Abstract: The present invention discloses a golf ball retriever for engaging and retrieving a golf ball from a cup. The golf ball retriever includes a fitting having an inner bore being affixed to an end of a golf club shaft, a plug sized to be received within the golf club shaft, a plurality of wires secured to the plug and extending through the fitting inner bore, and a plurality of contact elements each being attached to one of the wires. A user extends the wires from the golf club shaft to a position retained by engagement of the plug and fitting, wherein the wires diverge in order to receive the golf ball upon being urged therein for retrieving the golf ball from the cup.

Abstract: A golfing tool or accessory to reduce or eliminate substantial stooping and bending of a golfer includes a mounting member for snap-fitting the tool or accessory to a golf club shaft or grip and first member for cradling a golf ball. Another aspect of the invention includes a tee holder for holding the tee to allow it to be inserted into the ground by manipulating the golf club shaft without stooping or bending. Further aspects of the invention can include structure for picking up a tee lying horizontally on the ground and a scissors-action of jaws of the tool for popping a golf ball into position on the tool.

Abstract: A golfing aid includes an elongated cylindrical member having a passage which runs the length thereof. One end of the cylindrical member is provided with a resilient cup-like element designed to grip a golf ball. A rod extends through the cylindrical member and projects from the other end thereof. The projecting part of the rod is formed with a knob which is urged away from the cylindrical member by a spring. When the spring holds the knob away from the cylindrical member, the rod is in a retracted position in which the end of the rod opposite the knob is inside the cylindrical member. The knob can be depressed against the action of the spring to move the rod to an extended position in which the end of the rod opposite the knob projects into the cup-like element to eject a golf ball therefrom. A magnetic or magnetizable button on the knob holds a magnetic or magnetizable washer serving as a marker.

Abstract: A retrieving device includes a support bracket and an expandable ball holder member which has a pair of arms with outer end portions capable of being flexed away from one another and having oppositely curved configurations, and an intermediate structure rigidly interconnecting inner end portions of the arms and pivotally connected to the lower end of the support bracket such that the expandable member is pivotally movable between a first position in which it extends alongside the support bracket and a second position in which it extends outwardly from the lower end of the support bracket such that when the retrieving device is used to retrieve a golf ball with the expandable member in the second position the outer end portions of the arms thereof are forced against the golf ball causing their outward flexing from one another to fit around and support the golf ball for lifting it.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a golf ball retriever for engaging and retrieving a golf ball from a cup. The golf ball retriever includes a fitting having an inner bore being affixed to an end of a golf club shaft, a plug sized to be received within the golf club shaft, a plurality of wires secured to the plug and extending through the fitting inner bore, and a plurality of contact elements each being attached to one of the wires. A user extends the wires from the golf club shaft to a position retained by engagement of the plug and fitting, wherein the wires diverge in order to receive the golf ball upon being urged therein for retrieving the golf ball from the cup.

Abstract: A golf-ball catching device includes: an adapter detachably secured on a putter shaft, a fastener formed on the adapter for firmly fastening the adapter on the putter shaft, a chuck with plural pawls and fixed on the adapter, and a clutch member movably held on the chuck; whereby upon disengagement of the clutch member from the chuck to open the pawls of the chuck, the golfer may hold the putter to allow the pawls to be inserted into the hole of a putting green for picking up the golf ball without bending his or her body; and upon engagement of the clutch member with the chuck, the pawls of the chuck may be closed or retracted for a safe ergonomic putting or for a convenient safe storage into a golf bag.

Abstract: A multi-purpose golf tool including a body member having a top, a bottom, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front surface and a rear surface is provided. The body member is equipped with one or more pivotable support arms for selectively supporting a plurality of golf club grips off a golf playing surface. An enclosure is removably secured to the body member for selectively storing or displaying various items contained therewithin.

