Article of clothing with attachable magnetic ball marker

An improvement to an article of golf clothing comprising a flat, thin object of ferrous material attached to said article of clothing at a selected location thereon, wherein said article of golf clothing includes a layer of nonferrous sheet material that conceals said object of ferrous material from view at said selected location, and a detached golf ball marker that has a nonmagnetic body and a magnet permanently attached to said nonmagnetic body, whereby said magnet draws said golf ball marker toward said object of ferrous material and holds said golf ball marker against said layer of nonferrous sheet material when moved into proximity to said selected location.

In combination, an article of golf clothing formed of a flexible material having an exterior surface, a thin wafer of ferrous material permanently attached to said article of clothing beneath said exterior surface of said flexible material, and a golf ball marker formed of a body with a magnet permanently attached to said body, and said golf ball marker is placed in contact with said exterior surface of said flexible material so that said magnet exerts a magnetic field that acts through said flexible material, whereby said golf ball marker adheres to said article of clothing on said exterior surface of said flexible material when moved into proximity to said wafer of ferrous material unless dislodged therefrom by a force stronger than said magnetic field.

In combination, a golf accessory constructed of fabric having an exterior surface, a thin ferrous object permanently secured within the confines of said fabric, and a golf ball marker formed of a magnetically inert body having a magnet permanently secured thereto and said golf ball marker is located upon said exterior surface of said fabric and said magnet of said ball marker exerts a force of attraction, whereby said ball marker is attracted toward said ferrous object and remains secured in place on said exterior surface of said fabric when moved into proximity to said ferrous object until removed by a force that overcomes said force of magnetic attraction.

In an article of golf clothing having at least one layer of fabric with a visually exposed side and an opposite concealed side, the improvement comprising at least one flat object formed of ferrous material secured in position to said layer of fabric at a selected, fixed location thereon, and a ball marker formed of a body and a magnet permanently secured to said body, whereby when placed near said fixed location of said layer of fabric, said ball marker is magnetically held to said object of ferrous material by the force of magnetic attraction between said magnet of said ball marker and said object of ferrous material.

A method of carrying a golf ball marker in open display on a fabric golf accessory comprising:

• securing an object of material attracted by magnetism to a layer of fabric of said golf accessory, and placing a golf ball marker formed of a magnetically inert body and a permanent magnet permanently secured to said body near said object of material attracted by magnetism whereby a magnetic field produced by said magnet of said golf ball marker draws said golf ball marker toward said object attracted by magnetism and holds it relative thereto when said golf ball marker is moved into the vicinity of said object of material attracted by magnetism until an opposing force stronger than said magnetic field dislodges said golf ball marker from said layer of fabric.