GOLF COURSE

TERRAIN DE GOLF

English Abstract

?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 essence of the invention lies in the fact that in the golf course where 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 at least up to two greens, thereby forming new holes that create new routes for 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.

French Abstract

L'invention concerne le domaine des sports, et notamment la construction d'une installation de sports et de loisirs sous la forme d'un terrain de golf. L'essence de l'invention réside dans le fait que, dans le terrain de golf, il existe un nombre traditionnel de trous contenant un ensemble d'éléments déterministes - tees, greens, fairways et obstacles naturels, au moins un tee se trouvant à une distance inférieure ou égale à la distance de jeu standard au moins jusqu'à deux greens, ce qui permet de former de nouveaux trous qui créent de nouveaux itinéraires pour jouer sur le terrain, correspondant à toutes les normes de jeu établies. Le résultat technique de l'invention consiste en ce que, en la présence d'un nombre classique de mêmes éléments, il est possible de créer des itinéraires de pleine longueur différents sur le terrain de golf, ce qui permet d'augmenter significativement la variabilité du jeu et contribue à réduire les frais de construction.

Claims

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CLAIMS
1 . A golf course and at least three different score cards, the golf course
comprising:
a set of deterministic elements resulting from the construction of the land
forming the golf
course, the set of deterministic elements comprising: 18 tee areas, a
corresponding number of greens
and furthermore fairways and hazards, wherein each said tee area is within any
of par 3, par 4, or par 5
playing distance of at least two said greens, the golf course characterized
by:
at least three pre-defined golf course routes, each said route corresponding
to a specific score
card of the at least three different score cards and playing zones comprising
the following elements
from the set of deterministic elements:
a tee area; and
a green;
wherein each said pre-defined golf course route comprises an initial playing
zone of the playing zones, wherein each said pre-defined golf course route is
different from the
remaining pre-defined golf course routes based at least in part on the initial
playing zone, and
wherein the quantity of tees coincides with the quantity of greens.
2.
The golf course of claim 1, wherein a fairway is arranged between the tee
area and the
green.
3. The golf course of claim 1, wherein the hazards are selected from a group
consisting of a lake,
a trap, a bunker, a tree, a bush, and a hill.
4. The golf course of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least one said tee
area is within any of
par 3, par 4, or par 5 playing distance of three said greens.
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Description

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GOLF COURSE
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, like any material object, 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. Traditionally, 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.
To determine the playing length of the hole, the conditional standard "par", a
number of
strokes for which a golfer must complete the entire hole with a successful
game, is used. 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. In addition to the actual length in the
definition of the "par"
standard, the game complexity of the hole is further taken into account: the
relief, the presence of
obstacles, the wind direction. Thus, 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).
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In addition to the tee and green, 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.
Players start the game on hole number 1 and consistently move in accordance
with the
sequence number of holes to hole number 18 (on the course with 18 holes)
[Complete
Encyclopedia. Golf. Moscow. AST Astrel. 2015. p.252-391 - www.dk.com].
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
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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.
It is known according to the patent US 3156470, a golf course that consist of
9 holes,
which feature is that each green has two tees and a fairway, characterized by
varying playability.
Thus, the 9-hole golf course has in fact 18 holes and two routes, i.e. it has
low variability with
significant construction expenses.
As a prototype of the present invention a technical solution according to the
international
application WO 2001026743 is chosen. The design of the golf course is
patented, on which the
traditional number of holes is located, i.e. 18 and a set of deterministic
elements - tees, greens,
fairways and hazards. The distinctive feature of the solution is that each one
of the holes has
several sets of tees located in different places and with different pars.
Thus, the game from
different tees introduces some variety, but in principle the route remains
predetermined, i.e. the
order of playing the holes and entering the greens is always the same. In
addition, if each hole is
provided with tee sets having pars from 3 to 5, then the area of the golf
course and, as a
consequence, the construction expenses significantly increase.
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.
In figures 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.
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As an example of implementation of the invention, a designed and constructed
golf
course in the Vsevolozhsk District of the Leningrad Region, Russia was chosen.
The basic game
route is shown in figure 1, where positions 1, 2, 3 ... 18 represent the tee
of the 18- hole course,
and the corresponding greens are indicated by positions lg, 2g, 3g ... 18g.
Herewith, the
numbering of tees and greens on the rest golf courses shown in the drawings
(figure 2 and figure
3) corresponds to their numbering in figure 1. The principle of one tee,
within the standard
distance up to two greens, extends to all tees of the described golf course.
This circumstance, in
principle, allows to increase the number of routes more than three, i.e. the
numbers of routes
shown in the drawings. A conditional image of each one of the three game
routes in the sequence
of their routing is introduced below.
Route 1 (figure 1): 1 - lg, 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.
A golf course score card corresponding to route 1.
Hole number Hole length, Par Hole number Hole length, Par
m (yards) m (yards)
1 412 (451) 4 10 510 (558) 5
2 532 (582) 5 11 394 (431) 4
3 427(467) 4 12 175(191) 3
4 219 (240) 3 13 501 (548) 5
526 (575) 5 14 352 (385) 4
6 410 (448) 4 15 552 (604) 5
7 175 (191) 3 16 338 (370) 4
8 365 (399) 4 17 163 (178) 3
9 434 (475) 4 18 405 (443) 4
Out 3500 (3828) 36 In 3390 (3707) 37
Total: 6890 (7535) 73
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Route 2 (figure 2): 10 - 8g, 9 - 7g, 8 - 6g, 7 - 5g, 6 - 4g, 4 - 3g, 4 - 2g, 3
- lg, 2 - 9g, 10 -
11g, 12- 10g, 11- 12g, 12- 13g, 14- 12g, 13- 17g, 17- 15g, 16- 14g, 15- 18g.
A golf course score card corresponding to route 2.
Hole number Hole length, Par Hole number Hole length, Par
m (yards) m (yards)
1 405(443) 4 10 156(171) 3
2 275 (301) 4 11 418 (457) 4
3 370 (405) 4 12 482 (527) 5
4 492 (538) 5 13 324 (354) 4
422 (462) 4 14 380 (416) 4
6 142 (155) 3 15 426 (466) 4
7 500 (547) 5 16 419 (458) 4
8 432 (472) 4 17 550 (601) 5
9 280 (306) 4 18 149 (163) 3
Out 3318(3629) 37 In 3304 (3613) 36
Total: 6622 (7242) 73
Route 3 (figure 3): 10 - 4g, 5 - 8g, 9 - 7g, 8 - 6g, 7 - 5g, 6 - 4g, 4 - 2g, 3
- lg, 2 - 9g, 10 -
11g, 12- 10g, 11- 12g, 13- 14g, 13- 16g, 15- 14g, 15- 13g, 14- 12g, 15- 18g.
A golf course score card corresponding to route 3.
Hole number Hole length, Par Hole number Hole length, Par
m (yards) m (yards)
1 400 (437) 4 10 160 (175) 3
2 135 (148) 3 11 418 (457) 4
3 282 (308) 4 12 480 (525) 5
4 352 (385) 4 13 128 (140) 3
5 425 (465) 4 14 384 (420) 4
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6 454 (497) 5 15 376 (411) 4
7 500 (547) 5 16 415 (454) 4
8 432 (472) 4 17 158 (173) 3
9 280 (306) 4 18 150 (164) 3
Out 3260(3565) 37 In 2669 (2919) 33
Total: 5929 (6484) 70
It should be noted that 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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Representative Drawing