Patent ID: 7559858

Claim:
An apparatus for readily indicating the position of a played golf ball on the field of play, comprising: a body manufactured from fabric having top and bottom surfaces and an outer edge; and an elasticized collar, said elasticized collar secured to the fabric body such that a pocket accessible through an opening is formed on said body, an object consisting of a golf ball, said opening having a first opening size and a second opening size, said second opening size larger than said first opening size, said second opening size achieved when an operator using a stretching means stretches said elasticized collar, said second opening size at least sufficiently sized to permit insertion of said object into said pocket, said opening closing down in size towards said first opening size when the stretching means is removed, whereby the size of the pocket opening is sufficiently reduced such that the object is retained completely within said pocket such that the object cannot accidentally be dislodged, and whereby the object can be removed from the pocket only by increasing the size of said opening towards said second opening size, to a size sufficient to allow the object's removal.