A 3-Dimensional golf game having a horizontal surface, a vertical surface, and a curvilinear surface that interconnects the horizontal and vertical surfaces, wherein at least the vertical surface includes one or more ball-receiving cups. The game of skill is played by one or more players putting or striking a golf ball along the horizontal surface with sufficient force to travel through the curvilinear surface and up the vertical surface. The force of gravity then causes the ball to return back down the vertical surface and—if appropriately aimed and struck—the ball travels downwardly into the opening of the least one ball receiving cup. Players are awarded points for successfully landing the ball into the ball receiving cup and the game may include differently sized and/or positioned cups having different point values.

A 3-Dimensional golf game having a horizontal surface, a vertical surface, and a curvilinear surface that interconnects the horizontal and vertical surfaces, wherein at least the vertical surface includes one or more ball-receiving cups. The game of skill is played by one or more players putting or striking a golf ball along the horizontal surface with sufficient force to travel through the curvilinear surface and up the vertical surface. The force of gravity then causes the ball to return back down the vertical surface and—if appropriately aimed and struck—the ball travels downwardly into the opening of the least one ball receiving cup. Players are awarded points for successfully landing the ball into the ball receiving cup and the game may include differently sized and/or positioned cups having different point values.

A golf practice apparatus for putting and short game practices that includes a base, which includes a green portion, a hole, and a coupling groove; a mat which includes a first end portion and a second end portion; and a target assembly that includes a netting, a frame, and a connecting member. The second end portion is attached to the base, and the coupling groove of the base and the connecting member of the target assembly are constructed such that the connecting member is removably received in the coupling groove to secure the target assembly to the base.

A tight mesh golf net with a support frame that returns the ball to a wide channel at the back of a putting training device, which also returns balls that fall through a hole on the surface of a rising platform, or roll off the surface of the raised platform, the highest point of the raised platform being away from the golfer who is practicing putting, the wide channel being higher on the end away from the ball return channel, and lower at the point of the return channel, which returns golf balls to the practicing golfer, the tight mesh golf net has three target squares on it roughly in the middle of the net, one square near the bottom of the middle of the net, the bottom target square, one on top of the bottom target square, the middle target square, and one square on top of the middle target square, the top target square.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a smart putter and a putter gaming system. The smart putter may be configured with a plurality of sensors. The smart putter may be configured to process information from the plurality of sensors to determine whether a stroke has been performed by a user of the smart putter. Detecting a stroke has occurred may include detecting that the smart putter has impacted a golf ball on a field of play. The smart putter may further be configured to sign-in with a track associated with the putter gaming system. The putter gaming system may be configured to perform automatic scoring based, in part, on the stroke detection performed by the smart putter. The putter gaming system may further be configured to detected when a golf ball has been holed, indicating completion of a track.

The present invention relates to a golf game device comprised of a bag, a plurality of clubs, at least one ball, at least one tee, at least one playing surface, and at least one flag. The bag is comprised of a base, an interior space, at least one pouch, and at least one strap. The clubs are comprised of a handle with a rubber grip, a shaft, and an oversized club head. The playing surfaces are comprised of at least one putting surface, at least one fairway surface, and at least putting hole.

The present invention relates to a golf game device comprised of a bag, a plurality of clubs, at least one ball, at least one tee, at least one playing surface, and at least one flag. The bag is comprised of a base, an interior space, at least one pouch, and at least one strap. The clubs are comprised of a handle with a rubber grip, a shaft, and an oversized club head. The playing surfaces are comprised of at least one putting surface, at least one fairway surface, and at least putting hole.

A method and apparatus for automatically scoring a golf player includes detecting and recording the golf player at a golf tee pad by an identification reading device at the golf tee pad reading an identification device of a golf club that is used by the golf player. Movement of a golf ball after it is hit by the golf club is detected. A location of the golf ball when the golf ball stops is recorded and the golf player is credited with a stroke. Subsequently, each time movement of the golf ball is detected, the location of the golf ball is updated and the golf player is credited with another of the stroke.

A method and apparatus for automatically scoring a golf player includes detecting and recording the golf player at a golf tee pad by an identification reading device at the golf tee pad reading an identification device of a golf club that is used by the golf player. Movement of a golf ball after it is hit by the golf club is detected. A location of the golf ball when the golf ball stops is recorded and the golf player is credited with a stroke. Subsequently, each time movement of the golf ball is detected, the location of the golf ball is updated and the golf player is credited with another of the stroke.

A simulated golf putting green, including a base having an upper surface, lower surface and opposed side walls. A cup is cut into the base to enable golf balls putted thereto, to drop into the cup. A trough returns the golf ball to the starting position. The base is angularly inclined so that the putting is not “on flat.” A backstop enables an errant ball to be returned to the starting position.