A golfer's tool is provided. It has a divot repair tool, such as a fork having a pair of prongs. It also has a golf tee head engagement member for engaging the head of a golf tee. This engagement member may be used to apply axially a downward force to insert the tee into the ground. The engagement member preferably is a distance from the surface of the device which contacts the ground to provide indexing of the height of the golf tee above the ground.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
 The present invention relates to a tool for golfers, and more specifically
 relates to a tool providing for divot repair and providing for height
 indexing insertion of a golf tee.
 A wide variety of golfing tools have been developed. These include divot
 repair forks and the like. The present invention is advantageous in that
 it provides a divot repair tool while also providing a device for
 insertion of the golf tee. The device for insertion of a golf tee allows
 for systematic and consistent insertion of a golf tee to a consistent
 height, thereby facilitating the consistency of a player's golf game. It
 further facilitates insertion of a golf tee by affording additional
 surface area which may be helpful in inserting the golf tee into hard
 soil.
 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
 The invention is set forth in the claims, the following merely identifying
 several features which may or may not be included in the invention. The
 invention comprises a golfer's tool. It may include a divot repair tool,
 such as a fork having a pair of prongs. It also may include a golf tee
 head engagement member for engaging the head of a golf tee. This
 engagement member may be used to apply an axially downward force to insert
 the tee into the ground. The engagement member preferably is a distance
 from the surface of the device which contacts the ground to provide
 indexing of the height of the golf tee above the ground. The invention may
 include a yoke for receiving the half of the golf tee in a position
 beneath the golf tee head engagement member.
 One object of the present invention is to provide an improved golfer's
 tool. This and other objects are set forth in the following specification
 and drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
 For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the
 invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the
 drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will
 nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the
 invention is thereby intended, and alterations and modifications in the
 illustrated device and method, and further applications of the principles
 of the invention as illustrated therein are herein contemplated as would
 normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
 Referring to the drawing FIGS. 1A-6, one version of the golfer's tool 20 is
 shown. The golfer's tool includes a divot repair tool 21 which, in its
 preferred version, is a two-prong fork. As illustrated, the fork has a
 right prong 25 and a left prong 26. These prongs are used to repair divots
 in the golf course by the golfer.
 Although not essential, it is preferred that the golfer's tool form a
 generally C-shaped element when viewed from the side as shown in FIGS. 1A
 and 1B. The C-shaped nature of the device consists of an upper tail 22 and
 a lower tail 24 connected by middle region 23. These of course may be of
 varying proportion and shape, rectilinear or rounded or otherwise so as to
 provide a general C-shape in the preferred version. Moreover, preferably
 the upper tail 22, middle region 23 and lower tail 24, including the
 prongs of this fork as shown, all made from a unitary piece of material.
 Preferably, this will be cast metal although may be bent metal or molded
 plastic. Cast metal is thought to form the smoothest and most appealing
 material selection. Also as can be seen from the cross-sectional view 1B,
 the thickness of the C-shaped body is preferably significantly less than
 its width (see FIGS. 3-6). As such, it is possible to fabricate the
 C-shaped body by bending material such as metal to form the C-shaped
 arrangement. In one version the device is about 1 inch tall, 3/4 inch
 wide, and 15/8 inch in total length of section 24 and 11/4 inch lengths of
 section 22.
 Preferably, the pair of prongs form a yoke 27 therebetween. Ideally, the
 yoke has a rounded inner surface which is equal to or greater than the
 corresponding curvature of shaft S of a golf tee. In this way, the golf
 tee shaft S rests in the yoke firmly supported without hanging up on the
 yoke.
 The head H of the golf tee engages a surface on the device which allows
 axially downward force to be applied to the tee to insert it into the
 ground. This engagement structure may be a recess 28 as shown on the
 bottom side of upper tail section 22. This recess receives the head
 therein and restricts a lateral movement of the head during insertion of
 the tee. It is to be noted that other engagement structures may be used,
 such as a male protrusion which protrudes into the concave recess along
 the top side of the tee, one or more protrusions around the outside of the
 head of the tee, a rib around the head, a friction surface, or simply a
 flat surface on the underside of upper tail 22. As can be seen in FIG. 3,
 a recess 30 optionally is provided on top to ergonomically receive a thumb
 or finger of the user. In any event, the top surface of the device 20
 above the tee head engagement is preferably greater in surface area than
 the actual head of the tee, thereby facilitating a more comfortable
 application of force to the top of the device to be transmitted to the
 head of the tee. This makes it easier to drive the tee into hard soil.
 Yoke 27 preferably is smaller than the diameter of the head. In this way,
 the tool also may be used in a claw hammer mode to withdraw a tee from the
 soil. Optionally, one or more other notches may be provided in the tool
 for extraction of the tee. Also, hole 31 may be optionally provided to
 facilitate hanging by a key chain or a lanyard to a player's golf bag or
 otherwise.
 Preferably, the height of the head tee engagement 28 from surface 29 is
 height X. Preferably, height X is less than the axial length and provides
 an indexing length for the tee height above the surface of the ground G
 upon insertion, as illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B. Height X may be a
 variety of distances based on user preference, it having been found that
 lengths of about one and a quarter inches (31.8 millimeters), one inches
 (25.4 millimeters) and three quarter inches (19.1 millimeters) are
 suitable for most golfers. With the use of height X as an indexing
 mechanism, the user may insert the golf tee with surface 29 along the
 bottom surface of lower tail 24 in contact with the ground surface G. In
 this way, consistency is aided in the player's tee shot by having the tee
 consistently inserted to the same height with respect to the ground. The
 present device may be sold in sets of various lengths as set forth above
 or otherwise to allow the user to select an appropriate length to their
 liking. Also, an alternative embodiment of the device may be made
 collapsible so that it more conveniently fits in the user's pocket and/or
 so height X is adjustable. Such collapsibility may include the use of one
 or more hinged elements or telescoping elements. Also, the present
 invention may be configured as a generally flat instrument with the
 orientation of the tee in insertion mode being co-planer with the prongs
 of the divot tool. Preferably, although not necessarily, the prongs 25 and
 26 protrude out beyond the front edge of proportion 22.
 While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the
 drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as
 illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that
 only the preferred embodiment has been shown and described and that all
 changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the invention are
 desired to be protected.