Abstract: A golf-ball catching device includes: an adapter detachably secured on a putter shaft, a fastener formed on the adapter for firmly fastening the adapter on the putter shaft, a chuck with plural pawls and fixed on the adapter, and a clutch member movably held on the chuck; whereby upon disengagement of the clutch member from the chuck to open the pawls of the chuck, the golfer may hold the putter to allow the pawls to be inserted into the hole of a putting green for picking up the golf ball without bending his or her body; and upon engagement of the clutch member with the chuck, the pawls of the chuck may be closed or retracted for a safe ergonomic putting or for a convenient safe storage into a golf bag.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever is adapted to be placed in the butt end of a golf club by way of inserting a three pronged device into the shaft of the golf club. The retriever includes the three-pronged device, which is placed equidistantly and concentrically in copper tubing, and anchored with a cylindrical dowel The three-pronged device is permanently affixed within the shaft by way of a retaining clip, which likewise maintains the relative position of the prongs within the shaft of the golf club. The prongs are easily reinserted and retained in the shaft of the golf club when not in use. Use of the three-pronged device enables a ball to be lifted from the putting green or cup.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieval apparatus comprising a shaft containing a hollow portion with an opening to the hollow portion at one end of the shaft, and a first plug located in the hollow portion of the shaft capable of moving longitudinally within the hollow portion and having holes on a side facing the opening in the shaft. The retrieval apparatus further comprising a plurality of wires with a first end anchored in said holes in said first plug, and a second end with plastic sleeves attached, the second end of the wires being oriented in a conical array. The wires may be placed in a first position which exposes the wires outside the shaft by less than fifty percent of their length and also in a second position which exposes the wires by more than fifty percent of their length outside the shaft.

Abstract: The present is a novel golf grip capable of retaining a divot repairer and a ball marker. In a preferred embodiment the golf grip is a putter grip. The grip has an open end, a closed end, and a hollow body portion for accepting a golf club shaft. The closed end of the grip a slot is formed for insertion and retention of a divot repairer. In the body portion of the grip, proximate the closed end at least one aperture is formed in the grip for insertion and retention of a ball marker. The ability to retain a divot repair tool and a ball marker within a club grip, such as a putter grip, allows the golfer to readily repair the course during play, as well as speed up the course of play.

Abstract: A golf ball gripper is attachable to a golf club. The golf ball gripper includes a suction cup that is resiliently deformable and is adapted to receive the golf ball and grip it therein. The suction cup is attachable to the golf club. The golf ball gripper may include a golf club grip that extends downwardly from the suction cup and the golf club grip is adapted to be used as the grip of the golf club. Alternatively the suction cup may be screwed onto the top of golf club either with a screw that extends through the suction cup or is integrally attached thereto. Alternatively the suction cup may have a grip portion that extends downwardly therefrom that is adapted to either fit into the top portion of a golf club or fit over the top portion of a golf club.

Abstract: A putter cover and removably attached divot repair tool comprising a putter cover body having at least an inner surface and an outer surface where the outer surface includes two spaced apart slits. The slits have a width that is substantially similar to a tool width of the divot repair tool and the slits are spaced apart by a spaced distance that is less than a length of the divot repair tool.

Abstract: A combination golf club and weeding device is disclosed. A cutter is attached to the lower portion of the club head and oriented so that weeds can be cut by swinging the club in the same fashion as is used in striking a golf ball. The shape of the cutter requires that the club be swung accurately in order to achieve a successful cut. When the cutter is retrofitted to a conventional club, reliefs are cut in the club head so that the entire assembly has the same mass and moment of inertia as the original club.

Abstract: A multi-purpose golf tool including a body member having a top, a bottom, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front surface and a rear surface is provided. The body member is equipped with means for selectively supporting a plurality of golf club grips off a golf playing surface. An elongate base extends from the bottom of the body member for engaging the golf playing surface.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever, an open-end container having a depth larger than the radius of a golf ball, is optionally made of plastic material and is installed at the end of a golf club grip, whereby a golf ball can be fitted from an opening to the open-end container, which provides a flexible gripping force to pick up the golf ball.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieval apparatus comprising a shaft containing a hollow portion with an opening to the hollow portion at one end of the shaft, and a first plug located in the hollow portion of the shaft capable of moving longitudinally within the hollow portion and having holes on a side facing the opening in the shaft. The retrieval apparatus further comprising a plurality of wires with a first end anchored in said holes in said first plug, and a second end with plastic sleeves attached, the second end of the wires being oriented in a conical array. The wires may be placed in a first position which exposes the wires outside the shaft by less than fifty percent of their length and also in a second position which exposes the wires by more than fifty percent of their length outside the shaft.

Abstract: A golf putter having a magnetic ball marker mounted thereon, a ball retrieval and marker retrieval and putting surface repair device incorporated therein and to allow ball marker placement whereby a ball can be retrieved from a golf hole or putting surface, a marker can be placed or retrieved and a ball mark can be repaired by the user all from an erect or upright standing position.

