Golf board game

Abstract

A golf board game comprising a game board showing a plurality of individual golf holes, at least one chance device operated by a player for determining “line” and “distance,” and a plurality of ball markers positionable on the board at location marks arranged at spaced intervals in a plurality of generally longitudinal lines along each hole. Each line corresponds to a marking on the “line” chance device. The position of a player's ball marker for a shot is a combination of the “line” and “distance” as determined by the at least one chance device. A shot index reference provides the distance for each club for each outcome of the chance device as well as a putting index and a pitch-and-putt index. The location marks may be apertures through the board, preferably with the same lines of apertures used for the golf holes on both sides of the board.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A golf board game, comprising: 
 a game board having a representation of a golf course showing a plurality of individual holes thereon with tees, fairways, greens, rough, water hazards and sand traps;    at least one chance device operated by a player for determining “line” and “distance”;    each hole having a plurality of location marks arranged at spaced intervals in a plurality of generally longitudinal lines along the hole, at least one of the lines having at least one location mark on the green, each line corresponding to a marking on the at least one chance device for determining “line”;    a plurality of ball markers positionable on the board at the location marks;    wherein a position of a player's ball marker for a shot is a combination of the “line” and “distance” as determined by the at least one chance device.    
     
     
         2 . The golf board game of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one chance device is two dice, one of the dice determining “line” and the other determining “distance”.  
     
     
         3 . The golf board game of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of flagsticks, each flagstick placed at a selected location mark on each of the greens.  
     
     
         4 . The golf board game of  claim 1 , further comprising a shot index reference that includes a list of different golf clubs and a listing of distances for each club associated with each possible outcome of the at least one chance device for determining distance, the distance of a shot being the distance associated with the club selected by the player for the outcome of the chance device for the shot.  
     
     
         5 . The golf board game of  claim 4 , wherein the shot index reference includes a putting index used when a shot is on the green, the putting index indicating a number of strokes to finish play on a hole for the outcome of the at least one chance device.  
     
     
         6 . The golf board game of  claim 4 , wherein the shot index reference includes a pitch-and-putt index used when a shot is within a predetermined distance of the green, the pitch-and-putt index indicating a number of strokes to finish play on a hole for the outcome of the at least one chance device.  
     
     
         7 . The golf board game of  claim 1 , wherein one of the lines is a central line and the most direct path between the tee and green for a hole.  
     
     
         8 . The golf board game of  claim 7 , wherein the central line has a greater chance of being selected by the at least one chance device for determining line than the other lines.  
     
     
         9 . The golf board game of  claim 8 , wherein, the plurality of lines for each hole is 5, with two lines disposed on each side of the central line.  
     
     
         10 . The golf board game of  claim 9 , wherein the central line has a greater chance of being selected by the at least one chance device for determining line than the other lines.  
     
     
         11 . The golf board game of  claim 1 , wherein the location marks are spaced to represent simulated 20 yard increments on a golf hole.  
     
     
         12 . The golf board game of  claim 11 , wherein the lines of location marks begin at a simulated distance of 100 yards from a tee.  
     
     
         13 . The golf board game of  claim 1 , wherein the board has golf holes depicted on both sides of it, the golf holes depicted on one side of the board are different than those depicted on the other side of the board.  
     
     
         14 . The golf board game of  claim 13 , wherein the location marks are apertures through the board.  
     
     
         15 . The golf board game of  claim 14 , wherein lines of apertures for the golf holes on one side of the board are the same lines of apertures used for the golf holes on the other side of the board.  
     
     
         16 . A golf board game, comprising: 
 a game board having a representation of a golf course showing a plurality of individual holes depicted differently on both sides of the board with tees, fairways, greens, rough, water hazards and sand traps;    a first chance device operated by a player for determining “line”;    a second chance device operated by a player for determining “distance”;    a shot index reference that includes a list of different golf clubs and a listing of distances for each club associated with each possible outcome of the second chance device, the distance of a shot being the distance associated with the club selected by the player for the outcome of the second chance device for the shot;    each hole having a plurality of location marks arranged at spaced intervals in five generally longitudinal lines along the hole with two of the lines disposed on each side of a central line, the central line having at least one location mark on the green, each line corresponding to a marking on the first chance device, the central line having a greater chance of being selected by the first chance device than the other lines;    a plurality of ball markers positionable on the board at the location marks;    wherein a position of a player's ball marker for a shot is determined by combination of the first chance device and the second chance device.    
     
     
         17 . A golf board game, comprising: 
 a game board having a representation of a golf course showing a plurality of individual golf holes depicted differently on both sides of the board with tees, fairways, greens, rough, water hazards and sand traps;    at least one chance device operated by a player for determining “line” and “distance”;    each hole having a plurality of apertures through the board arranged at spaced intervals in a plurality of generally longitudinal lines along the hole, at least one of the lines having at least one aperture on the green, each line corresponding to a marking on the first chance device, lines of apertures for the golf holes on one side of the board being the same lines of apertures used for the golf holes on the other side of the board;    a plurality of ball markers positionable on the board in the apertures;    wherein a position of a player's ball marker for a shot is a combination of the “line” and “distance” as determined by the at least one chance device.    
     
     
         18 . A method of playing a golf board game, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a board depicting a plurality of golf holes indicating at least greens and fairways, the board having a plurality of location marks arranged at spaced intervals in a plurality of generally longitudinal lines along each hole, at least some of the lines touching the fairway and the green on any particular hole, each line corresponding to a marking on a “line” chance device;    operating the “line” chance device to determine which line to move a marker to;    operating a “distance” chance device to determine a distance to move the marker along the determined line;    moving the marker to a location mark based on combined results of the “line” and “distance” chance devices;    if the marker is not on the green or within a predetermined distance of the green, then operating the “line” and “distance” chance devices again to newly determine which line to move the marker to and the distance to move the marker along the newly determined line;    if the marker is on the green or is within a predetermined distance of the green, then operating one of the chance devices to determine the number of strokes to finish play on the hole.    
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein operating the “distance” chance device includes the substep of comparing the outcome of the “distance” chance device with a shot index reference which includes a list of different golf clubs and a listing of distances for each club associated with each possible outcome of the chance device, the distance of a shot being the distance associated with the club selected by a player for the outcome of the chance device for the shot.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the “line” and “distance” chance devices are a single device operated sequentially.