Golf ball placement device

A device for assisting a user in placing a golf ball on a golf tee, said device comprising:

• (a) a housing having a ball storage compartment for storing a plurality of golf balls, said ball storage compartment having walls, a floor and an opening, the opening dimensioned to permit golf balls to pass there through,
• (b) the housing having a ball selector positioned adjacent the opening of the ball storage compartment, the ball selector adapted to permit only one golf ball to be moved but of the opening at a time,
• (c) a placement arm having opposite first and second ends, the first end being pivotally mounted to the housing adjacent the ball selector, the placement arm having a first channel extending between the first and second ends, the first channel dimensioned and configured to permit golf balls to roll down the channel from the first end to the second end, the second end of the arm having a projecting portion positioned adjacent the first channel, the projecting portion dimensioned and configured to remove the ball from the channel when the ball rolls past the end portion, the extension placement arm pivotally movable in a substantially horizontal plane between a first position wherein the second end is adjacent a placement point for the golf tee and a second position wherein the second end is positioned away from the placement point,
• (d) wherein the ball selector comprises a substantially flat member having a fat top surface and a passage, the passage formed as a groove on the top surface, the passage dimensioned and configured to permit golf balls to travel along the passage in single file, the passage having an entry point positioned adjacent the opening of the ball compartment the passage having a exit point positioned adjacent the first channel at the first end of the positioning arm, and
• (e) wherein the first and second elongated portions of the groove of the ball sector have a first and second diameter, respectively, the diameter of the first elongated portion of the groove being greater than the diameter of the second elongated portion of the groove.