Golf ball dispenser

A golf ball dispenser for use with a fixed tee comprising in combination a base, a feed tube component mounted upon said base for pivotal movement in a horizontal plane from a ball dispensing position adjacent the tee, to a position clear of the tee and vice versa, said feed tube component sloping downwardly towards the outboard end thereof to feed golf balls by gravity towards said outboard end, a dispensing head pivotally secured to said outboard end and being movable from a ball detent position to a ball dispensing position and vice versa, means normally urging said head to said ball detent position, said outboard end of said feed tube component being apertured in the base thereof to provide a ball dispensing aperture, said dispensing head being pivotally supported for fore and aft tipping movement, within said feed tube component adjacent said ball dispensing aperture, said head including a front wall and rear wall, said rear wall acting as a ball detent when in said ball detent position and preventing a ball from passing from said feed tube component to said aperture, said detent releasing the front ball in said feed tube component to a position in said aperture, when said head is moved to said ball dispensing position, said front wall holding said ball in said ball dispensing position, said detent engaging between said front ball and the ball immediately therebehind and thereby releasing said front ball through said aperture, when said head is moved back to the ball detent position, means to activate said head including means spanning said aperture and engaging the associated tee when said dispenser is moved to the dispensing position, said last mentioned means including a tee striking portion pivoted for movement to said front wall of the feed tube and extending into said aperture, and a dispensing head engaging portion connected to said tee striking portion, for moving said dispensing head to the ball dispensing position when said tee striking portion engages said tee.