Patent ID: 8870686

Claim:
A golf placement apparatus, comprising: a tube assembly having a body; a handle assembly for passing received golf balls and tees to said tube assembly, said handle assembly having a trigger release mechanism; and, a golf ball teeing assembly for receiving golf balls and tees from said tube assembly, for placing a golf ball on a tee, for inserting an end of said tee into the ground, and for releasing the golf ball and tee in response to activation of said trigger release mechanism, comprising: a plurality of adjustable deployable legs that limit how far a tee is insertable into the ground; and, a depth adjustment for controlling the adjustment of said plurality of adjustable deployable legs, including a pinion gear, a housing over said tube assembly body and operatively connected to said pinion gear such that the position of said housing on said tube assembly body depends on rotation of said pinion gear, and a leg actuator ring in contact with at least one leg of said plurality of adjustable deployable legs.