Patent ID: 8323125

Claim:
A tee for use with a golf ball, comprising: a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg, joined at a hub, each leg having a blunt end that is coplanar to form a terrain plane with the ends of corresponding legs, wherein the first leg and the second leg are separated by at least 30 degrees the second leg and the third leg are separated by at least 30 degrees and the third leg and the first leg are separated by at least 30 degrees, and a spike extends from at least one leg in a direction normal to the terrain plane; and a first ball support, a second ball support, and a third ball support, extending from the hub, wherein each ball support has an end that is coplanar to the ends of the corresponding ball supports in a ball support plane, and wherein the ball support plane is within a few degrees of parallel to the terrain plane.