Abstract: A device for retrieving a golf ball or tee, which comprises a tubular shaft having a pair of trigger arms disposed in said shaft, and movable therein, each of which is connected to a respective opposed openable jaw. The jaws overlie a hemispherical recessed cup sized to receive a golf ball, such that when the jaws are in a closed position, the captured ball is totally within the confines of the jaws and said cup. The jaws are spring loaded such that a release of the trigger arms causes the springs to relax, thereby causing the jaws to return to a closed position retaining the ball. A tee is captured similarly, but within a pair of semicircular cutouts within the base of each jaw upon the application of a gentle tug upwardly by the user. A second pull of the trigger arms release the captured ball or tee.

Abstract: A golf accessory device is shown which includes a shaft having a first and second oppositely arranged shaft ends. A ball retrieval suction cup is affixed to the first shaft end. A ball mark repair tool is affixed to the oppositely arranged second shaft end. A hook located at approximately the ball mark repair tool on the shaft is sized for use in picking up objects which are lying in a horizontal position on a surrounding playing surface.

Abstract: A golf swing training umbrella and golf ball retrieving device for allowing the user to practice one's golf swing and to retrieve golf balls from the water. The golf swing training umbrella and golf ball retrieving device includes an elongate support assembly having a tubular base member and a plurality of tubular sections telescopingly disposed in said tubular base member and having an innermost tubular section and an outermost tubular section; and also includes a cover support assembly being collapsibly attached to a first end of the tubular base member; and further includes a cover member being securely supported upon said the cover support assembly; and also includes a hand-grip member being securely and removably disposed about the elongate support assembly; and further includes a golf ball retrieval assembly being securely and removably attached to an end of the outermost tubular section.

Abstract: A putter type golf club head including a heel, toe, ball striking face, upper surface, bottom sole surface and slotted rear portion, including a lower, rearwardly extending flange; and an upper, rearwardly extending flange. The mass of the upper flange is substantially greater than the mass of the lower flange, whereby the club head's center of mass is located toward the upper surface. The upper and lower flanges are formed by a longitudinal slot extending in a heel to toe direction. The upper flange is formed with a semi-circular opening centrally located behind the ball striking face and midway between and separating the heel and toe. The bottom sole of the club head is provided with a bounce angle which raises the leading edge above the putting surface to eliminate scuffing of the club head on the ground during the execution of a putting stroke.

Abstract: Apparatus for placing and retrieving golf balls and tees includes a support block forming a recess to receive a tee top. Attached to converging surfaces of the support block are a tee impact plate used to pound a tee into the ground and a golf ball retainer including two arms having spaced ends and defining a recess for holding and carrying a golf ball. In addition, the support block supports a tubular-shaped retainer having an outwardly flared flange at one end thereof, the pick-up member being used to pick-up tees and the flange also serving to retain a golf ball in position between the arms of the golf ball retainer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to repair dents formed by a golf ball impacting the surface of a golf green. A restoring tool is mounted to the top of the handle of a putter, and this tool comprises a base member and a ground penetrating portion which is formed as a pair of tines and which is rotatably mounted to move from a stowed position flush against the base, to an operating position where it extends at right angles to the base. The putter is inverted so that the end of the handle can be positioned against the raised edge of the dent. The tines (outwardly extending) are moved to penetrate into the soil at a location outwardly of the raised edge of the dent, and the compression surface of the base member presses the sod layer downwardly and displaces the underlying ground layer laterally to fill into the recess portion of the dent. This also causes the displaced portion of the sod laterally over the dent.

Abstract: A golf putter head with a cutout for engaging and retrieving a golf ball from the green or other surface without bending over or stooping down. The cutout extends perpendicularly through both the front face surface and the rear surface of the putter head and has an upper surface and a pair of flat, opposing walls that terminate in lower edges to form an opening for receiving a golf ball into the cutout. The cutout walls are tapered toward each other at their upper edges to form a self-holding taper for engaging the golf ball. The cutout is positioned in the heel section of the putter head so that the cutout opens vertically through the sole of the putter head, or horizontally through the heel of the putter head, or at any angle between the vertical and the horizontal.

Abstract: A rake and method for golf training by an individual are provided. The rake includes a shaft and a rake head. The shaft has a first end and a second end. The rake head is secured to the second end of the shaft and has a plurality of flexible tines, each tine having a proximal and a distal end. The distal end of each of the tines is spatially disposed from each tine distal end other and disposed in a substantially coplanar relationship. The shaft is angularly disposed relative to a line extending from a first outer tine of the rake head to a second outer tine of the rake head, and in a non-coplanar relationship relative to a plane perpendicular to the line.

