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A golf ball pick-up device includes an upright pick-up tube having an upper end portion formed with a ball-exiting opening. A strip unit includes plurality of resilient strips extending radially and inwardly from an open lower end of the pick-up tube so as to define a ball inlet thereamong. The stri

A golf ball pick-up device includes an upright pick-up tube having an upper end portion formed with a ball-exiting opening. A strip unit includes plurality of resilient strips extending radially and inwardly from an open lower end of the pick-up tube so as to define a ball inlet thereamong. The strips deform so as to allow golf balls to move into the pick-up tube via the ball inlet when the strip unit is pressed against the golf balls one at a time, and is sized so as to prevent downward removal of the golf balls from the pick-up tube via the ball inlet. A ball-guiding unit is disposed within the upper end portion of the pick-up tube, and is formed with a ball-guiding surface shaped so as to guide the golf balls into the ball-exiting opening when the golf balls move upwardly within the pick-up tube.

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I claim: 1. A golf ball pick-up device comprising: an upright pick-up tube having an open lower end and an upper end portion that is formed with a ball-exiting opening; a strip unit including a plurality of resilient strips each having a radial outer end connected fixedly to said lower end of said

I claim: 1. A golf ball pick-up device comprising: an upright pick-up tube having an open lower end and an upper end portion that is formed with a ball-exiting opening; a strip unit including a plurality of resilient strips each having a radial outer end connected fixedly to said lower end of said pick-up tube, said strips being arranged along a circumferential direction of said pick-up tube and extending radially and inwardly from said lower end of said pick-up tube so as to define a ball inlet thereamong, said strips deforming so as to allow a plurality of golf balls to move into said pick-up tube via said ball inlet when said strip unit is pressed against the golf balls one at a time, said strips being sized so as to prevent downward removal of the golf balls from said pick-up tube via said ball inlet; and a ball-guiding unit disposed within said upper end portion of said pick-up tube and formed with a ball-guiding surface shaped so as to guide the golf balls into said ball-exiting opening when the golf balls move upwardly within said upper end portion of said pick-up tube; and an upright handle disposed movably on said pick-up tube and extending upwardly from said upper end portion of said pick-up tube, and a positioning unit, said ball-guiding unit being connected fixedly to a lower end of said handle, said handle being disposed at an extended position whereat an upper end of said ball-guiding surface is adjacent to an upper end of said ball-exiting opening in said pick-up tube, and being movable to a retracted position whereat said ball-guiding surface is disposed within said lower end of said pick-up tube, said positioning unit positioning said handle in said extended position and said retracted position. 2. The golf ball pick-up device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a sleeve member including a sleeve body sleeved fixedly on said open lower end of said pick-up tube, said resilient strips being formed integrally with a lower end of said sleeve body, said sleeve body being further formed with an inward flange extending radially and inwardly therefrom and abutting against said open lower end of said pick-up tube. 3. The golf ball pick-up device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said ball-guiding surface has a lower end abutting against said inward flange of said sleeve member when said handle is disposed in said retracted position. 4. The golf ball pick-up device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pick-up tube is formed with upper and lower positioning holes, said ball-guiding unit including a guide block that is formed with said ball-guiding surface at a lower end thereof and that includes a spring-biased pin biased to engage a selected one of said upper and lower positioning holes in said pick-up tube, said pin and said upper and lower positioning holes constituting said positioning unit, said pin engaging said upper positioning hole when said handle is disposed in said extended position, said pin engaging said lower positioning hole when said handle is disposed in said retracted position. 5. The golf ball pick-up device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said pick-up tube has an upper end wall, said upper positioning hole in said pick-up tube being located such that said guide block comes into contact with said upper end wall of said pick-up tube when said handle is disposed in said extended position. 6. The golf ball pick-up device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ball-exiting opening is defined by an opening-defining wall, said ball-guiding surface being curved, said upper end of said ball-guiding surface being aligned with a portion of said opening-defining wall that defines said upper end of said ball-exiting opening. 7. The golf ball pick-up device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ball-guiding unit is formed integrally with said pick-up tube. 8. A golf ball pick-up device comprising: an upright pick-up tube having an open lower end and an upper end portion that is formed with a ball-exiting opening; a strip unit including a plurality of resilient strips each having a radial outer end connected fixedly to said lower end of said pick-up tube, said strips being arranged along a circumferential direction of said pick-up tube and extending radially and inwardly from said lower end of said pick-up tube so as to define a ball inlet thereamong, said strips deforming so as to allow a plurality of golf balls to move into said pick-up tube via said ball inlet when said strip unit is pressed against the golf balls one at a time, said strips being sized so as to prevent downward removal of the golf balls from said pick-up tube via said ball inlet; a ball-guiding unit disposed within said upper end portion of said pick-up tube and formed with a ball-guiding surface shaped so as to guide the golf balls into said ball-exiting opening when the golf balls move upwardly within said upper end portion of said pick-up tube; an inclined ball-exiting tube connected fixedly to and extending outwardly and downwardly from said pick-up tube, said ball-exiting tube having an open lower end and an upper end that is communicated with said ball-exiting opening in said pick-up tube such that the golf balls are movable from said pick-up tube into said ball-exiting tube via said ball-exiting opening to thereby exit from said lower end of said ball-exiting tube; and a ball-collecting bag sleeved on said ball-exiting tube so as to receive the golf balls falling from said lower end of said ball-exiting tube, and a bag-retaining unit for connecting said ball-collecting bag removably to said ball-exiting tube. 9. The golf ball pick-up device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said bag-retaining unit includes two first hook-and-loop fasteners attached respectively and fixedly to two opposite sides of an annular outer surface of said pick-up tube, and two second hook-and-loop fasteners attached respectively and fixedly to two opposite sides of an inner surface of said ball-collecting bag and engaging respectively said first hook-and-loop fasteners. 10. The golf ball pick-up device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said ball-collecting bag includes a bag body having an open upper end, and a pair of aligned first and second carrying straps each having two ends fastened to said open upper end of said bag body. 11. The golf ball pick-up device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said bag-retaining unit includes two male snap fasteners attached respectively and fixedly to said ends of said first carrying strap, and two female snap fasteners attached respectively and fixedly to said ends of said second carrying straps and engaging respectively said male snap fasteners, said pick-up tube being disposed between said bag body and an assembly of said male and female snap fasteners so as to prevent removal of said ball-collecting bag from said ball-exiting tube. 12. The golf ball pick-up device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said bag-retaining unit includes a fixed plate connected fixedly to a side of an outer surface of said ball-collecting bag, a flexible tongue plate having an end fastened to an opposite side of said outer surface of said ball-collecting bag and extending upwardly from said open upper end of said bag body, a first hook-and-loop fastener attached fixedly to said fixed plate, and a second hook-and-loop fastener attached fixedly to said flexible tongue plate and engaging said first hook-and-loop fastener, said pick-up tube being disposed between said bag body and said flexible tongue plate so as to prevent removal of said ball-collecting bag from said ball-exiting tube.