Abstract: A combination putter and golf ball retriever has a striking face on one side of a head and a cup-shaped depression in the second side. The striking side is generally planar and has a perimeter which is symmetrical to a line parallel to the axis of a shaft. The symmetry permits use by either right- or left-handed golfers and makes putting use independent of the shaft angle with respect to the slope of the surface. The cup-shaped retriever side permits retrieving a ball from a hole without bending over. A central depression in the lip of the cup-shaped retriever side permits the lip to pass below the equator of a ball in the hole for engagement with, and lifting, the ball.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever has a retriever element at the end of a shaft. The retriever element consists of a loop with a spring-wire spiral wrapped about the loop. The spring-wire spiral defines an inner diameter smaller than the diameter of a golf ball whereas the loop defines an inner diameter larger than the diameter of a golf ball. A golf ball may be made to pass through the inner diameter of the spring-wire spiral by deflecting the spiral outward momentarily. A retaining finger is disposed on one side of the loop to positively secure a golf ball in the retained position.