Fast-paced golf game with risk/reward-based scoring system

Abstract

A method of providing a game of golf using a scorecard, the method comprising designating a number of points available for each shot a player takes in a round of golf when playing towards a golf hole, the number of points being designated according to a difficulty of a shot taken by a player; and providing the scorecard for completion by or for the player with a score achieved after each shot is played.

1 . A method of providing a game of golf using a scorecard, the method comprising designating a number of points available for each shot a player takes in a round of golf when playing towards a golf hole, the number of points being designated according to a difficulty of a shot taken by a player; and providing the scorecard for completion by or for the player with a score achieved after each shot is taken. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising designating a number of points for finishing a given golf hole with a predefined number of strokes. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a plurality of possible points to be scored for each shot played on a given golf hole, wherein an achieved number of points on a given shot is selectable or markable after the shot has been taken. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the scorecard includes a location for inserting a sum of points achieved for a given hole. 
     
     
         5 . A scorecard for a golf game, the scorecard comprising, for each hole of a golf course to be played, a first number of points for hitting a regulation shot that would achieve a par number of shots for a given hole, and a second number of points for hitting an under regulation shot that would achieve a sub-par number of shots for the given hole. 
     
     
         6 . The scorecard of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second numbers of points are displayed in an abstract symbol selected from a set of abstract symbols. 
     
     
         7 . The scorecard of  claim 6 , wherein each abstract symbol in the set of abstract symbols corresponds to a given number of points. 
     
     
         8 . The scorecard of  claim 7 , wherein a specific color of abstract symbol corresponds to a given number of points, and a combination of the specific color with a specific abstract symbol represents a specific number of points. 
     
     
         9 . The scorecard of  claim 5 , which includes a location for inserting a sum of points achieved for a given hole. 
     
     
         10 . A method of using a golf course, comprising dividing a group of players into sub-groups, setting off each sub-group of players at the start of a different starting golf hole on the golf course to the other sub-groups at substantially the same time, each sub-group playing a golf game on the respective different starting golf holes in a set period of time. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , in which each of the sub-groups proceeds to a following golf hole on the golf course after playing the respective starting golf holes. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising providing a scoring system for each golf hole on the golf course, wherein each player can earn a predetermined number of shot points for each type of shot that the player makes while the player is playing up to a green for the golf hole, and each player can also earn a predetermined number of result points for finishing the golf hole with a predefined number of strokes. 
     
     
         13 . A method of playing a round of golf, comprising the following steps: a) providing a playing course having a plurality of holes, each hole having a teeing ground, a fairway, a green and a cup on the green; b) dividing a collection of players into a plurality of groups, each group having multiple players; c) assigning each group of multiple players to begin play on one of the plurality of holes on the playing course; d) providing a scoring system for each hole on the playing course, wherein each player can earn a predetermined number of shot points for each type of shot that the player makes while the player is playing up to the green for the hole, and each player can also earn a predetermined number of result points for finishing the hole with a predefined number of strokes; e) activating a starting signal to signal each group in the plurality of groups to start playing on the assigned hole, so that all groups in the plurality of groups are playing the plurality of holes simultaneously, wherein an objective of each player in each group is to strike a ball into the cup on the green for the assigned hole while accumulating the highest number of shot points and the highest number of result points in accordance with the scoring system for the assigned hole; f) rotating each group in the plurality of groups to the next hole on the playing course until all of the players in all of the groups have played all of the holes on the playing course; and g) declaring a particular player to be a winner of the round based on the particular player's score for the round, wherein the particular player's score for the round comprises the sum of the particular player's total number of shot points and total number of result points accumulated during the round. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of holes for the playing course comprise six holes. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  wherein or  claim 1 , wherein the collection of players comprises twenty-four players. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising deducting points from a player's score at the end of the hole for every ball that the player hit out-of-bounds during the round. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising deducting points from a player's score at the end of the hole for every ball that the player lost during the round. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising deducting points from a player's score at the end of the hole for every ball that the player hit into a water hazard during the round. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising deducting points from a player's score at the end of the hole for every ball that the player hit into an unplayable lie during the round. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising, for a par 3 hole on the playing course, rewarding a player with zero shot points for failing to hit the green on the first stroke, zero result points for failing to drive the ball into the cup on the green in three or fewer strokes; a positive number of shot points for driving the ball onto the green on the first stroke, a positive number of result points for driving the ball into the cup on the green in exactly three strokes, and a relatively higher positive number of result points for driving the ball into the cup on the green in less than three strokes. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising, for a par 4 hole on the playing course, rewarding a player with zero shot points for failing to hit the fairway on the first stroke, zero shot points for failing to hit the green on either the first or second strokes, zero result points for failing to drive the ball into the cup on the green in four or fewer strokes, a positive number of shot points for driving the ball onto the fairway on the first stroke, a positive number of shot points for driving the ball onto the green on the second stroke, a relatively higher positive number of shot points for driving the ball onto the green on the first stroke, a positive number of result points for driving the ball into the cup on the green in exactly four strokes, and a relatively higher positive number of result points for driving the ball into the cup on the green in less than four strokes. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising, for a par 5 hole on the playing course, rewarding a player with zero shot points for failing to hit the fairway on the first stroke; zero shot points for failing to hit the fairway on the either the first or the second stroke, zero shot points for failing to hit the green on either the first, the second or third strokes, zero result points for failing to drive the ball into the cup on the green in five or fewer strokes, a positive number of shot points for driving the ball onto the fairway on either the first or the second strokes, a positive number of shot points for driving the ball onto the green on the third stroke, a relatively higher positive number of shot points for driving the ball onto the green on either the first or the second strokes, a positive number of result points for driving the ball into the cup on the green in exactly five strokes, and a relatively higher positive number of result points for driving the ball into the cup on the green in less than five strokes. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising penalizing a player for failing to hit the ball within a prescribed time limit.