Golf tee placement and practice apparatus and system

Abstract

A golf tee apparatus and placement system may include a replaceable resilient flexible golf tee mechanically secured to an anchor to reduce the risk that the tee will move during play. And, like the legendary multi-function “Swiss Army Knife” the golf tee apparatus and placement system may further include a protective carrying sleeve and cover that does triple duty by also functioning as a high leverage tool and handle to ease placing tees on a grassy area.

1 . A golf tee apparatus, for positioning golf balls over a grassy area such as a golf teeing area or a driving range, the apparatus comprising:
 an elongate anchor shaft, having a pair of opposing ends and an auger blade secured there around, the shaft further having an anchor base tip at an inferior one of the opposing ends thereof to initiate and guide the insertion of the apparatus into soil of the grassy area, the auger blade to screw said apparatus into and out of the soil of the grassy area;   an anchor head tee support, having a pair of opposing faces, an inferior one of the opposing faces thereof secured to a superior one of the opposing ends of said anchor shaft;   a resilient flexible golf tee, positioned on a superior one of the pair of opposing faces of said anchor head tee support, to support a golf ball at a known height above the superior face of said anchor head tee support; and   a collar to secure said resilient flexible golf tee to the superior face of said anchor head tee support while a user plays golf.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said collar is removable and a detachable fastener to detachably secure said resilient flexible golf tee to said anchor head tee support. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said golf tee is a pliant riser that is mechanically secured to the anchor head tee support by said collar. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said anchor shaft protrudes through the superior face of said anchor head tee support and further comprises a threaded alignment bolt operable to set the position of said resilient flexible golf tee on the superior face of said anchor head tee support. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said collar is removable and comprises a nut sized to thread on said threaded alignment bolt, the collar sized to fit over an inferior end of said resilient flexible golf tee and thereby secure said golf tee to said anchor head tee support. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said anchor head tee support comprises any polygonal substantially flat plate having at least three sides and points for gripping and rotating said apparatus in the course of screwing the apparatus into said soil. 
   
   
       7 . A golf tee placement system, for reliably positioning golf balls over a grassy area such as a golf teeing area or a driving range, the system comprising:
 a golf tee apparatus, as claimed in  claims 1  through  6 ; and   an elongate hollow cover sleeve tool, having a body with two opposing ends, including:
 a first end with means for gripping said anchor head tee support; and 
 a second end with means for gripping said collar, 
   said first end sized and shaped so that when in use placing or removing a golf tee the cover sleeve tool can pass downward over said collar, without interference, to engage and gripingly engage said anchor head tee support from above;   the body of said cover sleeve tool configured for use as a handle to manually screw or unscrew said golf tee apparatus into or out of the soil of said grassy area.   
   
   
       8 . The system as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said cover sleeve tool is of a length and breadth sufficient to house and encase at least the entire anchor shaft, auger blade and anchor base tip during transport, to protect a user from the risk of injury and exposure to residual soil. 
   
   
       9 . The system as claimed in  claim 7  the body of said cover sleeve tool further comprises a telescoping portion to adjust a distance between said first and said second ends to thereby permit collapsing for storage or extending to house and encase the resilient flexible golf tee during transportation or storage. 
   
   
       10 . A golf tee placement system, for reliably positioning golf balls over a grassy area, the system comprising:
 a golf tee apparatus; and   a hollow cover sleeve for a use alternately as:
 a handle and tool to manually screw or unscrew said golf tee apparatus into or out of soil of said grassy area; and a protective cover inside which said golf tee apparatus is transported or stored. 
   
   
   
       11 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein any edges of said collar are both offset and inset from any edges of said anchor head tee support so as to permit the cover sleeve tool of  claims 7  to  11  to be applied from above with said cover sleeve tool griping the edges of the anchor head tee support thereby permitting a user to screw the golf tee apparatus into the soil. 
   
   
       12 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the anchor head tee support comprises any non-circular curvilinear plate adapted to prevent slippage between the cover sleeve tool of  claims 7  to  11  and said anchor head tee support.