US 12,403,375 B1
Golf tournament management system
William Henry Schroder, IV, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US); Jacqueline Shelly, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US); Barry Walker, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US); Kevin Kerr, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US); and Spencer Border, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to PGA TOUR Enterprises, LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US)
Filed by PGA TOUR Enterprises, LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/999,995.
Int. Cl. A63B 71/00 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); A63B 102/32 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 71/0616 (2013.01) [A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 71/0622 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); A63B 2071/0636 (2013.01); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10); A63B 2220/70 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a golf tournament management system configured to integrate graphical display renderings of a golf course, simulated data, and historical data in a golf course setup modeling process that provides insight and guidance when setting up a golf course for a competitive play event, the golf tournament management system comprising:
a visualization system configured to generate graphical display data that when rendered on a display of a user interface provides a plurality of graphical display renderings of the golf course;
a course variable specification unit comprising course setup features that enable user interaction with the user interface to view the graphical display renderings of the course and user specification of course variables comprising tee and pin placements, environmental variables, and player characteristics, wherein tee and pin placements are selectively positionable via user interaction with the graphical display renderings of the course, and wherein player characteristics comprise a skill level of a player field; and
a simulation engine configured to simulate play of the player field in the competitive play event utilizing the specified course variables and output predicted performance of the player field, wherein the output predicted performance of the player field comprises at least one of scoring average or segmented scoring with respect to one or both of hole-level or course-level scoring of the player field.