Golf game and scoring method

Abstract

A method for playing and scoring a golf game, comprising determining an actual time it takes a team to complete a golf hole, determining a number of strokes taken by the team in completing the golf hole, multiplying the number of strokes taken by the team in completing the golf hole by a predetermined amount of time to determine an added shot time, determining a total hole time by adding the added shot time to the actual time it takes the team to complete the golf hole, and recording the total hole time on a score keeping means.

1 . A method for playing and scoring a golf game, comprising:
 a. determining an actual time it takes a team to complete a golf hole;   b. determining a number of strokes taken by the team in completing the golf hole;   c. multiplying the number of strokes taken by the team in completing the golf hole by a predetermined amount of time to determine an added shot time;   d. determining a total hole time by adding the added shot time to the actual time it takes the team to complete the golf hole; and   e. recording the total hole time on a score keeping means.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising requiring that the team comprise of a plurality of players, wherein each player is responsible for at least one specific skill or at least one specific shot. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the specific skill is a type of skill selected from the group consisting essentially of: a driving skill, a putting skill, a chipping skill, a short iron skill, a long iron skill, a sand trap skill, a rough skill, and a trick shot skill. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the specific shot is a type of shot selected from the group consisting essentially of, a drive, a fairway shot, a rough shot, a sand trap shot, a chip, a putt, a trick shot, a slice, a draw, a fade, a hook, a push, a pull, a backspin shot, a forward spin shot, a side spin shot, a lob, a skip shot, and a sky shot. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising requiring team members to take consecutive turns playing the same ball beginning with the tee off and continuing until the ball has been holed. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising requiring that each team member charged with at least one specific skill or at least one specific shot play the ball in the lie that requires each team member's specific skill or specific shot. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising requiring that no single team member play a consecutive shot. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising requiring that no single team member tee off on consecutive holes. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising requiring that a tee off on one hole commence within a predetermined amount of time after completion of a prior hole. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a penalty time by multiplying at least one predetermined amount of time by a number of penalties committed during a hole. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the total hole time comprises the actual time to complete a hole, plus the added shot time, plus the penalty time. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein a penalty comprises a lost ball, a hazard, a mulligan, striking the ball into a penalty zone, or other traditional golf penalties. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein a penalty zone is a designated area on a golf course. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a bonus time deduction by multiplying at least one predetermined amount of time by a number of bonus occurrences. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein a bonus occurrence comprises hitting a ball into a designated bonus area, hitting the ball using a bonus type of club, finishing a hole within a predetermined amount of time, or completing a bonus milestone. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the total hole time comprises the actual time to complete a hole, plus the added shot time, minus the bonus time deduction. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a total score is based on the total hole time and is attributed to the team as a whole. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising allowing individual team members to communicate using at least one wireless device. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein communicating using at least one wireless device comprises transmitting plays or shots, player location, ball location, club selection, or course conditions. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein player location or ball location is calculated using GPS. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the team further comprises at least one coach. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the coach is responsible for selecting plays or shots, club selection, and players for performing the plays or shots. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising requiring that the team abstain from using at least one golf cart. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining at least one hole winner by comparing a first total hole time of at least one first team and a second total hole time of at least one second team. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising requiring that when a first team catches up to a second team in play, the second team must let the first team play through. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the amount of time it takes the first team to play through will be added to the second team's total hole time. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a hole score based on the total hole time. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a total course time based on the sum of the hole times for all the holes played. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising determining a total score based on the total course time. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising determining a winner by comparing a first total score of at least one first team and a second total score of at least one second team.