Compact Golf Course With Multiple Cups Per Hole
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf courses require large parcels of land, making them costly to establish and maintain, which increases play fees and reduces accessibility for the general public.
Innovation Solution
A compact golf course design featuring multiple holes with teeing areas corresponding to multiple putting greens, allowing golf balls to be directed towards multiple cups, reducing land requirements and costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional golf course design with single cup per hole is used, then golf playing experience is maintained, but land area required increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Each hole is designed with multiple cups (at least three) that can all be reached from a single teeing area, allowing one hole to function as multiple traditional holes. This multi-functional design enables the golf course to accommodate standard 18-hole gameplay on a much smaller land area by having each physical hole serve multiple cups.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple cups are combined within a single hole configuration, merging what would traditionally be separate holes into one unified playing area. This consolidation allows golfers to play multiple holes' worth of game on reduced land by having one physical hole contain multiple target cups.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional golf course design is used, then complete golf experience is provided, but acquisition and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies multi-functionality by designing each hole to serve multiple cups, allowing one physical hole to replace multiple traditional holes. This reduces the number of holes needed to create a complete golf course experience, thereby reducing land acquisition and development costs while maintaining the full golf playing experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of cups per hole from the conventional one cup per hole to at least three cups per hole. This parameter change fundamentally reduces the land area required while maintaining the完整性 of the golf experience, as golfers can play through multiple cups in fewer physical holes.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple cups per hole are implemented, then land area is reduced, but hole configuration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves the complexity issue by making each hole universally accessible to multiple cups from a single teeing area. This universal design simplifies the overall course layout despite having multiple cups per hole, as golfers don't need to navigate complex paths between multiple teeing areas and putting greens for each cup.
Data Source
AI summary
A golf course for playing golf includes at least three cups. Each of the at least three cups is configured to receive a golf ball. The golf course also includes at least one set of putting greens. At least one set of putting greens included in the golf course includes at least three cups. The golf course further includes at least one teeing area. The golf course also further includes at least one hole. Each of the at least one holes included in the golf course includes a teeing area and a set of putting greens, such that the teeing area corresponds to the set of putting greens.