

33. The server of claim 31, wherein the multiple rounds of golf are completed at different times.

34. A method comprising:

receiving, by a server including a non-transitory memory from at least one Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled handheld device via a network, golf game data, handicap data, and team data for one or more golfers being part of one or more teams, wherein the golf game data includes an identification of a golf course played by a golfer and one or more tees played by each golfer;

retrieving, by the server from a golf course data storage device, golf course difficulty information associated with the golf course played, wherein the golf course data storage device stores respective golf course difficulty information for each of a plurality of golf courses, including information indicative of the difficulty of a set of tees at each golf course;

receiving or determining grouping data defining membership of at least one of the one or more teams in one or more groups;

receiving or determining at least one net score for the one or more teams using the golf game data, the handicap data, the golf course difficulty information associated with the golf course played, and the team data, wherein the at least one net score is determined based on an adjusted net score for each golfer, and the adjusted score is determined using a course rating differential to take into account the difficulty of the one or more tees played by the each golfer; and

providing ranking information for the one or more teams based on the adjusted net score for each team.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the course rating differential is determined by calculating the difference between the COURSE RATING of the tees played and the standard par of 36 for 9 holes and 72 for 18 holes, wherein each golfer'"'"'s COURSE HANDICAP is adjusted by adding the course rating differential to each golfer'"'"'s COURSE HANDICAP.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the ranking information includes net ranking based on the adjusted net scores of each golfer in each team.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the net ranking is based on a predetermined number of the team'"'"'s lowest adjusted net score.

38. The method of claim 34, further comprising (a) receiving gross scores for each golfer in a team, (b) subtracting the COURSE RATING of the tees played from a team'"'"'s gross score, (c) multiplying the result of (b) by the standard SLOPE RATING for 18 holes, and (d) dividing the result of (c) by the SLOPE RATING of the tees played for the 9 or 18 hole round.

39. The method of claim 38, further comprising subtracting the result of (d) from the standard par of 36 for 9 holes and 72 for 18 holes, awarding points based on the results, and ranking the teams based on the points awarded.

40. The method of claim 34, wherein the ranking information is determined based on adjusted net scores obtained from golfers competing multiple rounds of golf.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the multiple rounds of golf are completed at different locations.

42. The method of claim 40, wherein the multiple rounds of golf are completed at different times.

43. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer code stored therein, the computer code when executed by a server, causing the server to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from at least one Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled handheld device via a network, golf game data, handicap data, and team data for one or more golfers being part of one or more teams, wherein the golf game data includes an identification of a golf course played by a golfer and one or more tees played by each golfer;

retrieving, from a golf course data storage device, golf course difficulty information associated with the golf course played, wherein the golf course data storage device stores respective golf course difficulty information for each of a plurality of golf courses, including information indicative of the difficulty of a set of tees at each golf course;

receiving or determining grouping data defining membership of at least one of the one or more teams in one or more groups;

receiving or determining at least one net score for the one or more teams using the golf game data, the handicap data, the golf course difficulty information associated with the golf course played, and the team data, wherein the at least one net score is determined based on an adjusted net score for each golfer, and the adjusted score is determined using a course rating differential to take into account the difficulty of the one or more tees played by the each golfer; and

providing ranking information for the one or more teams based on the adjusted net score for each team.

44. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 43, wherein the course rating differential is determined by calculating the difference between the COURSE RATING of the tees played and the standard par of 36 for 9 holes and 72 for 18 holes, wherein each golfer'"'"'s COURSE HANDICAP is adjusted by adding the course rating differential to each golfer'"'"'s COURSE HANDICAP.