Abstract: A golf club accessory device is described. The device of this invention is an essentially flat plastic member having a forked end for use in replacing divots or green repair, and integral jaw members for attachment of the device to the club shaft adjacent the head. The end of the device opposite the forked portion provides a cradle, and a removable ball marker is carried by the device. The ball marker typically has a spindle that is pressed fitted through a hole in the device so that it can be physically separated to be used by the golfer.

Abstract: A device for protecting a putter head and repairing ball marks includes a body having a protective face for abutting a face of the putter head, at least one prong extending from the body for repairing ball marks and a detachable affixing member for detachably securing the device to the putter head to protect the putter face. In one preferred embodiment a rear face of the body is provided with an absorbent pad for cleaning a golf ball.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever comprising a pivotally-attached cradle for retrieving golf balls. The cradle is pivotally attached to a forked end. The cradle is comprised of two cradle arms and a catchment member, all of which are curved to receive and engage the curvature of a golf ball. At a point proximate to the cradle catchment member, the cradle arms are spaced apart a distance less than the diameter of a golf ball. The cradle arms diverge from this point until they become connected to the cradle catchment member, causing the retrieved golf ball to be continuously guided into the cradle, where it is securely engaged at three locations. The retriever may have a handle having a forked end. The handle may be attachable to an elongated rod or a golf club, for example by a tube attached to the handle, for reaching distant golf balls. The handle may also hinge together to compact the retriever for storage.

Abstract: A repair tool that attaches to the handle end of the shaft of a golf club for repairing golf ball marks on a putting green includes a body with spaced, radially arranged, circumferencial, wedge shaped prongs on a first said. A slotted skirt attached to the second side of the body, in combination with a tapered plug, a bolt and a nut, fits into the shaft and expands outward to tightly attach the tool to the golf club. A cap fits over the prongs to prevent injury to the golfer. A ridge on the prongs fits into an internal groove in the cap to prevent accidental removal of the cap while allowing the cap to be removed when desired.

Abstract: A multi-task golf tool comprising a body portion and a stem portion attached to the body portion. The body portion has a channel extending therethrough and which is sized for receiving a portion of a golf club. The body portion further includes a pair of walls wherein each wall is on a respective side of the channel and has a distal end. Each wall has a cut-out in the distal end thereof which is sized for receiving a portion of a smoking article. Each of the cut-outs has a perimetrical edge. The cut-outs are positioned directly opposite one another such that when a portion of a golf club is positioned within the channel and a smoking article is positioned within the cut-outs, the smoking article is transverse to the golf club. The stem portion has a distal end having a plurality of tines attached thereto. The golf tool further comprises a resilient member that has a first end attached to the perimetrical edge and is expandable within one of the cut-outs.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to repair dents formed by a golf ball impacting the surface of a golf green. A restoring tool is mounted to the top of the handle of a putter, and this tool comprises a base member and a ground penetrating portion which is formed as a pair of tines and which is rotatably mounted to move from a stowed position flush against the base, to an operating position where it extends at right angles to the base. The putter is inverted so that the end of the handle can be positioned against the raised edge of the dent. The tines (outwardly extending) are moved to penetrate into the soil at a location outwardly of the raised edge of the dent, and the compression surface of the base member presses the sod layer downwardly and displaces the underlying ground layer laterally to fill into the recess portion of the dent. This also causes the displaced portion of the sod laterally over the dent.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieval apparatus having a shaft containing a hollow portion with an opening to the hollow portion at one end of the shaft, and a first plug located in the hollow portion of the shaft capable of moving longitudinally within the hollow portion and having holes on a side facing the opening in the shaft. A plurality of wires with a first end anchored in said holes in said first plug, and a second end with beads attached, the second end of the wires being oriented in a conical array. A first position for the wires and plug exposing the wires outside the shaft by less than fifty percent of their length and a second position exposing the wires by more than fifty percent of their length outside the shaft. A second plug being fixedly located in the hollow portion of the shaft to prevent the first plug and wires from penetrating into the hollow section more than that which will place the wires in the first position within the shaft.

