Patent ID: 7775897

Claim:
An automatic tee-up device, comprising: a golf ball reservoir; a platform with a groove for a golf ball to travel from the reservoir to a tee, with the tee movable from below a level of the golf ball in the groove to above the level of the golf ball in the groove; a ball ejector disposed to eject golf balls one at a time from the reservoir onto the groove; and a lever that projects from the platform and that actuates the ball ejector and the tee; wherein after the golf ball is ejected by the ejector, the golf ball travels on the groove to the tee and is raised by the tee into a position suitable for striking with a golf club; wherein the ball ejector and the tee are actuated by moving an end of the lever in a horizontal arc; and wherein the lever is disposed to be actuated by a head of the golf club.