Patent ID: 6837797

Claim:
A method for playing a putting game on a golf green surface having at least one cup therein, the method comprising the steps: (a) providing each player a like plurality of golf balls, each ball having a unique feature for association with one player; (b) in a first round, placing all balls on the circumference of a circle of a first radius with the cup at the circle center; (c) putting, by each player, the balls having that player's associated unique feature until each ball enters the cup or each ball is putted twice; (d) removing from play all balls putted twice and not entering the cup; (e) providing a score value to each player for each ball remaining in play; (f) in a second round, placing all balls remaining in play on the circumference of a circle of a second radius, greater than the first radius, with the cup at the circle center; (g) putting, by each player, the balls having that player's associated unique feature until each ball enters the cup or each ball is putted twice; (h) removing from play all balls putted twice and not entering the cup; (i) providing a score value to each player for each ball remaining in play; (j) in each subsequent round, repeating steps (f)-(i) with each circle radius greater than the prior round's circle radius, until all balls are out of play; and (k) totaling the score value for each player to determine a winner.