Patent ID: 8870671

Claim:
A game system, comprising: at least one ball, said at least one ball comprising a passive electronic identification unit storing a ball identification code identifying said at least one ball; at least one club comprising a striking sensor for sensing a striking action of the at least one club on the at least one ball, an electronic interrogator for interrogating the passive electronic identification unit to retrieve the ball identification code, and a score display for displaying a score related to the striking action; and at least one hole area comprising: a tee for placing the at least one ball, and a hole for receiving the at least one ball, the hole having a ball-in-the-hole sensor for communicating with the at least one club; wherein the at least one ball comprises a plurality of balls, each of the balls having a ball identification code different from other ball identification codes; wherein the at least one club comprises a plurality of clubs; wherein the at least one hole area comprises a plurality of hole areas, the hole in each of the hole areas having a hole identification code different from the hole identification codes of other holes; and wherein each of the plurality of clubs is configured to read the ball identification code of one of the plurality of balls to pair with said one of the plurality of balls for an entirety of a game.