Golf facility, concept, and method of operation

Abstract

A golf facility comprising of a universal design concept and entities that support this concept are disclosed therein. The universal concept is to stimulate a person's mind, body, and soul by instilling intellectual, physical, and social/emotional values through tangible and intangible design of the present invention. These design elements are inclusive to, but not limited to, a clubhouse area with a plurality of housings containing rooftop miniature golf, a range area containing the “3-Green” concept and a driving range that takes the form of, but not limited to, either an illuminated driving range or an aqua driving range. Batting cages are also included with the makeup of the driving range. The golf course contains a plurality of holes, where each hole contains a concept, that are inclusive to the universal concept. The golf course also includes a plurality of station areas displaced at various locations on the golf course to fulfill the universal concept. A typical golf hole of the present invention comprises of a hole marker structure that supplies the golfer with information and products, the Personal Tee™ system for arranging tees, a middle area between an initial teeing system and the target green, and an artificial target green of various colors encompassing a target structure/cup that displays various flags and combines the play of traditional golf and disk golf. The golf holes contain similar, or different specific par distances from a target structure/cup, and at different directions from a target structure/cup such that the teeing areas are disposed at different angles from the target structure/cup, and encompass different terrain and different trajectories to the target structure/cup therein. A method of operation of the golf facility is also described. The method of randomly participating at the golf facility results in a method of operation that appeals to the mind, body, and soul of the participant through a relatively inexhaustible number of stimulating design concepts therein.

1 . A golf facility comprising: 
 a universal and fundamental design concept of “mind+body+soul=the total person” according to the embodiments of  FIG. 2 , and entities that support this concept, wherein said concept stimulates a person's intellectual (mind), physical (body), and emotional (soul) values through tangible and intangible elements and usage of the present invention, and    a layout according to the embodiments of  FIG. 3, 4 , and  5 A, that attracts, accommodates, and educates a person through three various experiences: education (mind), competition (body), and recreation (soul).    
   
   
       2 . A golf facility according to  claim 1 , comprising: 
 a clubhouse area containing a plurality of housings, where each said housing includes a plurality of rooms and other entities that support the concept of the said housing, while encompassing activities on the rooftop of the said housing inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIGS. 7C, 7D ,  7 E, and  7 F,    a plurality of practice greens, where each said practice green includes a specialized activity inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIGS. 9A and 9B ,    a driving range area, where the makeup is of turf, water, or any other form, and where the tee line is divided into two sections by a structure to buffer golf shots from each section inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIG. 8C ,    a driving range area, with a plurality of target greens, wherein at least one, or some, or all of said target greens comprise the concept according to  FIGS. 8A and 8B ,    a plurality of station areas, where each of said station area encompass a concept inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIG. 6A ,    a plurality of golf holes, where each of said golf hole includes a hole marker that serves as informative and assisting the user inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIGS. 11A and 11B ,    a plurality of golf holes, where each of said golf holes includes a plurality of initial teeing areas displaced at similar, or at different specific par distances from a target structure, in which a target green of various shades of colour, various undulations, or any other desired methods of strategy, surround the said alternative golf cup/target structure, such that said plurality types of golfing rounds are played, and encompass different terrain and different trajectories to said target cup inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIG. 10A ,    a plurality of golf holes comprising a border green comprising an area beside and behind said target green in relation to said initial teeing areas, such that said middle playing area and said border green comprise variable terrain of various surfaces, including cut and uncut grass, various contours, flat surfaces, gullies and mounds, and various obstacles including trees, water hazards, boulders and sand traps,    a plurality of golf holes comprising a border green comprising an area beside and behind said target green in relation to said initial teeing areas, such that said border green comprises mounds, berms, and any other forms of elements to decelerate the momentum of over-played golf shots inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIGS. 10A, 10B , and  10 C,    a plurality of target greens of various shades of colour, various undulations, and various shapes and sizes encompassing said alternative golf cup/target structure for each said plurality of holes inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIGS. 13A, 13B , and  13 C,    a plurality of target greens of various shades of colour, coordinating with the colour of the said alternative golf cup/target structure, flag, hole concept, or any other preferred additional elements within said golf holes inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIGS. 4, 13B , and  14 A, and    a plurality of alternative golf cup/target structures encompassing the ability to combine disc golf and other types of golf by encompassing a disc target with connected golf cup at the base of the structure.    
   
   
       3 . A golf facility according to  claim 2 , comprising: 
 a plurality of golf holes each having a teeing area, a target green with a alternative golf cup/target structure thereon, and a fairway portion located between said teeing area and said target green, each of said golf holes having a designated par value.    
   
   
       4 . The conceptual design of the clubhouse area according to  claim 2  and embodiments of  FIGS. 7A, 7B ,  7 C,  7 D,  7 E, and  7 F.  
   
