Golf card game

Abstract

A golf card game comprises a plurality of cards, each having a point value associated with the card, and indicia related to a feature associate with an aspect of golf. A selected group of the cards form a hand for each player, and the point values of the cards in the hand are combinable to define a hand score. A scoring guide is provided that has a scoring conversion system for converting the hand score of a hand to a numerical golf score corresponding to the scoring convention for an actual round of golf. A first range of hand scores corresponds to a par score, a second range of hand scores corresponds to a birdie score, a third range of hand scores corresponds to a hole-in-one score, a fourth range of hand scores corresponds to a bogey score, a fifth range of hand scores corresponds to a double bogey score, and a sixth range of hand scores corresponds to a triple bogey score.

1 . A card game assembly for use in playing a card game by a plurality of players and related to golf and a scoring convention for an actual round of golf, comprising:
 a plurality of cards, each of the plurality of cards having indicia on one side corresponding to at least one of a plurality of point values associated with the card, a selected group of the plurality of cards being combinable to form a hand for each player, the point values of the cards in the hand being combinable to define a hand score;   a scoring guide having a scoring conversion system for converting the hand score of a hand to a numerical golf score corresponding to the scoring convention for an actual round of golf, the scoring conversion system is configured so a first range of hand scores corresponds to a par score, a second range of hand scores corresponds to a bogey score, a third range of hand scores corresponds to a hole-in-one score, a fourth range of hand scores corresponds to a bogey score, a fifth range of hand scores corresponds to a double bogey score, and a sixth range of hand scores corresponds to a triple bogey score; and   instructions for playing the simulated round of golf using the plurality of cards, the instructions defining how to arrange the cards to form the hand for the player, to play a plurality of hands, to determine the score in each player's hand in accordance with the scoring guide, and to convert the numerical hand score of each player's hand to a numerical golf score for each player in accordance with the scoring conversion system.   
   
   
       2 . The card game assembly of  claim 1  wherein the scoring conversion guide comprises conversion portion that identifies the indicia on each of the plurality of cards and a first point value associated with each of the plurality of cards, and the scoring conversion guide identifies a second point value for each of the plurality of cards when the card is combined with another card designated as a wild card. 
   
   
       3 . The card game assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a scorecard having indicia associated with the plurality of holes related to a simulated round of golf, the indicia including a par score for each of the plurality of holes, the scorecard configured to allow the numerical golf score of each player for each of the plurality of holes in the simulated round of golf to be recorded on the card. 
   
   
       4 . The card game assembly of  claim 1  wherein the round of simulated golf includes at least one par-three hole and at least one par-four hole, and the scoring conversion system is configured so the ranges of numerical scores for at least one of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh range of numerical hand scores are different from each other. corresponds to par score for at least a hole, a second range of numerical hand scores. 
   
   
       5 . The card game assembly of  claim 1  wherein the round of simulated golf includes at least one par-four hole, and wherein the scoring conversion system is configured for the par-four hole so that the first range of numerical hand scores corresponds to par score for the par-four hole, the second range of numerical hand scores corresponds to birdie score for the par-four hole, the third range of numerical hand scores corresponds to hole-in-one score for the par-four hole, the fourth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to bogey score for the par-four hole, the fifth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to double bogey score for the par-four hole, and the sixth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to triple bogey score for the par-four hole. 
   
   
       6 . The card game assembly of  claim 1  wherein the round of simulated golf includes at least one par-five hole, and wherein the scoring conversion system is configured for the par-five hole so that the first range of numerical hand scores corresponds to par score for the par-five hole, the second range of numerical hand scores corresponds to birdie score for the par-five hole, the third range of numerical hand scores corresponds to hole-in-one score for the par-five hole, the fourth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to bogey score for the par-five hole, the fifth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to double bogey score for the par-five hole, and the sixth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to triple bogey score for the par-five hole. 
   
   
       7 . The card game assembly of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of cards include a first set of the plurality of cards having a numerical value equal to zero, a second set of the plurality of cards having numerical values of positive numbers, and a third set of the plurality of cards having numerical values of negative numbers. 
   
   
       8 . The card game assembly of  claim 7  wherein the cards have the indicia thereon showing the numerical values of the plurality of cards, and the indicia for the positive numerical values are a first color, and the indicia for the negative numerical values are a second color different than the first color. 
   