Abstract: A golf divot repair tool is combined with a golf putter club head in such a way as to provide a golfer with a golf putting practice aid that may be easily and conveniently utilized while the golfer engages in a round of golf. Typically, the putting aid of the invention can be utilized by a golfer awaiting his or her turn to putt at a golf green. A divot repair tool is configured as a small, narrow, thin, elongated, flat structure that defines a longitudinal axis of lateral symmetry. The tool has a pair of longitudinally projecting legs at one end and a disc-shaped magnet embedded in its structure at the other end. A raised, transverse hump structure is defined on the tool between its ends. The hump is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of lateral symmetry. The raised, transverse hump serves as a stop that ensures proper alignment of the tool relative to the putter club head when the tool is positioned against the sole of the club head.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieval apparatus having a shaft, a first plug located in the hollow portion of a shaft capable of moving longitudinally within a hollow portion of a shaft and having holes on a side facing the opening in the handle. A plurality of wires with a first end anchored to the plug, a second end having beads and being in a conical array. A first position exposing the wires outside the handle less than fifty percent of their length. A second plug being fixedly located in the hollow portion of the handle to prevent the first plug and wires from penetrating into the hollow section more than that which will place the wires in the first position within the handle.

Abstract: An apparatus for the placement of a golf ball onto a Tee includes a triangular shaped top plate and an attached back plate disposed at an angle with respect to the top plate. Adhesive tape or a hook and loop fastener are attached to the inside portions of the top and back plate. The adhesive tape, if used, adheres the top and back plates to a top and back surface of a golf club. If the hook and loop fastener is used, a corresponding part of the fastener is attached to the top and back surfaces of the golf club. A neck is attached to the interface where the top and back plates intersect. A pair of arcuate forks each attach to the neck and extend away from the top plate in a small and generally upward arc that aligns with the arc of the club when swung. The forks can be used to scoop up the golf ball or pressed down over the ball until they expand sufficient to allow passage over the ball and contraction under the ball sufficient to retain the ball in place.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever system comprising a unitary retriever component which includes an enlarged first cylinder and a smaller second cylinder formed of a generally rigid elastomeric material molded integrally. The second cylinder has diametrically opposed axial slots which are adapted to be received over the reception area of the handle end of the putter. The first cylinder has an opened free end remote from the second cylinder and a diameter greater than that of a standard golf ball. A generally circular lateral aperture sized for the passage of a standard golf ball therethrough from interior of the first cylinder is located adjacent to the end of the first cylinder and in proximity to the second cylinder.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieval attachment includes an elastic sheath having an opening for receiving the head of a golf iron therein, the sheath being removably secured to the head by stretchable attachment thereabout. A semi-rigid elongated tongue is attached to the underside of the sheath and extends parallel to the shaft of the golf iron. The tongue includes a ball retrieval member having a cylindrical bore therethrough. The retrieval member further includes a flexible rim which allows a golf ball to pass thereby into the bore upon minimal pressure by the rim upon the ball. The bore is decreasingly tapered such that a golf ball entering the bore is securely held between the rim and the more narrowly tapered end of the bore. Downward pressure upon the retrieval attachment causes the tongue to bend such that the retrieval member can vertically engage the top of a golf ball. Thus, a golf ball may be retrieved through a lateral scooping motion or by bending the tongue in a vertical cup-like motion.

Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating turf repair and/or other golf-related tasks comprising: a plug positionable in a distal end of a golf club shaft and having an aperture extending into an end of the plug; a tool; and a tool shaft extending from the tool and having a distal end portion removably receivable in the aperture. The distal end portion of the tool shaft has a configuration and the aperture has an interior shape corresponding to said configuration such that, when the distal end portion of the tool shaft is received in the aperture, the tool is prevented from rotating with respect to the plug.

Abstract: A multiple purpose golf tool includes a planar body portion having top and bottom ends. A pair of elongated leg members extend from the bottom end of the body portion for loosening sod on the greens of a golf course for repairing divots. A pair of reversely bent spaced shoulder members extend rearwardly from the top end of the body portion communicating with a solid plate portion in spaced generally parallel relation to the body portion. A fork shaped plate is hingedly attached to the terminal end of the solid plate portion and is movable between a closed clamping position wherein an edge thereof bears against the body portion for use as a money clip, and an open position wherein the fork shaped plate extends away from the body portion for use as a golf shoe cleat tightener.

Abstract: A device for protecting a putter head and repairing ball marks includes a body having a substantially planar face for abutting a face of the putter head, prongs extending from the body for repairing ball marks and a clip projecting from the body for detachably securing the device to the putter head to protect the putter face. In the preferred embodiment an rear face of the body is provided with an absorbent pad for cleaning a golf ball.

