US2008207346A1PendingUtilityA1

Golf course for practicing shot making and trouble shots

Assignee: SKY72 GOLF CLUB CO LTDPriority: Feb 23, 2007Filed: May 30, 2007Published: Aug 28, 2008
Est. expiryFeb 23, 2027(~0.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Young Je Kim
A63B 69/36A63B 69/3691
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Abstract

A golf course for practicing shot-making and trouble shots where golf players may intensively practice their weakest shots, shot-making according to each situation and trouble shots is provided. The golf course includes a tee box including a flat ground, an up-hill, a down-hill, a side up-hill and a side down-hill, wherein a play of a hole is started therein; a fairway positioned between the tee box and a green, the fairway being composed of short grass; a bunker including a cross bunker positioned in the fairway, a fairway bunker positioned near the fairway and a green side bunker positioned near the green; a rough positioned on both the right and left sides of the fairway, the rough being composed of grass longer than the grass of the fairway; and the green composed of short grass, wherein a play of the hole is ended therein.

Claims

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1 . A golf course adaptive for practice of shot-making and trouble shot, comprising:
 a tee box including a flat ground, an up-hill, a down-hill, a side up-hill and a side down-hill, wherein a play of a hole is started therein;   a fairway positioned between the tee box and a green, the fairway being composed of short grass;   a bunker including a cross bunker positioned in the fairway, a fairway bunker positioned near the fairway and a green side bunker positioned near the green;   a rough positioned on both the right and left sides of the fairway, the rough being composed of grass longer than the grass of the fairway; and   the green composed of short grass, wherein a play of the hole is ended therein.   
   
   
       2 . The golf course of  claim 1 , wherein the tee box includes:
 a fairway section composed of short grass; and   an A rough section and a B section composed of grass longer than the grass of the fairway by a predetermined length.   
   
   
       3 . The golf course of  claim 2 , wherein the grass in the fairway section is approximately 30 mm in length, the grass in the A rough section is approximately 55 to 60 mm in length and the B rough section is approximately 75 to 80 mm in length. 
   
   
       4 . The golf course of  claim 1 , wherein a grid is formed in the fairway so that a distance is measured with the naked eyes from the tee box. 
   
   
       5 . The golf course of  claim 4 , wherein the grid is a bunker line having a width of approximately 50 cm to 1 m. 
   
   
       6 . The golf course of  claim 1 , wherein an obstacle such as a tree is positioned on the fairway so as to allow a golfer to hit a draw shot and a fade shot, wherein the obstacle being in a direct line between the tee box and the green. 
   
   
       7 . The golf course of  claim 1 , wherein the green side bunker includes a pot bunker in a shape of pot with narrow opening or a revetted bunker with a steep grassy rise. 
   
   
       8 . The golf course of  claim 1 , wherein the rough includes:
 an A rough positioned near an outer area of the fairway, the A rough being composed of grass of which length is longer than the grass of the fairway; and   a B rough positioned near an outer area of the A rough, the B rough being composed of grass of which length is longer than the grass of the A rough.   
   
   
       9 . The golf course of  claim 8 , wherein the grass of the A rough is approximately 55 to 60 mm and the grass of the B rough is approximately 75 to 80 mm. 
   
   
       10 . The golf course of  claim 1 , wherein the green includes:
 a first green composed of natural grass; and   a second green composed of artificial grass.   
   
   
       11 . The golf course of  claim 10 , wherein the second green includes a shallow green that is under 350 m 2  in size. 
   
   
       12 . The golf course of  claim 11 , wherein the second green is formed with undulation and a part of the second green has a narrow width of approximately 5 m. 
   
   
       13 . A golf course adaptive for practice of shot-making and trouble shot, the golf course comprising multiple holes by defining a golf course in accordance with  claim 1  as a hole and combining N number of the golf courses, wherein players are given an option of playing 3 holes, 6 holes, or 9 holes, etc. according to a size of the golf course. 
   
   
       14 . The golf course of  claim 13 , wherein the golf course comprises 9 holes.

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