Golf tee setter

A tee setting device for setting a golf ball and tee in the ground, comprising:

• a hollow shaft having a sliding operating handle at an upper end thereof;
• a leg assembly comprising a pair of steady leas that straddle said ball cage assembly at a lower portion of said shaft for steadying said ball cage at variable controlled heights above the ground;
• a slide handle mounted on said hollow shaft, said pair of steady legs being coupled to said slide handle for controlled deployment or retraction thereof;
• a control rod internal to said shaft, said control rod having a ball saddle at a lower end for urging a golf ball and tee downwardly, said control rod being coupled to said operating handle so that downward urging of the operating handle moves said ball saddle downward;
• a ball cage assembly at the lower end of said shaft for constraining said ball and tee during downward movement of said control rod and for releasing said ball and tee once initially implanted;
• whereby said tee setting device allows a golfer to implant a tee in the ground with ball atop without squatting or bending over the ball.

A tee setting device for setting a golf ball and tee in the ground, comprising:

• a hollow shaft having a patterned control tee height control cut-out at an upper end;
• a sliding operating handle carried about the shaft;
• a control rod internal to and extending downward through said shaft;
• a guide screw fixedly attached between said control rod and operating handle and protruding through said tee height control cut-out;
• a ball cage assembly attached to a lower end of said shaft and further comprising opposing ball cage jaws for containing a golf ball and gripping a tee there below, said ball cage jaws being operatively engaged with said control rod and selectively openable by sliding operation of said operating handle;
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• at least two steady legs pivotally and adjustably attached above said ball cage assembly and unfoldable to a spread position for steadying said ball cage at variable heights above the ground and to accommodate a variety of different tee lengths;
• whereby said apparatus allows a golfer to implant the tee in the ground with ball thereon without squatting or bending over the ball.