Golf flagstick sleeve

Abstract

A golf ball retriever sleeve installed on a flagstick to case the retrieval of a golf ball from the hole, as well as provide functionality to the flagstick to make the golf course more secure and the game more enjoyable.

1 . A golf ball retriever sleeve for mounting on a flagstick having a flagstick diameter, comprising:
 a sleeve top end separated from a sleeve lower end by a retriever sleeve height;   a grip located at the sleeve top end and having a grip top end, a grip lower end, a grip width, and a grip height;   a ball trough located at the sleeve lower end and having trough upper end, a trough lower end, a trough width, a trough height, and a trough rim;   a sleeve body extending between the grip and the ball trough, with the sleeve body having a sleeve body upper end, a sleeve body lower end, a sleeve body inner width, a sleeve body outer width, a sleeve body height of 16″-60″, a sleeve body wall thickness, and a sleeve-outer-surface-to-flagstick-outer-surface distance of less than 0.25″ throughout at least 25% of the retriever sleeve height;   wherein:   the grip width is 2-10 times the sleeve body outer width, and the grip width is 3-10 times the flagstick diameter;   the grip height is at least 20% of the grip width, and the grip height is at least 70% of the sleeve body outer width;   at least one of the sleeve body, the grip, and the ball trough are formed of elastic material and is radially expandable;   the ball retriever sleeve has a center of gravity located a CG distance measured from the sleeve lower end in a direction of the retriever sleeve height, and the CG distance is 35-65% of the retriever sleeve height; and   at least a portion of the ball retriever sleeve has a ball retriever sleeve density of less than 3 g/cc.