Divot repair tool

Abstract

A divot repair tool comprising a shaft having a first end and a second end, the shaft having a handle at the first end of the shaft and a divot head having one or more prongs at the second end of the shaft wherein the second end the shaft is fused to the divot head, a method of using the divot repair tool to repair divots, comprising embedding one or more prongs from the divot head into turf beneath the divot, applying a leveraging motion to the handle and lifting the turf and a method of using the divot repair tool to retrieve golf balls, comprising applying one or more prongs from said divot head underneath one or more golf balls and scooping said golf balls upward.

1 . A ball mark repair tool, to repair any divots created in turf from golf ball impacts, said tool comprising:
 a shaft from a recycled golf club, said shaft having a first end and a second end;   a handle at the first end of said shaft; and   a divot head having one or more prongs permanently fused at the second end of said shaft by riveting, brazing or soldering.   
     
     
         2 . The ball mark repair tool of  claim 1 , wherein said divot head contains two prongs. 
     
     
         3 - 8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . A method of constructing a ball mark repair tool from a recycled golf club, said golf club comprising a shaft having a first and a second end, with a handle at the first end, said method comprising the following step:
 permanently fusing a divot head, having one or more prongs, to the second end of the shaft of the recycled golf club said step of permanently fusing is by riveting, brazing or soldering.   
     
     
         10 . The method of constructing a ball mark repair tool of  claim 9 , wherein said step of permanently fusing is by riveting. 
     
     
         11 . The method of constructing a ball mark repair tool of  claim 9 , wherein said step of permanently fusing is by brazing. 
     
     
         12 . The method of constructing a ball mark repair tool of  claim 9 , wherein said step of permanently fusing is by soldering. 
     
     
         13 . The ball mark repair tool of  claim 1 , wherein said second end of said shaft is permanently fused to said divot head by riveting. 
     
     
         14 . The ball mark repair tool of  claim 1 , wherein said second end of said shaft is permanently fused to said divot head by brazing. 
     
     
         15 . The ball mark repair tool of  claim 1 , wherein said second end of said shaft is permanently fused to said divot head by soldering. 
     
     
         16 . A ball mark repair tool, to repair any divots created in turf from golf ball impacts, said tool comprising:
 a shaft from a recycled golf club, said shaft having a first end and a second end;   a handle at the first end of said shaft;   a divot head having one or more prongs at the second end of said shaft; and   a rivet permanently fusing said divot head to said second end of said shaft.   
     
     
         17 . The ball mark repair tool of  claim 16 , wherein said divot head contains two prongs. 
     
     
         18 . A method of using the ball mark repair tool of  claim 16 , to repair divots, said method comprising:
 embedding said one or more prongs from the divot head into turf beneath the divot;   applying a leveraging motion to the handle; and   lifting the turf.   
     
     
         19 . A method of using the ball mark repair tool of  claim 16 , to retrieve golf balls, said method comprising:
 applying one or more prongs from said divot head underneath one or more golf balls; and   scooping said golf balls upward.