Abstract: A method and apparatus for setting a golf ball and a golf tee and for managing a golf ball on the green, without squatting or bending to the ground is provided. The apparatus contains a shaft having a setting end and a ball handling end. The setting end is adapted to releasably hold a golf ball and a golf tee and that selectively releases a golf ball onto a golf tee and inserts the golf tee into the turf. The ball handling end is adapted to pick up a golf ball or marker and includes a ball ejector. Preferably the device contains supports to allow the device to be self-standing and the supports contain a slot into which a golf tee may be inserted for removal from the turf after use.