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A golf sign for displaying golf hole information on a golf course comprises a flexible, replaceable, printed display sheet having thereon an accurate graphic illustration of a golf hole, information concerning distance from the tee of the golf hole to the flat of the golf hole and advertising inform

A golf sign for displaying golf hole information on a golf course comprises a flexible, replaceable, printed display sheet having thereon an accurate graphic illustration of a golf hole, information concerning distance from the tee of the golf hole to the flat of the golf hole and advertising information relating to a sponsor of the sign. The printed sheet is mounted in a rectangular receptacle mounted on two legs with an open rear face and an open front face and a pivotal rectangular door mounted inside the receptacle for pivotal movement on hinges along one side of the door. The door has a vertical front plate which receives the sheet and holds it behind a transparent cover panel which is pressed against surrounding flanges at the front of the receptacle by a plurality of elongate spacer members arranged around the front surface of the door.

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1. A golf sign for displaying golf hole information on a golf course comprising: a flexible, replaceable, printed display sheet having thereon a graphic illustration of a golf hole, information concerning distance from the tee of the golf hole to the flat of the golf hole and advertising informat

1. A golf sign for displaying golf hole information on a golf course comprising: a flexible, replaceable, printed display sheet having thereon a graphic illustration of a golf hole, information concerning distance from the tee of the golf hole to the flat of the golf hole and advertising information relating to a sponsor of the sign; and a support mount for the display sheet including: depending legs for mounting the support mount extending vertically from the ground; a rectangular receptacle mounted on the legs and defining a top horizontal wall, a bottom horizontal wall, and two upstanding side walls, the receptacle having an open rear face and an open front face; the top, bottom and sides walls each having an in-turned flange at a front edge thereof at the open front face; a pivotal rectangular door member mounted inside the receptacle for pivotal movement on hinges along one edge of the door member from a closed position parallel to the open front face to an open position extending outwardly from the open rear face; the door member defining a vertical front surface which is located adjacent to the open front face and the flanges at the open front surface in the closed position of the door; a transparent cover panel located at the open front face and generally coextensive therewith so that edge portions of a front face of the cover panel abut against respective ones of the in-turned flanges of the top bottom and side walls; and a plurality of spacer members each arranged at a respective one of the in-turned flanges of the top bottom and side walls; the sheet being placed against the front surface of the door member in contact therewith; each spacer member having a front surface in contact with a rear surface of the transparent cover panel and a rear surface in contact with an edge portion of the sheet on the front surface of the door panel so as to hold the transparent cover panel spaced from the sheet and to hold the edge portion of the sheet in contact with the front surface of the door panel. 2. The golf sign according to claim 1 wherein the spacer members are elongate and arranged along a respective one of the flanges. 3. The golf sign according to claim 1 wherein the door member is mounted for pivotal movement about the hinges along one side wall of the receptacle. 4. The golf sign according to claim 1 wherein the door member can be readily removed from the receptacle by lifting from the hinges. 5. The golf sign according to claim 1 wherein there are provided a plurality of discharge holes in the bottom wall to release collected moisture. 6. The golf sign according to claim 1 wherein there is provided a transverse connecting beam interconnecting the legs at a height adjacent the ground.