Patent ID: 7011586

Claim:
A golf tee comprising: a stick pin having a tapered lower end for insertion into the ground; a ball-holding member for holding a ball placed on top of the stick pin and having a tubular form with a hollow part inside, a small hole provided at the bottom of the hollow part and a round loop base provided at an upper portion thereof; and a flexible connecting member having a lower end fixed with the stick pin and an upper end having a flange provided thereon, the flexible connecting member slidably binding the ball-holding member to the stick pin, wherein the connecting member is inserted into the hollow part through the small hole, the flange of the connecting member has notches for allowing air to pass upward between the flange and the ball-holding member and a plurality of ribs extend in the axial direction of the ball-holding member around the periphery thereof at a regular interval therebetween and protrude from the round loop base.