Marker to determine a golf ball's original position on a course

Abstract

A golf ball marker to indicate an original location of a ball on a course or provide guidance to a user of the original location of the ball is provided. The golf ball marker has a body with a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface having a first indicium to indicate the golf ball marker is positioned on the course on top of the golf ball's original location and the bottom surface having a second indicium with a pointer to indicate a direction of the golf ball's original location relative to the golf ball marker when the golf ball marker is positioned on the course at a second location that is a predetermined distance away from the golf ball's original location.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A marker for marking the position of a golf ball comprising:
 a body having a first surface and a second surface;   a first indicium on the first surface for indicating that the marker has been placed at an original location of the golf ball; and   a second indicium on the second surface for indicating that the marker has been moved to a second location that is a predetermined distance from the original location and for indicating a direction in which the original location is in relation to the second location.   
     
     
         2 . The marker of  claim 1  wherein the body is circular in shape. 
     
     
         3 . The marker of  claim 1  wherein the second indicium is a pointer. 
     
     
         4 . The marker of  claim 1  further comprising a third indicium on the second surface for further indicating that the marker has been moved from the original location to the second location. 
     
     
         5 . The marker of  claim 4  wherein the third indicium is a pair of colored arcs formed along a portion of a perimeter of the body. 
     
     
         6 . The marker of  claim 4  further comprising a fourth indicium on the second surface for further indicating that the marker has been moved from the original location to the second location. 
     
     
         7 . The marker of  claim 6  wherein the fourth indicium is text. 
     
     
         8 . A marker for marking the position of a golf ball comprising:
 a body having a first surface and a second surface;   an image on the first surface for indicating that the marker has been placed at an original location of the golf ball; and   a pointer on the second surface for indicating that the marker has been moved to a second location that is a predetermined distance from the original location and for pointing in a direction in which the original location is in relation to the second location.   
     
     
         9 . The marker of  claim 8  wherein the body is circular in shape. 
     
     
         10 . The marker of  claim 8  further comprising a pair of colored arcs formed along a portion of a perimeter of the body for further indicating that the marker has been moved from the original location to the second location. 
     
     
         11 . The marker of  claim 10  wherein the pointer is positioned between the two colored arcs. 
     
     
         12 . The marker of  claim 8  further comprising text on the second surface for further indicating that the marker has been moved from the original location to the second location. 
     
     
         13 . A marker for marking the position of a golf ball comprising:
 a circular body having a first surface and a second surface;   an image on the first surface for indicating that the marker has been placed at an original location of the golf ball;   a pointer on the second surface for indicating that the marker has been moved to a second location that is a predetermined distance from the original location and for pointing in a direction in which the original location is in relation to the second location; and   a pair of colored arcs formed along a portion of a perimeter of the body for further indicating that the marker has been moved from the original location to the second location.   
     
     
         14 . The marker of  claim 13  further comprising text on the second surface for further indicating that the marker has been moved from the original location to the second location.