Patent ID: 7691011

Claim:
A durable golf tee comprising: a unitary body of a high modulus thermoplastic having a downwardly tapering shank for insertion into the ground at a tee location and an enlarged head for supporting a golf ball integral with said shank about a vertical axis, said shank including a plurality of barbed sections having transverse ground engaging surfaces effective upon impact tilting of said axis to present shearing surfaces with the ground resisting extraction of said body from the tee location; a continuous circumferential upwardly opening annular groove in said head establishing an outer annular sleeve section attached to a cylindrical inner portion of said head and axially therebelow, a depression formed in a top surface of said inner portion of said head having an outer rim for directly contacting and supporting the golf ball, said sleeve section deforming upon impact by a golf club with said groove limiting force transmission to said inner portion of said head and deformation of said outer rim.