Abstract: An elongate ball-retrieving device adapted for being connected in an end-to-end relationship with the handle end of a golf club, such that the golf club, when moved into a substantially aligned relationship with the elongate device, can advantageously serve to increase the effective length of the ball-retrieving device. One end of the elongate device is equipped with a cup usable for retrieving a golf ball lodged in a relatively inaccessible location, with the end of the elongate device opposite the cup having an upwardly-opening handle-receiving chamber bounded by a closely spaced pair of inwardly biased, handle-contacting fingers. These fingers are of resilient construction, with the spacing between the pair of fingers being less than the width of the handle to be received therebetween.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever includes an elongate telescoping handle to which is attached a frame defining a golf ball entrance plane to be positioned over a golf ball. The dimensions of the plane are large relative to the diameter of the ball so that it is easily positioned under adverse conditions of visibility. A U-shaped hoop connected at both ends to the frame defines a ball-retaining chamber having openings large enough to freely pass mud and debris but too small to pass the ball. An elastic member or spring extends at least partly across the entrance plane, thereby dividing the entrance plane into two parts, neither of which is large enough to permit passage of the ball unless the spring is forced aside. The spring is arranged to be readily forced aside when the frame is pushed onto the ball to admit the ball to the ball-retaining chamber. The spring is stiff enough to prevent spontaneous release of the ball from the chamber. The spring has tubular ends.

Abstract: A golf club handle support for keeping handles of golf clubs lying on the ground in a raised position above the ground. The handle support comprises a stiff sheet defining a central foldline to form sidewalls on each side of the foldline. This permits the sheet to assume a substantially inverted V-shape in cross section so that the remote edges parallel to the foldline may engage the ground and a golf club may rest on the sidewalls at or adjacent to the foldline.

Abstract: A golfer's pocket sized accessory is provided to permit a standing golfer to tee up golf balls, recover the tees after use, and to retrieve golf balls out of the cup. This accessory is made to clamp on the grip handle portion of a golf club in use. In a preferred embodiment a light weight plastic accessory has three plastic parts, a first unit for retaining the accessory on the golf club handle with accompanying O-ring movable between bistable positions on the clamp for attaching the accessory to the golf club handle and releasing it, and a golf and tee retrieval and retaining scoop unit. The two units are threaded for temporarily mating the ball and tee in teeing posture by twisting the retaining unit and scoop unit. The scoop has a spherically shaped cavity for retaining the golf ball, and for picking the ball out of a cup/by the accessory.

Abstract: A stand assembly for use during golf is described. The stand assembly comprises a post having one end suitable for fixed insertion in the ground and a second end. The stand assembly also includes a support member that is designed and sized for selectively carrying a cigarette or cigar, or golf club grip.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever that is integrally formed from a single sheet of a resilient flexible material comprises two panels separated by an H-shaped strap. The H-shaped strap is connected to end edges of the two panels along fold lines, and folds up in between the two panels as the two panels are brought together with their side and end edges aligned. The side edges of one panel are releasably interlocked with the side edges of the other panel by engaging respective tabs and slots provided along the panel side edges. When a force is applied to the interlocked side edges, the panels bow outwardly to form a tube having open tube ends. The golf ball retriever can be attached to the handle of a golf club by inserting the handle into one of the open tube ends, and then removing the force applied to the side edges. The H-shaped strap prevents the handle from extending into the tube beyond a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A golf accessory is provided for supporting a cigar in spaced relationship to the turf for preventing the cigar from contacting chemicals applied to the turf. The accessory includes a bottom supporting surface for placement on the turf. The accessory further includes a top surface characterized by at least one array of corrugations. Each array of corrugations includes an arcuately concave corrugation extending entirely across the accessory and a pair of arcuately convex corrugations on opposite respective sides of the concave corrugations. The concave corrugation has a radius dimensioned to support a cigar of a selected ring size.

Abstract: A golfer putter is provided which includes a ball mark repair tool which is integrally stored on a grip of the putter. The repair tool has at least two tines which are received in the grip so that they remain outside of the putter shaft.

Abstract: An improved golf ball divot tool. A single spike fits into the vent hole of the putter grip which surrounds the upper end of the shaft. The divot tool is a body having a first end portion tapered to a point, and a second end portion fixed with a knob. The first end portion is guided into the putter grip vent hole and pushed downward until the knob touches the putter grip. This location readies the tool for use on the green. The tool is removed from this stored position by pulling on the knob. The pointed end is used to penetrate the soil or turf and repair the damage caused by the ball impacting the green. Extra leverage provided by the elongated divot tool surpasses prior art applications.