Patent ID: 8210964

Claim:
A stand assembly for a golf club including a club shaft and a club head, the stand assembly comprising: a plunge rod positionable within the club shaft and club head and displaceable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein in the extended position, at least a portion of the plunge rod is extended to an exterior of the golf club; and a lock disposed in a position to be engageable with the plunge rod in both the retracted position and the extended position, the lock selectively securing the plunge rod in at least the retracted position and the extended position, wherein the lock comprises a lock pin disposed in an opening in one of the club shaft and the club head, the lock pin being selectively engageable with the plunge rod, wherein the club head comprises a club hosel, and wherein the opening in which the lock pin is disposed is in the club hosel.