Golf ball teeing device

A golf ball teeing device, comprising,

• an elongated hollow tubular member having upper and lower ends,
• an elongated shaft means longitudinally movably mounted in said tubular member, and having an upper end positioned above the upper end of said tubular member and a lower end positioned below the lower end of said tubular member,
• a housing mounted on the lower end of said tubular member including an arcuate vertical wall having an opening at one side thereof and a bottom wall at the lower end of said vertical wall,
• said opening being sufficiently large so as to permit the passage of a golf ball therethrough,
• said bottom wall having a slot formed therein extending thereinto from the opening side of said housing to permit a golf tee to be positioned therein and supported thereby,
• said slot having a width such that the shank of the golf tee may pass therethrough but which will not permit the head of the golf tee to pass therethrough,
• a ball engaging means at the lower end of said shaft means for selectively clamping a golf ball onto the head portion of the tee whereby the tee may be inserted into the ground by moving the device downwardly to cause the tee to be inserted into the ground,
• and a first ground, piercing member pivotally mounted on said housing and longitudially movable between an inoperative retrasted position and an operative extended position whereby said first ground piercing member may be inserted into the ground to support the device in an upright position.