Outdoor Toss Game

Abstract

A recreational toss golf game involving one to four members and a scoring method similar to the game of golf. A start flag and a target flag indicate the starting and ending positions of each round, with players tossing a large diameter ball from the starting flag towards the target flag. The player's ball that comes closest to the target flag scores the lowest for each round, and the player with the lowest combined score after all rounds is declared the winner. The game setup is modular and may be engaged in over different terrains or distances, depending on player preference and skill level. A full game may comprise any number of rounds up to eighteen, similar to a full round of golf. The game provides players with the joys of golf without requiring each player to invest time and money developing golf specific skills or paying for specialized equipment.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A portable kit for playing an outdoor toss game, comprising:
 at least one pair of flags comprising a start flag and a target flag;   each of said pair of flags comprising a flag staff portion and a flag material;   each of said pair of flags having a unique and matching indicia on said flag material to denote a given round number;   at least one score sheet;   at least two sets of game balls, each set having a unique color with respect to another set;   a tape measure;   a portable carrying bag having an interior adapted to secure said flags, score sheet, game balls, and tape measure.   
     
     
         2 . The portable kit of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said tape measure further comprises a measuring tape having measurement indicia thereon and an end member;   said end member further comprising a tab and entryway, said entryway adapted to accept therethrough said flag staff portion;   said tab further comprising a notch therealong;   said tab and said notch adapted to bear against said flag staff portion as said measuring tape is extended from said tape measure.   
     
     
         3 . The portable kit of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said at least one pair of flags further comprises eighteen start flags and eighteen target flags.   
     
     
         4 . The portable kit of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said game balls further comprise a hard outer shell and a weighted interior.   
     
     
         5 . The portable kit of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one clipboard adapted to support said score sheets and at least one writing utensil. 
     
     
         7 . A method of playing a toss golf game from the kit of  claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
 securing said start flags and said target flags on a playing surface to define a game play area;   assigning one set of said game balls to each of a plurality of players, wherein each of said players has one set thereof;   each of said plurality of players tossing said game balls a predetermined number of times towards one of said target flags and within said game play area;   permitting each of said balls to come to roll to a stop upon said playing surface;   measuring a radial distance from said target flag using said tape measure to each game ball;   assigning a numerical value to each player based on the measured distance of a player's assigned ball from said target flag.   
     
     
         8 . A method as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said game ball is measured immediately after said toss and subsequently removed from said playing surface prior to a next player's toss. 
     
     
         9 . A method as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said game balls are kept on said playing surface between said turns, such that tossed game balls may collide with other game balls, resulting in repositioning of game balls.