   
       9 . The card game assembly of  claim 1  wherein the cards have indicia thereon identifying the feature associated with an aspect of golf corresponding to the numerical point value of the card. 
   
   
       10 . The card game assembly of  claim 9  wherein the feature identified by the indicia includes at least one of hole-in-one, double eagle, eagle, birdie, par, bogey, double bogey, triple bogey, quadruple bogey, rough, in-the-drink, water hazard, lost ball, snowman, sand trap, mulligan, and a bunker. 
   
   
       11 . The card game assembly of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of cards have at least one card designated as a mulligan card, and the instructions include a rule that allows a player who draws the mulligan card from the draw pile the option of drawing up to two additional cards from the draw pile during a turn. 
   
   
       12 . A card game assembly for a plurality of players and related to golf and a scoring convention for each of a plurality of holes in a round of golf, comprising:
 a plurality of cards, each of the plurality of cards having indicia corresponding to at least one of a plurality of point values associated with the card, a selected group of the plurality of cards being combinable to form a hand for each player, the point values of the cards in the hand being combinable to define a numerical hand score;   a scoring guide having a scoring conversion system for converting the numerical hand score of a hand to a numerical golf score corresponding to the scoring convention for each of the plurality of holes in a simulated round of golf;   a scorecard configured to allow each of the players to record the numerical golf scores; and   instructions for playing the golf card game and the simulated round of golf, the instructions defining how to:
 arrange a selected number of cards distributed to each of the players face down and in card positions to form the hand having at least first and second rows of cards arranged to form a plurality of scoring columns; 
 form a draw pile having cards not distributed to the players, the cards in the draw pile being face down; 
 form a discard pile from at least one of the cards, the discard pile having cards oriented face up; 
 play a hand comprising a plurality of turns, wherein each player, in sequence beginning with a first player, during the player's turn the player elects to:
 draw a card from the discard pile and replace a face down card from the selected player's hand, wherein the face down card being replace is turned face up and placed in the discard pile; or 
 draw a card from the draw pile and either i) replace a face down card from the selected player's hand with the drawn card wherein the drawn card is placed face up in the selected player's hand and the face down card being replaced is turned face up and placed in the discard pile to complete the selected player's turn, or ii) place the drawn card face up in the discard pile to complete the selected player's turn, and 
 wherein the players continue to take turns in sequence until a first player has a hand wherein all of the cards in the first player's hand are face up; 
 
 determine the score in each player's hand using the scoring guide and either i) adding the first point values of the cards in each column or ii) determining the second point value for the combination of cards in each column, and then adding together the points from each column to determining the numerical hand score of that player's hand; 
 convert the numerical hand score of each player's hand to a numerical golf score for each player in accordance with the scoring conversion system; 
 record the numerical golf score for each player on the score card in an area corresponding to the hole being played for the selected hand; 
 play hands for each hole in the simulated round of golf in accordance with the instructions until completion of the simulated round of golf; and 
 add the numerical golf score for all of the holes in the simulated round of golf for each player to determine a final round score for each player. 
   
   
   
       13 . The card game assembly of  claim 12  wherein the instructions are configured to determine which player has honors and is the first to play by comparing the point values of one or more of the cards in the hand of each player, and selecting the player to play first based upon the point value of the one or more cards. 
   
   
       14 . The card game assembly of  claim 12  wherein the scoring conversion guide comprises conversion portion that identifies each of the plurality of cards and a point value associated with each of the plurality of cards. 
   
   
       15 . The card game assembly of  claim 14  wherein each point value associated for each of the plurality of cards is a first point value, and the scoring conversion guide comprises a second conversion portion that identifies a second point value for each of the plurality of cards when the card is combined with another card designated as a wild card. 
   
   
       16 . The card game assembly of  claim 12  wherein the round of simulated golf includes at least one par-three hole and at least one par-four hole, and the scoring conversion system is configured so the ranges of numerical scores for at least one of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh range of numerical hand scores are different from each other. corresponds to par score for at least a hole, a second range of numerical hand scores. 
   
   
       17 . The card game of assembly  claim 12  wherein the round of simulated golf includes at least one par-four hole, and wherein the scoring conversion system is configured for the par-four hole so that the first range of numerical hand scores corresponds to par score for the par-four hole, the second range of numerical hand scores corresponds to birdie score for the par-four hole, the third range of numerical hand scores corresponds to hole-in-one score for the par-four hole, the fourth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to bogey score for the par-four hole, the fifth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to double bogey score for the par-four hole, and the sixth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to triple bogey score for the par-four hole. 
   
