Patent ID: 7059971

Claim:
A putter used for playing a game of golf comprising: a putter body having a ball striking face formed on a front side of said putter body for striking a golf ball during said game of golf, said putter body including a bottom side, a top side, and a rear side generally opposite to said front side, said bottom side having a central planar portion and a wing portion positioned laterally from said central planar portion, said wing portion being angled upwardly from said central planar portion wherein said wing portion has a step decrease in height between said front side and said rear side near said front side; a generally vertical opening formed into said bottom side of said putter, said opening having a minimum dimension separating two opposing surfaces, said minimum dimension being slightly smaller than a diameter dimension of said golf ball to permit said opposing surfaces of said vertical opening to engage opposing sides of said golf ball so that said golf ball can be wedged in said opening; a magnetic ball marker retrieval device mounted in a second opening formed in said wing portion of said bottom surface such that said ball marker retrieval device does not engage the surface of the ground as said central planar portion is engaged with the ground; and said putter body being formed with a size and configuration to permit the insertion of said putter body into a standard golf cup placed into the surface of a golf green, said generally vertical opening being positioned in a generally central location so that said opening can engage a golf ball located in said standard golf cup.