Golf cleaning device and method of use

Abstract

A method of using a golf cleaning device includes providing a golf cleaning device comprising a cleaning portion made of an absorbent cleaning material, and a fastening portion connected to the cleaning portion; providing a horizontally extending support adjacent a golfer's waist; connecting the fastening portion of the golf cleaning device to the horizontally extending support adjacent a golfer's waist so that the cleaning portion hangs down from a golfer's waist area partway along a leg of the golfer; and cleaning a golf-related item with the cleaning portion of the golf cleaning device.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of using a golf cleaning device, comprising: 
 providing a golf cleaning device comprising a cleaning portion made of an absorbent cleaning material, and a fastening portion connected to the cleaning portion;    providing a horizontally extending support adjacent a golfer's waist;    connecting the fastening portion of the golf cleaning device to the horizontally extending support adjacent a golfer's waist so that the cleaning portion hangs down from a golfer's waist area partway along a leg of the golfer; and    cleaning a golf-related item with the cleaning portion of the golf cleaning device.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further including a removable ball marker carried by the golf cleaning device, and the method further includes removing the ball marker from the golf cleaning device, marking a golf ball on the green, and attaching the ball marker to the golf cleaning device.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening portion includes a pouch, and the golf cleaning device further includes at least one rigid member in the pouch that provides structural support to the pouch.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one rigid member is a divot-repair tool that is insertable and removable with respect to the pouch, and the method further includes removing the divot-repair tool from the pouch, repairing a divot with the divot-repair tool, cleaning the divot-repair tool with the golf cleaning device and inserting the divot repair tool back into the pouch.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the pouch has a width and the at least one rigid member has a width at least ⅔ the width of the pouch, and the at least one rigid member is a multi-functional tool that is insertable and removable with respect to the pouch and in addition to providing support structural support performs at least one of the following functions cleans the grooves in a club face and clean spikes of a golf shoe, and the method further includes removing the multi-functional tool from the pouch, performing at least one of the aforementioned functions with the multi-functional tool and inserting the multi-functional tool back into the pouch.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the golf cleaning device includes an exposed side and a non-exposed side, and the method further includes providing advertising on the exposed side of the golf cleaning device.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontally extending support is a golfer's belt that extends through loops on the waist of a golfer's clothing, the fastening portion includes an intermediate portion and a terminating flap, and connecting the fastening portion of the golf cleaning device includes pulling the flap and intermediate portion upward between the golfer's belt and the waist of the golfer's clothing, and hanging the flap over a front of the golfer's belt.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening portion includes at least one rigid member and a exposed side made of an absorbent cleaning material, the at least one rigid member providing structural support to the exposed side, and the method further includes cleaning a golf-related item with the cleaning material of the exposed side of the fastening portion.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the cleaning portion includes an average width and the fastening portion includes an average width less than the average width of the cleaning portion.  
     
     
         10 . A golf cleaning device that attaches to a horizontally extending support adjacent a golfer's waist, comprising: 
 a cleaning portion made of an absorbent cleaning material to clean a golf-related item; and    a fastening portion connected to the cleaning portion, the fastening portion connectable to the horizontally extending support adjacent a golfer's waist so that the cleaning portion hangs down from a golfer's waist area partway along a leg of the golfer.    
     
     
         11 . The golf cleaning device of  claim 10 , further including a removable ball marker carried by the golf cleaning device.  
     
     
         12 . The golf cleaning device of  claim 10 , wherein the fastening portion includes a pouch, and the golf cleaning device further includes at least one rigid member in the pouch that provides structural support to the pouch.  
     
     
         13 . The golf cleaning device of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one rigid member is a divot-repair tool that is insertable and removable with respect to the pouch.  
     
     
         14 . The golf cleaning device of  claim 12 , wherein the pouch has a width and the at least one rigid member has a width at least ⅔ the width of the pouch, and the at least one rigid member is a multi-functional tool that is insertable and removable with respect to the pouch, and configured to clean the grooves in a club face and clean spikes of a golf shoe.  
     
     
         15 . The golf cleaning device of  claim 10 , wherein the golf cleaning device includes an exposed side and a non-exposed side, and the exposed side includes advertising.  
     
     
         16 . The golf cleaning device of  claim 10 , wherein the horizontally extending support is a golfer's belt that extends through loops on the waist of a golfer's clothing, the fastening portion includes an intermediate portion and a terminating flap, and the fastening portion hangs on the golfer's belt in the intermediate portion so that the flap hangs over a front of the golfer's belt.  
     
     
         17 . The golf cleaning device of  claim 10 , wherein the fastening portion includes at least one rigid member and an exposed side made of an absorbent cleaning material, the at least one rigid member providing structural support to the exposed side to clean a golf-related item with the cleaning material of the exposed side of the fastening portion.  
     
     
         18 . The golf cleaning device of  claim 10 , wherein the cleaning portion includes an average width and the fastening portion includes an average width less than the average width of the cleaning portion.  
     
     
         19 . A method of advertising using a golf cleaning device, comprising: 
 providing a golf cleaning device comprising a cleaning portion made of an absorbent cleaning material, a non-exposed side and an exposed side with advertising, and a fastening portion connected to the cleaning portion;    providing a horizontally extending support adjacent a golfer's waist;    connecting the fastening portion of the golf cleaning device to the horizontally extending support adjacent a golfer's waist so that the cleaning portion hangs down from a golfer's waist area partway along a leg of the golfer and the exposed side of the cleaning portion is exposed away from the golfer displaying the advertising.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein at least one of a removable ball marker and a divot-repair tool are carried by the golf cleaning device, and the method further includes removing at least one of the ball marker from the golf cleaning device and marking a golf ball on the green with the ball marker, and removing the divot-repair tool from the golf cleaning device and repairing a divot with the divot-repair tool.