Patent ID: 7189166

Claim:
A golfing accessory for supporting a golf club away from a ground surface, the golf club having a shaft, said accessory comprising: a. a substantially elongated body defining a body first end and a substantially longitudinally opposed body second end; b. said body being provided with a shaft receiving recess for receiving at least partially therein the shaft, said recess being provided substantially adjacent said body first end; and c. a ground engaging member pivotally attached to said body substantially adjacent said body second end for pivotal movement between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, said ground engaging member defining a member distal tip for insertion at least in part into the ground; wherein in said retracted configuration, said member distal tip is substantially in register with said body, and in said extended configuration, said member distal tip extends substantially outwardly from said body, said ground engaging member including an attachment portion and a fork extending from said attachment portion, said member distal tip being defined by said fork, said attachment portion being substantially disc-shaped and defining an attachment portion top surface and a substantially opposed attachment portion bottom surface, said attachment portion defining a substantially central attachment portion aperture extending from said attachment portion top surface to said attachment portion bottom surface; d. wherein said body defines a substantially annular attachment portion receiving recess substantially adjacent said body second end; and said attachment portion bottom surface defines a substantially annular ridge extending substantially downwardly therefrom for engaging said attachment portion receiving recess.