A golf tee of a one piece integral molded form comprises a plurality of flutes which project generally radially from a central support pedestal. The flutes form support points to provide a support structure for supporting the golf ball in an elevated stable relationship on the tee. One or more of the flutes may be configured to facilitate proper orientation of the golf tee. The rigidity of the flutes located between the club head and the ball is greater than that of relatively flexible flutes located between the ball and the intended flight path of the ball.

A golf tee comprising a peg member having one end adapted to be thrust into the ground, a head member for placement of a golf ball and an elastic member provided between the peg member and the head member, and which is characterized in that an axial bore is formed in said head member, said elastic member is inserted in said bore and pressed by a pressure member, and one end of said pressure member is secured in said peg member, whereby the lower end surface of said head member and the upper end surface of said peg member abut against each other.

A golf tee, which is decomposable in the soil, comprises a lower penetration portion with a sharp cone-shaped tip and an upper carrier portion connected with the penetration portion for carrying a golf ball thereof on top. The penetration portion further has a plurality of exterior reinforce ribs located length-wise to the tip. The carrier portion further has a round hollow cross section and has a plurality of interior radial reinforce thin walls to divide the interior space of the carrier portion into several sub-spaces. The golf tee is characterized in that, while in a driving operation, the carrier portion will deform elastically and accordingly to a club strike.

A shortened unitary golf tee includes a pointed base portion for insertion into the ground and a hollow body portion for receiving a golf ball. The body portion includes a side wall defining an inner cavity and a ball receipt surface which surrounds a first aperture extending into the inner cavity. The side wall also defines a second smaller aperture, or vent, extending through the side wall into the inner cavity. Regardless of the location of the second aperture, if air is allowed to flow freely into the inner cavity, it is thought to minimize the effects of depressurization between the golf tee and an accelerating golf ball departing the golf tee so that the golf tee tends to remain stationary and the golf ball retains more momentum from the golf club. In the preferred embodiment, the second aperture is located on the top of a short, upward-facing side of the golf tee to reduce the amount of area on the golf tee most likely to be impacted by a club head and to provide a more intuitive means for properly positioning and aligning the golf tee.

A golf tee for improved straighter golf ball flight when hit therefrom including an adhesive means applied to all or a portion of the socket portion of the head for adherence to the golf ball placed thereon. Golf ball adhesion to the head of this golf tee provides the anti-spin characteristics necessary to reduce ball "hook" or "slice". The preferred adhesive means is a double-sided tape, however, any adhesive means may be applied on the socket of a conventional tee, the adhesive then covered to allow the tee to be stored in, for example, a golf bag, without premature adhesion to other surrounding objects. The golf tee may be of a conventional shape or may include an enlarged head portion for greater adhesive means engagement to the golf ball. However, the combination of adhesive size, tee size, and adhesive strength should not act in such combination that the tee flies with the golf ball when struck by a golf club in normal play. The preferred embodiments of the invention are of approximately conventional tee weight and size so that it may be used in normal play except when in violation of golf competition regulations. Adhesive means may be applied to any conventional golf tee including those having a stem designed for improved ground engagement. Two alternate embodiments include additional anti-rotation flanges on the shank of the tee to provide maximum resistance to tee rotation in the ground and, therefore, to enhance golf ball anti-spin properties of this invention.