   
       18 . The card game assembly of  claim 12  wherein the round of simulated golf includes at least one par-five hole, and wherein the scoring conversion system is configured for the par-five hole so that the first range of numerical hand scores corresponds to par score for the par-five hole, the second range of numerical hand scores corresponds to birdie score for the par-five hole, the third range of numerical hand scores corresponds to hole-in-one score for the par-five hole, the fourth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to bogey score for the par-five hole, the fifth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to double bogey score for the par-five hole, and the sixth range of numerical hand scores corresponds to triple bogey score for the par-five hole. 
   
   
       19 . The card game assembly of  claim 12  wherein the plurality of cards include a first set of cards having a numerical value equal to zero, a second set of cards having numerical values of positive numbers, and a third set of cards having numerical values of negative numbers. 
   
   
       20 . A card game assembly for a plurality of players and related to golf and a scoring convention for each of a plurality of holes in a round of golf, comprising:
 a plurality of cards corresponding to at least one of a plurality of numerical values associated with the card, a selected group of the plurality of cards being combinable to form a hand for each player, the numerical values of the cards in the hand being combinable to define a numerical hand score;   a scoring guide having a scoring conversion system for converting the numerical hand score of a hand to a numerical golf score corresponding to the scoring convention for each of the plurality of holes in a round of golf; and   instructions for playing the golf card game and the simulated round of golf, the instructions defining how to arrange the cards for the hand of each player, to draw and discard cards until completion of the hand, determine the numerical hand score in each player's hand using the scoring guide after completion of the hand and convert the numerical hand score of each player's hand to a numerical golf score for each player in accordance with the scoring conversion system.   
   
   
       21 . A method of playing a golf card game related to golf and the scoring system for a round of golf, comprising:
 distributing a selected number of cards to each of a plurality of players, at least a plurality of cards having indicia corresponding to at least one of a plurality of point values associated with the card, a selected group of the plurality of cards being combinable to form a hand for each player, the point values of the cards in the hand being combinable to define a hand score;   arranging the cards in the hand of each player face down and in card positions so the hand has at least first and second rows of cards arranged to form a plurality of scoring columns;   forming a draw pile having cards not distributed to the players, the cards in the draw pile being face down;   forming a discard pile from at least one of the cards, the discard pile being oriented face up;   playing a hand comprising a plurality of turns for each player, during each turn of a player, the player turn elects to:
 draw a card from the discard pile and replace a face down card from the selected player's hand, wherein the face down card being replace is turned face up and placed in the discard pile; or 
 draw a card from the draw pile and either i) replace a face down card from the selected player's hand with the drawn card wherein the drawn card is placed face up in the selected player's hand and the face down card being replaced is turned face up and placed in the discard pile to complete the selected player's turn, or ii) place the drawn card face up in the discard pile to complete the selected player's turn; and 
 wherein the players take turns in sequence until a first player has a hand wherein all of the cards in the hand are face up; 
   determining the score in each player's hand using a scoring guide, wherein the scoring guide has a scoring conversion system for converting the numerical hand score of a hand to a numerical golf score corresponding to the scoring convention for each of the plurality of holes in a simulated round of golf, wherein determining the score includes either i) adding the first point values of the cards in each column or ii) determining the second point value for the combination of cards in each column, and then adding together the points from each column to determining the numerical hand score of that player's hand;   converting the numerical hand score of each player's hand to a numerical golf score for each player in accordance with the scoring guide; and   playing hands for each hole in the simulated round of golf.   
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21  wherein, during the plurality of turns of a hand and after the first player has a hand with all cards face up, the remaining players each draw a final drawn card from the draw pile and replace a card from that player's hand with the final drawn card, and turn all of the cards in that player's hand face up. 
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising recording the numerical golf score for each player corresponding to the hole being played for the selected hand. 
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising adding the numerical golf score for all of the holes in the simulated round of golf for each player to determine a final round score for each player. 
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising determining which player has the lowest final round score to determine which player is the winner of the simulated round of golf. 
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising recording the numerical golf score of each player for each hold on a score card that simulates a score card usable at a golf course.