ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,213, issued on Aug. 26.
"System for game of shame for golf" was invented by Scott Waldrop (Gulf Shores, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and apparatus for a game of shame to be played as part of a round of a game of conventional golf amongst members of a group of golfers. The game includes a shame indicator in the form of an article displayed by attachment onto a golf cart using a mechanical attachment means in response to a member of the golf group making an errant shot as he/she plays the game. The attachment means is a mechanical device having an upright standing arm portion upon which the article is actually attached fo...