Variable height golf tee

Abstract

An adjustable height golf tee whereby a golfer can set his/her preferred tee height for whichever club he or she decides to use, employs an interference fit between two components namely a plug which is mounted on a base and has a series of external ridges, and a tee piece which is hollow and resilient and preferably has at least one internal ridge. The tee is intended to be used with an existing practice mat, which would hold the base in position. In other embodiments the tee piece may have multiple internal ridges instead of or in addition to the plug being beaded.

1 . A height adjustable golf tee comprising a hollow resilient tee piece which is adjustably fitted onto a plug mounted on a base, in which respect the plug is externally formed with a series of ridges and the tee piece is slidably adjustable on the plug as an interference fit thereon.  
   
   
       2 . A golf tee as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the material of the tee piece and the material of the plug and its base are sufficiently strong and/or resilient to withstand being stood upon and/or being hit by a golf club.  
   
   
       3 . A golf tee as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the plug has an enlargement at its upper end to inhibit removal of the tee piece.  
   
   
       4 . A golf tee as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the tee piece has an inward lip at or neat its lower end to inhibit its removal from the plug.  
   
   
       5 . A golf tee as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the tee piece is formed with a single internal ridge to facilitate retention of the tee piece relative to the plug in a selected adjusted position.  
   
   
       6 . A golf tee as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the tee piece is formed with a series of internal ridges to facilitate retention of the tee piece relative to the plug in a selected adjusted position.  
   
   
       7 . A golf tee as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the plug is formed with at least three external ridges.