Patent ID: 7744495

Claim:
A golf mat and tee combination, comprising: a golf mat having a foam base and an artificial turf disposed in overlying relation to said foam base; a plurality of elongate, flexible flat bases, said elongate, flexible flat bases having a common configuration; a plurality of recesses formed in said artificial turf, each recess of said plurality of recesses having a common configuration that corresponds to the common configuration of the elongate, flexible flat bases and each recess having a depth substantially equal to a height of said artificial turf so that said foam base is not covered by said artificial turf in said recesses; each of said elongate, flexible flat bases having an upstanding tee mounted to a first end of its elongate, flexible flat base at a ninety degree angle to substantially eliminate pivotal movement between each upstanding tee and its associated elongate, flexible flat base, and a connecting means for securing said elongate, flexible flat base to the golf mat, said connecting means being positioned at a second end of said elongate, flexible flat base in laterally spaced relation to said upstanding tee; an opening formed in said second end of each elongate, flexible flat base and said foam pad; each elongate, flexible flat base of said plurality of elongate, flexible flat bases having a thickness substantially equal to said depth of said recesses so that a top surface of each elongate, flexible flat base is substantially coplanar with uppermost ends of said artificial turf when each, elongate, flexible flat base is positioned within its recess and when each elongate, flexible flat base is in a position of repose; and said connecting means extending through said opening formed in said second end of each elongate, flexible flat base and said foam pad, said connecting means being laterally spaced apart from said tee, said first end being free of any connecting means to the golf mat so that each elongate, flexible flat base flexes upwardly when its associated tee is struck by a golf club head.