ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,895, issued on March 24.
"Golf player aid with stroke result forecasting" was invented by Goodwyn George Reeves (Raleigh, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of using a computing device to forecast the result of a golf stroke and a portable handheld device for collecting and displaying golf round data are provided. The data collected for each stroke includes the location, time, and club used and the resulting ball position achieved" Before each drive or approach shot player skill level, course layout information, and player location on the course are used together with the club selected by the player to forecast the result ...