Patent ID: 7384347

Claim:
A golf ball retrieval device comprising: a base adapted to be located on and secured to an upper end of a golf club shaft, wherein there is a shaft aligned to extend along an elongate axis of the base, said shaft supporting an abutment member at a forward end of the shaft so that when not in use this abutment member is positioned at an end distal from the base of the retrieval device; at least two fingers projecting from the base substantially parallel to an axis running along the length of the club shaft; and a resilient support being provided at the base adapted to prevent a movement of the fingers in a direction parallel to the said axis while allowing each finger independently from the other finger or fingers to be movable with respect to the base so as to be pivoted about the base such that an end of the respective finger distal from the base will swing outwardly and allow thereby against resilient pressure a spread of the fingers to provide a golf ball capturing space; wherein there is a spring effecting a bias to urge the shaft with the abutment member into an outward most position relative to the base, such that when the fingers are in a closed position where this is the resting position, the abutment member extends across an area between outer ends of the respective fingers.