Patent ID: 7351156

Claim:
A golf ball teeing device, comprising: a base adapted to mount to a golf club grip end; said base comprising a holder plug having a neck adapted to be received within a golf club shaft bore and a cap at one end of said neck adapted to cover a butt of said golf club shaft; said holder plug comprising a bore extending longitudinally through the entirety of said neck and said cap; said holder plug further comprising a transverse slot formed in a top of said cap, said transverse slot extending transversely from said longitudinal bore; a ball carrier on said base, said ball carrier having an elongated longitudinal portion disposed in said longitudinal bore and a relatively short transverse portion adapted to seat in said transverse slot and extending at an angle to said longitudinal portion to form a ball carrying cup; and said ball carrier being positionable between an operational position wherein said transverse portion is removed from said transverse slot and said longitudinal portion extends from said golf club shaft bore so that said ball carrying cup is exposed for carrying a golf ball and a stowage position wherein said transverse portion is substantially disposed in said transverse slot and said longitudinal portion is fully disposed within said golf club shaft bore, and a golf club on which the golf ball teeing device is mounted is able to be used to make a golf shot and a handle on said golf club is fully accessible for gripping.