Patents Assigned to World Golf Systems, Ltd.
  • Golf putting game with means for automatically monitoring the movement of the ball
    Patent number: 7040998
    Abstract: A golf game employing r.f-tag coded golf balls has a playing area with r.f. antennae located underneath to enable the number of strokes taken by a player to be counted. Separate antennae are provided for the tee area and hole, respectively, and the antennae around the hole are smaller to improve resolution. The antennae are connected to a computer which monitors successive moving and stationary phases of a golf ball to count the number of strokes taken by a player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: World Golf Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven P. Jolliffe, David V. Jolliffe, Geoffrey Emmerson