Golf course greens cup chemical protector

Abstract

A golf course greens cup chemical protector can prevent chemical treatments from entering the golf greens cup, preventing staining and corrosion of the cup caused by the chemical treatments that otherwise would get inside the greens cup. When the greens cup chemical protector is placed over the cup prior to application of chemical treatments, the device prevents any spray chemical or granular chemical from entering the golf cup, making the task of cleaning the cup after chemical treatment no longer necessary. The greens cup chemical protector can include a handle for easy removal and placement. A bottom stabilization device can be smaller than the soil area above the cup to prevent the soil area above the cup from being altered or compromised when removing the device. The device can be made of a material resistant to the chemical treatments being applied.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf course greens cup chemical protector comprising:
 a plate member;   a handle disposed on an upper side of the plate member; and   a stabilizer extending from an underside of the plate member, wherein   the plate member has a diameter to cover a greens cup; and   the stabilizer has a diameter smaller than the plate member.   
     
     
         2 . The golf course greens cup chemical protector of  claim 1 , wherein the handle extends from the upper side of the plate member. 
     
     
         3 . The golf course greens cup chemical protector of  claim 1 , wherein the stabilizer is has a perimeter that is concentric with a perimeter of the plate member. 
     
     
         4 . The golf course greens cup chemical protector of  claim 1 , wherein at least the plate member and the handle are made from a material resistant to treatment chemicals applied to a golf course turf. 
     
     
         5 . A golf course greens cup chemical protector comprising:
 a plate member;   a handle extending from an upper side of the plate member; and   a stabilizer extending from an underside of the plate member, the stabilizer having a perimeter disposed concentric with a perimeter of the plate member, wherein   the plate member has a diameter to cover a greens cup;   the stabilizer has a diameter smaller than the plate member; and   at least the plate member and the handle are made from a material resistant to treatment chemicals applied to a golf course turf.   
     
     
         6 . A method to prevent treatment chemicals from entering a golf greens cup, comprising:
 disposing a golf course greens cup chemical protector over the greens cup, the golf course greens cup chemical protector comprising a plate member having a diameter to cover the greens cup, a handle disposed on an upper side of the plate member, and a stabilizer extending from an underside of the plate member, wherein the stabilizer has a diameter smaller than the plate member;   applying the treatment chemicals to golf course turf; and   removing the golf course greens cup chemical protector once the treatment chemicals are applied.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising placing the stabilizer at least partially inside the golf greens cup. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising placing and removing the golf course greens cup by grasping the handle.