Finger protecting device and method for protecting at least one finger

A finger protecting device for use on a hand of a golfer, the golfer's hand having a wrist, a thumb, at least two other fingers and a palm located on a front side of the golfer's hand, each of the at least two other fingers including a proximal finger portion extending between a first knuckle and a second knuckle of the corresponding finger, the device comprising:

• a wristband portion shaped and sized to fit around the wrist of the golfer's hand;
• at least one open-ended finger sleeve shaped and sized to cover only the proximal finger portion of a corresponding one of the at least two other fingers of the golfer's hand, the at least one open-ended finger sleeve having opposite front and rear surfaces, the front surface of the at least one open-ended finger sleeve including a front edge disposed at a junction between the palm and a base of the corresponding finger when the device is on the golfer's hand;
• a closed-ended thumb sleeve shaped and sized to cover the thumb of the golfer's hand, the closed-ended thumb sleeve having opposite front and rear surfaces;
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• an extension portion connecting together the wristband portion, the closed-ended thumb sleeve and the at least one open-ended finger sleeve, the extension portion including a front section having a front edge disposed at a junction between the palm and a base of the thumb and extending from the base of the thumb to said wristband portion when the device is on the golfer's hand;
• whereby the wristband portion, the at least one open-ended finger sleeve, the closed-ended thumb sleeve and the extension portion are configured and disposed to leave the palm of the golfer's hand entirely exposed for a direct contact with a golf club while protecting the thumb and at least one of the proximal finger portions of the golfer's hand against chafing.