Urban golf course

Abstract

An urban golf course or other golf course having overlapping full size fairways constructed on a greatly reduced land area compared with current golf courses. Providing the same driving distances and same level of playing and course structure and spectator amenities. May include doglegs, bunkers, water hazards, tree hazards, rough, clubhouse, gallery, and concessions as in present golf courses. Professional and practice courses built on small land areas.

1 . An urban golf course having a plurality of multiple par fairways in a closely positioned side by side array to replicate the playing distances, configurations, and playing challenges of a full size professional golf course on a fraction of the land area occupied by a professional course, the urban golf course comprising:
 an array of at least two multiple use fairways abutting each other along the lengths of the fairways, each of the fairways having a length equal to a par five link on a professional golf course, each of the at least two multiple use fairways comprising playing features of a professional golf course;   at least one green at an end of each of the fairways;   a series of at least three tee areas spaced along the length of each of the fairways so that a first tee area at a beginning of each of the fairways located at a par five distance from the at least one green, a second tee area is positioned approximately a third of the length of the fairway located at a par four distance to the at least one green; and a third tee area is positioned approximately two thirds of the distance down the fairway at a par three distance from the at least one green so that a golfer can play eighteen holes of golf on an urban golf course having a plurality of multiple par fairways in a closely positioned side by side array to replicate the playing distances, configurations, and playing challenges of a full size professional golf course on a fraction of the land area occupied by a professional course.   
     
     
         2 . The urban golf course of  claim 1  wherein the playing features comprise at least one dogleg, a plurality of bunkers, smooth grass areas, rough grass areas, trees, water hazards, uneven terrain, and variously sloping greens. 
     
     
         3 . The urban golf course of  claim 1  further comprising clubhouse adjacent to the first tee areas and a gallery and concessions adjacent to the greens. 
     
     
         4 . The urban golf course of  claim 1  wherein the array comprises three multiple use fairways abutting each other along the lengths of the fairways so that the width of the urban golf course is 176 yards and the length of the urban golf course is 880 yards. 
     
     
         5 . A method of making an urban golf course having a plurality of multiple par fairways in a closely positioned side by side array to replicate the playing distances, configurations, and playing challenges of a full size professional golf course on a fraction of the land area occupied by a professional course, the urban golf course comprising:
 a first step of creating an array of at least two multiple use fairways abutting each other along the lengths of the fairways, each of the fairways having a length equal to a par five link on a professional golf course, each of the at least two multiple use fairways comprising playing features of a professional golf course;   a second step of creating at least one green at an end of each of the fairways;   a third step of creating a series of at least three tee areas spaced along the length of each of the fairways so that a first tee area at a beginning of each of the fairways located at a par five distance from the at least one green, a second tee area is positioned approximately a third of the length of the fairway located at a par four distance to the at least one green; and a third tee area is positioned approximately two thirds of the distance down the fairway at a par three distance from the at least one green so that a golfer can play eighteen holes of golf on an urban golf course having a plurality of multiple par fairways in a closely positioned side by side array to replicate the playing distances, configurations, and playing challenges of a full size professional golf course on a fraction of the land area occupied by a professional course.   
     
     
         6 . The method of making an urban golf course of  claim 5  wherein the step of creating playing features comprises creating at least one dogleg, a plurality of bunkers, smooth grass areas, rough grass areas, trees, water hazards, uneven terrain, and variously sloping greens. 
     
     
         7 . The method of making an urban golf course of  claim 5  further comprising the step of creating a clubhouse adjacent to the first tee areas, and a gallery and concessions adjacent to the greens. 
     
     
         8 . The method of making an urban golf course of  claim 5  wherein the first step comprises making an array comprising three multiple use fairways abutting each other along the lengths of the fairways so that the width of the urban golf course is 176 yards and the length of the urban golf course is 880 yards.