Golf course and method of playing

Abstract

A golf course and stadium includes a common green area having one or more cups for receiving a golf ball played within the golf course and at least three fairways extending away from the common green area. The at least three fairways are separated each other and each include at least one tee box. Spectator stadium viewing includes a first spectator structure with tiered seating disposed about two lateral portions and a tee box of one of the at least three fairways and includes a second spectator structure with tiered seating disposed between lateral portions of the other two of at least three fairways. The common green area may be centrally located among the spectator seating structures, the tee boxes and the fairways.

1 . A golf course and stadium comprising:
 a golf course comprising:   a common green area located within the golf course, the common green area having one or more cups for receiving a golf ball;   a first fairway, a second fairway and a third fairway each extending away from the common green area, the first, the second and the third fairways each having a proximal portion disposed towards the common green area, an opposed distal portion, and lateral portions opposed from one and an other;   the lateral portions of the first, second and third fairways being separated from each other;   a first tee box located within the distal portion of the first fairway, a second tee box located within the distal portion of the second fairway, and a third tee box located within the distal portion of the third fairway; and   a stadium comprising:   a first spectator structure with tiered seating disposed about or proximal to the two lateral portions of the first fairway and about or proximal to the first tee box of the first fairway; and   a second spectator structure with tiered seating disposed between or proximal to one of the lateral portions of the second fairway and one of the lateral portions of the third fairway;   wherein the first spectator structure and the second spectator structure are spatially separated from one and the other; and   wherein the first spectator structure separates the first fairway from the second fairway and from the third fairway.   
     
     
         2 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein the common green is visible from the first spectator structure and the second spectator structure. 
     
     
         3 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein the common green is a centrally located area relative to the first tee box of the first fairway, the second tee box of the second fairway, and the third tee box of the third fairway. 
     
     
         4 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein the tiered seating of first spectator structure is separate from the tiered seating of the second spectator structure. 
     
     
         5 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein the first spectator structure comprises an open shape having a plurality of sections where an endpoint of one section of the plurality of sections is not connected to an endpoint of a second section of the plurality of sections. 
     
     
         6 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of sections of the first spectator structure is selected from a group consisting of straight sections, curved sections, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein the first spectator structure comprises a geometric shape selected from a group consisting of a U-shape, a V-shape, an open polygon shape, an open circular shape, an open elliptical shape, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein the first spectator structure and/or the second spectator structure comprise an open sided polygon. 
     
     
         9 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein a shape of the second spectator structure comprises a curved section, an arched section, a line section, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
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         12 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein the second spectator structure separates the second fairway from the third fairway. 
     
     
         13 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein the third tee box of the third fairway is disposed within a portion of the golf course located between the second spectator structure and the common green area. 
     
     
         14 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein the second tee box of the second fairway is disposed within a portion of the golf course located distally beyond the second spectator structure. 
     
     
         15 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , wherein the tiered seating of the first spectator structure is spatially separated from the tiered seating of the second spectator structure. 
     
     
         16 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 15 , further comprising a walkway connecting the first spectator structure and the second spectator structure. 
     
     
         17 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 16 , wherein the walkway does not obstruct play on the golf course. 
     
     
         18 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 17 , wherein the walkway is a below-ground walkway. 
     
     
         19 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 17 , wherein the walkway is an above-ground walkway. 
     
     
         20 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the one or more cups in the common green area comprise a first cup, a second cup and a third cup;   wherein the first tee box, the first fairway and the first cup comprises a first hole having a first par;   wherein the second tee box, the second fairway and the second cup comprises a second hole having a second par;   wherein the third tee box, the third fairway and the third cup comprises a third hole having a third par; and   wherein the first par, the second par and the third par may be the same or different.   
     
     
         21 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 20 ,
 wherein the first par is a par five or a par four;   wherein the second par, which may be the same or different from the first par, is a par four or a par five; and   wherein the third par is a par three.   
     
     
         22 . A method of playing golf on the golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , comprising:
 accessing the golf course and stadium of  claim 1 ;   hitting a golf ball from the at least one tee box of one of the at least three fairways towards the common green; and   hitting or putting the golf ball towards the one or more cups in the common green.   
     
     
         23 . A method of playing golf on the golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a first team of players and a second team of players accessing the golf course and stadium of  claim 1 ;   wherein the first team of players each strike an individual first golf ball from the first, the second or the third tee box of first, or second or third fairways towards the common green;   wherein the first team of players strike or putt the individual first golf balls or a select one of more of the individual first golf balls towards the one or more cups in the common green;   wherein the second team of players each strike an individual second golf ball from the first, the second or the third tee box of first, or second or third fairways towards the common green;   wherein the second team of players strike or putt the individual second golf balls or a select one of more of the individual second golf balls towards the one or more cups in the common green; and   wherein scores for the first team of players and for second team of players are calculated as the first team of players and the second team of players play the golf course.   
     
     
         24 . A golf league utilizing the golf course and stadium of  claim 1  comprising:
 a first team of players and a second team of players accessing the golf course and stadium of  claim 1 ; 
 wherein the one or more cups in the common green area comprises a first cup, a second cup and a third cup; 
 wherein the first team of players each drive an individual first golf ball from the first tee box of the first fairway towards the common green; 
 wherein the first team of players each strike or putt the individual first golf ball towards the first cup in the common green; 
 wherein the second team of players, either before or after the first team of players each strike or putt the individual first golf ball towards the first cup in the common green, each strike an individual second golf ball from the first tee box of the first fairway towards the common green; 
 wherein the second team of players each strike or putt the individual second golf ball towards the first cup in the common green; and 
 wherein points for the first team of players and for second team of players are calculated as the first team of players and the second team of players play the golf course. 
 
     
     
         25 . The golf league of  claim 24 , wherein the first team of players has four active golfers and one substitute player, and the second team of players has four active golfers and one substitute player. 
     
     
         26 . The golf league of  claim 24 , wherein the points for each player of the first and second teams are calculated as plus-three for a double eagle, plus-2 for an eagle, plus-one for a birdie, zero for par, minus-one of a bogey, minus-2 for a double bogey; and wherein the points are cumulative per player and per team. 
     
     
         27 . The golf league of  claim 24 , wherein the first team of players and the second team of players all play nine holes on the golf course; and wherein the nine holes are played within a few hours. 
     
     
         28 . A golf complex comprising:
 three holes proximal to each other on one green having a putting surface or on a plurality of greens having putting surfaces, the putting surface or the putting surfaces being at least partially surrounded by stadium seats, the stadium seats having gaps to allow a golfer to have player access from one or more fairways to the one green or to the plurality of greens.   
     
     
         29 . The golf complex of  claim 28 , wherein the one green is centrally disposed within the golf complex or the plurality of greens are centrally disposed within the golf complex. 
     
     
         30 . The golf course and stadium of  claim 1 , further comprising a scoreboard visible from the first spectator structure, the second spectator structure or from both the first and second spectator structures.