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A golf ball retriever includes a head part having a forward frame part and a rear frame part. The forward frame part has upper and lower parallel leading members defining a rectangular mouth opening sufficiently wide to allow a retrieved golf ball to enter. The rear frame part has a lower trailing m

A golf ball retriever includes a head part having a forward frame part and a rear frame part. The forward frame part has upper and lower parallel leading members defining a rectangular mouth opening sufficiently wide to allow a retrieved golf ball to enter. The rear frame part has a lower trailing member which defines a rear seat edge parallel to the lower leading member. The seat edge is spaced from the lower leading member a distance slightly less than the diameter of a golf ball. Retrieved golf balls that enter the mouth opening are then seated or cradled securely between the rear seat edge and the lower leading member, and will thus tend to remain in place as the retriever continues to be moved about. A detachable handle, which may include a golf club or a telescoping pole, can be easily clamped to the head part when needed. Tooth-like projections extending from the forward leading member help to dislodge golf balls embedded in land or out of view in the bottom surface of a pond. The projections can also serve as a sand rake.

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A golf ball retriever, comprising; an elongate head part for retrieving golf balls on land or from a body of water, said head part comprising: a forward open frame part defining a generally rectangular mouth opening with parallel upper and lower leading members spaced apart enough so that a stationa

A golf ball retriever, comprising; an elongate head part for retrieving golf balls on land or from a body of water, said head part comprising: a forward open frame part defining a generally rectangular mouth opening with parallel upper and lower leading members spaced apart enough so that a stationary golf ball can enter the mouth opening when the lower leading member of the forward frame part is swept beneath the golf ball, and a rear open frame part for preventing golf balls entering said mouth opening from escaping from the head part in the direction in which the golf balls enter said mouth opening, said rear frame part having parallel upper and lower trailing members spaced apart less than the diameter of a golf ball, said lower trailing member defining a rear seat edge parallel to the lower leading member of the forward frame part and spaced from the lower leading member a distance slightly less than the diameter of a golf ball so that the golf ball can be seated between the rear seat edge and the lower leading member after entering said mouth opening; means for connecting said forward frame part to said rear frame part, in open spaced relation relative to one another, including rigid rod like members extending between the upper leading and trailing members, and between the lower leading and trailing members, respectively; and means for fixing one end of a handle to the head part; and wherein said forward frame part has a number of forwardly directed, downwardly inclined projections spaced from one another along the length of the lower leading member, for applying a dislodging the force on golf balls embedded in a ground or water bottom surface; and said fixing means is arranged so that an attached handle will apply a pulling force to said head part and enable the projections along the length of the lower leading member to be urged against and underneath a golf ball embedded in the ground or water bottom surface for dislodging the ball and causing the ball to be directed into the mouth opening of the forward frame part.