Method and package for marketing golf tees

Abstract

A package of golf tees contains tees of different lengths and is marketed at a point of purchase as containing a number of tees sufficient to play an integral number of rounds of golf. The tees are marked with colors or other indicia to signify their relative lengths.

1 . A package of golf tees containing at least two tees of different lengths.  
   
   
       2 . The package of golf tees of  claim 1  wherein the contained tees consist of tees of three different lengths, one length suitable for use on short golf holes, a second length suitable for use on medium length golf holes, and a third length suitable for use on long golf holes.  
   
   
       3 . The package of golf tees of  claim 2  wherein said one length is the shortest of the three lengths and said third length is the longest of the three lengths.  
   
   
       4 . The package of golf tees of  claim 1  wherein said number of tees is chosen for use during an integral number of rounds of golf to be played with the tees in the container.  
   
   
       5 . The package of golf tees of  claim 4  wherein said number of tees is nine tees for each of said number of rounds.  
   
   
       6 . The package of golf tees of  claim 4  wherein said integral number of rounds is one and said number of tees is nine.  
   
   
       7 . The package of golf tees of  claim 6  wherein the contained tees consist of tees of three different lengths, one length suitable for use on short golf holes, a second length suitable for use on medium length golf holes, and a third length suitable for use on long golf holes.  
   
   
       8 . The package of golf tees of  claim 7  wherein the contained tees consist of two tees of said one length, five tees of said second length and two tees of said third length.  
   
   
       9 . The package of golf tees of  claim 7  wherein the contained tees consist of three tees of said one length, three tees of said second length and three tees of said third length.  
   
   
       10 . The package of golf tees of  claim 1  wherein the contained tees consist of the same number of tees of each different length.  
   
   
       11 . The package of golf tees of  claim 1  wherein the package bears indicia indicating the number and length of tees contained in the package.  
   
   
       12 . The package of  claim 1  wherein said tees bear markings such as color-coding or indicia signifying their relative lengths  
   
   
       13 . A method of marketing golf tees comprising placing golf tees of different size in a single package, and offering said package for sale.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising placing the single package in a point of purchase display.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising promoting the sale of said package as containing tees sufficient for use in a single round of golf.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising promoting the sale of said package as containing tees sufficient for use in an integral number of rounds of golf.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the placing of tees in said package includes choosing tees of three different lengths of tees including one length suitable for use on short golf holes, a second length suitable for use on medium length golf holes, and a third length suitable for use on long golf holes.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the tees placed in said package include two tees of said one length, five tees of said second length and two tees of said third length.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the tees placed in said package consist of the same number of tees of each different length.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising marking said package to indicate the number and length of tees contained in the package, and marking each tee to indicate its relative length.