Patent ID: 6321128
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: A63B,A63F

Abstract:
An online method for comparing a plurality of actual golf scores in which a plurality of remote users access a central server adapted to convert an actual golf score from a round of golf played at a golf course to an estimated score relating the actual score to a selected tournament course, the method comprising the steps of:inputting at a first remote location a first actual golf score from a first round played at a first golf course and transmitting the first golf score to the central server;inputting at a second remote location a second actual golf score from a second round played at a second golf course and transmitting the second golf score to the central server;selecting the tournament course for determining estimated scores; andapplying the course information of the first, second, and tournament golf courses to the first and second actual golf scores to convert the first and second actual scores to first and second estimated scores, respectively representing the relative achievement of the first and second players actual scores, the course information including at least one of: course par, slope rating, course rating, and daily historical weather conditions.