Patent ID: 8545348
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A63B,G09B

Abstract:
1. A golf course guide, comprising: true to scale information maps, one for each individual hole for orientation about quirks and distances of the respective hole, each information map of the respective hole shown to scale indicating detailed golf course features of that respective hole which serve at least as an orientation aid for visual position determination, the information maps being orthophotos of the holes or a combination of orthophotos with overlaid vector data, information maps for holes of the golf course having the same par being configured to the same scale; and a single measurement aid with a plurality of distance scales that correspond to the scales of the information maps, the measurement aid being separate from the information maps and enabling distances of the holes to be determined upon overlaying of the measurement aid over the information maps, the measurement aid being a transparent plastic card or a transparent film made of a flexible material, the measurement aid including at least two sectors with centric distance ring sections that form different distance scales, each of the distance scales being associated with par 3, par 4 or par 5 and corresponding to the scales of the information maps provided for par 3, par 4 or par 5, respectively.