Patent ID: 7953617

Claim:
A computer-implemented golf course reservation system comprising: a computer; a computer database that stores golf course reservation data, said computer database being accessible by said computer; said computer defining input fields, at least one of said input fields for receiving a user input selection of golf reservation parameters for a player, the golf reservation parameters including at least a starting time and a starting hole for a golf game to be reserved for the player; a user interface, said user interface for entering the user input of the golf reservation parameters into the input fields; a display, said display for visually displaying designators generated by said computer, said display including a grid arranged according to golf hole designators and time designators corresponding to the golf hole designators; a computer program accessible by said computer, said computer program for calculating and creating a graphical display of expected future occupancy of a golf course based on the golf reservation parameters input into the input fields; and wherein said display displays the expected future occupancy of the golf course by the player throughout substantially the entire duration of the golf game reserved for that player by displaying a visual designator at each of said golf hole designators and said corresponding time designators of said grid that corresponds to an estimated time of day at which each portion of the golf course will be occupied by the player.