   
       5 . A golf facility according to  claim 2 , wherein said golf course comprises nine (9), eighteen (18), or any other desired number of holes, wherein at least one, or some, or all of said golf holes comprise the concept according to  claim 3 .  
   
   
       6 . A golf facility according to  claim 2 , wherein at least one, or some, or all of said initial teeing areas qualify for any combination of par 3, par 4, par 5, or any other specific par value.  
   
   
       7 . A golf facility according to  claim 2 , wherein at least one, or some, or all of said initial teeing areas comprise one or more additional teeing areas within said initial teeing area.  
   
   
       8 . A golf facility according to  claim 2 , wherein said one or more additional teeing areas may be a men's tee, a ladies tee, a professional tee, or any other preferred additional teeing area within said initial teeing area.  
   
   
       9 . The conceptual design of the golf facility according to  claim 2  and embodiments of  FIGS. 3, 4 , and  5 A.  
   
   
       10 . A golf facility according to any one of  claim 2 , wherein said golf course comprises one (1), four (4), or any other desired number of station areas, wherein at least one, or some, or all of said station areas comprise concepts inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIGS. 6A, 6B , and  6 C.  
   
   
       11 . The conceptual design of the station areas according to  claim 2  and embodiments of  FIGS. 6B and 6C .  
   
   
       12 . A golf facility according to any one of  claim 2 , wherein said driving range comprises three (3), eight (8), or any other desired number of target greens, wherein at least one, or some, or all of said target greens comprise the concept therein.  
   
   
       13 . A driving range according to  claim 2 , wherein said one or more additional teeing areas may be a stacked tee alignment, a circular tee alignment, bi-polar tee alignment, or any other preferred additional tee alignment method within said initial teeing alignment.  
   
   
       14 . The conceptual design of the driving range area according to  claim 2  and embodiments of  FIGS. 8A and 8B .  
   
   
       15 . A golf facility according to  claim 2 , wherein said practice greens comprises two (2), three (3), or any other desired number of practice greens, wherein at least one, or some, or all of said practice greens may take the form of a character, a pattern, a shape, or any other preferred appearance within said area.  
   
   
       16 . The conceptual design of the practice greens according to  claim 2  embodiments of  FIGS. 9A and 9B .  
   
   
       17 . A golf hole according to  claim 2 , wherein said border green comprising an area beside and behind said target green in relation to said initial teeing areas, such that said border green comprises mounds, berms, and any other forms of elements to decelerate the momentum of over-played golf shots.  
   
   
       18 . A hole marker according to  claim 2 , in the form of a computerized kiosk, non-computerized kiosk, or any other forms of stationary structures, wherein said hole marker comprises a shielded bulletin for posting information, and a dispenser for providing items to the user, wherein at least one, or some, or all of said golf holes comprise the concept therein.  
   
   
       19 . The conceptual design of the hole marker according to  claim 2  and embodiments of  FIGS. 11A and 11B .  
   
   
       20 . A golf facility according to  claim 2 , wherein said number of golf holes determine the desired number of golf hole concepts, wherein at least one, or some, or all of said golf holes comprise the concept according to  FIG. 4 .  
   
   
       21 . An alternative golf cup/target structure according to  claim 2 , wherein at least one, or some, or all of said alternative golf cup/target structures encompass a disc target golf cup connected by male and female attachments inclusive to, but not limited to, the embodiments of  FIG. 14B , or any other forms of assembly.  
   
   
       22 . The conceptual design of the alternative golf cup/target structure according to  claim 2  and embodiments of  FIGS. 14A and 14B .  
   
   
       23 . A method of using a golf facility of the type defined in any one of claims  1  and  2 , comprised of a plurality of activities according to claims  1  and  2 , that can be played in a plurality of different ways, thereby resulting in a golf facility that allows for the play of a relatively inexhaustible number of different variations of golf thereon, the method of operation comprising: 
 the use of said activities that incorporate education, recreation, and competition according to  claim 1 ,    the use of said activities within the clubhouse area, practice greens, driving range area, and golf course according to  claim 2 ,    the selection or assignment of a specific sequence of initial teeing areas designated for play at each hole, such that players tee up at a designated initial teeing area for each hole of the golf course layout,    playing the holes sequentially by teeing up at the designated initial teeing areas for each hole of said golf course layout based on a golf game commissioned for play,    giving the player the option to experience the station areas placed strategically on the golf course therein,    players striking a golf ball at each successive hole to attempt to propel it toward the target/cup structure located on the target green of the hole being played, and    proceeding sequentially to play the subsequent holes of the course in like manner.    
   
   
       24 . A method of use according to  claim 23 , wherein players tee up at the designated initial teeing areas that comprise the golf course layout to be played, such that the golf course layout can be commissioned by: 
 a golf clubhouse area that administers the golf facility such that various activities can be performed, and    a computer system that controls various activities of the golf facility.