Patent ID: 7766769

Claim:
A multi-functional golf tool for use while playing a round of golf, said golf tool comprising: a body including a handle end, and a distal end disposed in angular relation with said handle end, said distal end defining a pair of prongs; said handle end having a top portion including means for receiving a ball marker in removable secure relation therewith; said handle end top portion further including a generally longitudinally aligned U-shaped structure having upwardly projecting opposing lateral sides providing a thumb rest, and a corresponding opposing bottom portion defining a contoured surface traversing across the bottom and sized for receiving the index finger of a user; said handle including a longitudinally projecting tab that functions as a club face scraper for removing dirt and debris, as well functioning as an opening tool for use with beverage opening mechanisms commonly found on aluminum drinking cans; said tab including opposing left and right thin edge projections that function as clubface groove cleaning structures; a holder adapted for magnetic connection to said golf tool body, such that said golf tool body is configurable from an attached configuration to a detached configuration; means for preventing rotational movement of said golf tool relative to said holder when the golf tool is in the attached configuration; and said means for preventing rotational movement includes a plurality of projecting posts in mating engagement with a corresponding plurality of detents.