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A container that holds the golf balls for sequential dispensing of golf balls from an interior cavity through an opening between a pair of opposing legs and a projecting stop movable from a first position for holding one of the golf balls between the legs and retained by the projecting stops to a se

A container that holds the golf balls for sequential dispensing of golf balls from an interior cavity through an opening between a pair of opposing legs and a projecting stop movable from a first position for holding one of the golf balls between the legs and retained by the projecting stops to a second outward position sufficient for the golf ball to pass by the projecting stops. A method of holding and sequentially dispensing golf balls for play is disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A container for sequential dispensing of golf balls, comprising: a housing having an interior cavity for receiving at least one golf ball; a pair of opposing legs extending from the housing and defining an opening; a projecting stop extending inwardly from at least one of the

What is claimed is: 1. A container for sequential dispensing of golf balls, comprising: a housing having an interior cavity for receiving at least one golf ball; a pair of opposing legs extending from the housing and defining an opening; a projecting stop extending inwardly from at least one of the legs for holding the golf ball between the legs and selectively movable from a first position for holding the golf ball between the legs and a second position outwardly for releasing the golf ball for passage through the opening between the legs, whereby the projecting stop being moved from the first position to the second position enables the golf ball to pass by the projecting stop and through the opening for removal from the container; and a cap defining an aperture and pivotably attached to an upper edge of the container to be movable from a first position coextensive with the upper edge and a second position lateral of the container, for selective receiving a shaft of a golf club therethrough. 2. The container as recited in claim 1, wherein the legs are flexibly movable between a first position for holding the gold ball between the legs stopped by the projecting stop and a second position outwardly relative to each other for removal of the golf ball. 3. The container as recited in claim 1, wherein the projecting stop comprises a pair of resilient pads each projecting from an interior surface of a respective leg. 4. The container as recited in claim 1, wherein the projecting stop comprises a lug projecting from an interior surface of one of the legs towards the opposing leg. 5. The container as recited in claim 4, wherein the lug comprises a distal end of a threaded member extending through the leg inwardly and secured to the leg. 6. The container as recited in claim 4, wherein the lug comprises a projecting integral portion of the leg. 7. The container as recited in claim 1, wherein the projecting stop comprises a pin extending through one of the legs and movable laterally of the leg between the first and second positions. 8. The container as recited in claim 7, wherein the pin is biased by a spring to the first position. 9. The container as recited in claim 1, further comprising a pin extending though the cap and the container to define a pivot on which the cap turns to move between the first and the second positions. 10. The container as recited in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises an elongated cylinder for which the interior cavity has a diameter closely sized to a diameter of PGA-dimensioned golf ball to be received within the interior cavity. 11. The container as recited in claim 10, wherein the legs define arcuate surfaces extending coaxially with the cylinder with opposing side edges that define a gap with the respective side edge of the opposing leg, for gripping the golf ball held between the legs for removal therefrom. 12. The container as recited in claim 1, further comprising an attacher for attaching the housing to a golf bag. 13. The container as recited in claim 7, wherein attacher comprises a clip for slidingly engagement with an edge of a golf ball bag for holding the container thereto. 14. The container as recited in claim 1, further comprising a patch attached to the housing and having a surface of a first character for selective and detachable engagement to a patch on a golf accessory having a surface of a second character matingly engagable with the patch on the housing. 15. The container as recited in claim 1, wherein the housing defines a window in a surface thereof, whereby the number of golf balls within the interior cavity are observable. 16. The container as recited in claim 1, wherein opposing surfaces of the housing and the cap define matable detents and recesses for securing the cap in the first position. 17. A container for sequential dispensing of golf balls, comprising: an elongated housing having an interior cylindrical cavity for receiving a plurality of golf balls; a pair of opposing legs extending co-axial with the cavity and defining an opening at an end of the cavity and the legs having opposing edges to define opposing gaps for grasping a surface of a golf ball held between the legs; a projecting stop extending inwardly of the cavity for restricting passage of a golf ball from the opening, the projecting stop having a first position for holding the golf ball between the legs and a second position for passage of the golf ball through the opening, whereby the projecting stop being moved from the first position to the second position enables the golf ball to pass by the projecting stop and through the opening for removal from the container; and a cap defining an aperture and pivotably attached to an upper edge of the container to be movable from a first position coextensive with the upper edge and a second position lateral of the container, for selective receiving a shaft of a golf club therethrough. 18. The container as recited in claim 17, wherein the legs are flexibly movable between a first position for holding the gold ball between the legs stopped by the projecting stop and a second position outwardly relative to each other for removal of the golf ball. 19. The container as recited in claim 17, wherein the projecting stop comprises a pair of resilient pads each projecting from an interior surface of a respective leg. 20. The container as recited in claim 17, wherein the projecting stop comprises a lug projecting from an interior surface of one of the legs towards the opposing leg. 21. The container as recited in claim 20, wherein the lug comprises a distal end of a threaded member extending trough the leg inwardly and secured to the leg. 22. The container as recited in claim 20, wherein the lug comprises a projecting integral portion of the leg. 23. The container as recited in claim 17, wherein the projecting stop comprises a pin extending trough one of the legs and movable laterally of the leg between the first and second positions. 24. The container as recited in claim 23, wherein the pin is biased by a spring to the first position. 25. The container as recited in claim 17, further comprising a pin extending through the cap and the container to define a pivot on which the cap turns to mow between the first and the second positions. 26. The container as recited in claim 17, wherein the housing defines a window in a surface thereof, whereby the number of golf balls within the interior cavity are observable. 27. The container as recited in claim 17, further comprising an attacher for attaching the housing to a golf bag. 28. The container as recited in claim 17, wherein opposing surfaces of the housing and the cap define matable detents and recesses for securing the cap in the first position. 29. A container for sequential dispensing of golf balls, comprising: a housing having an interior cavity for receiving at least one golf ball; a pair of opposing legs extending from the housing and defining an opening; a projecting stop extending inwardly from at least one of the legs for holding the golf ball between the legs and selectively movable from a first position for holding the golf ball between the legs and a second position outwardly for releasing the golf ball for passage through the opening between the legs, the projecting stop comprising a distal end of a threaded member extending through the leg inwardly and secured to the leg and projecting from an interior surface of one of the legs towards the opposing leg, whereby the projecting stop being moved from the first position to the second position enables the golf ball to pass by the projecting stop and through the opening for removal from the container. 30. The container as recited in claim 29, wherein the legs are flexibly movable between a first position for holding the gold ball between the legs stopped by the projecting stop and a second position outwardly relative to each other for removal of the golf ball. 31. The container as recited in claim 29, wherein the projecting stop further comprises a pair of resilient pads each projecting from an interior surface of a respective leg. 32. The container as recited in claim 29, wherein the threaded member defines a lug projecting from an interior surface of one of the legs towards the opposing leg. 33. The container as recited in claim 29, wherein the threaded member is movable laterally of the leg between the first and second positions. 34. The container as recited in claim 29, further comprising a cap defining an aperture and pivotably attached to an upper edge of the container to be movable from a first position coextensive with the upper edge and a second position lateral of the container, for selective receiving a shaft of a golf club therethrough, 35. The container as recited in claim 34, further comprising a pin extending through the cap and the container to define a pivot on which the cap turns to move between the first and the second positions. 36. The container as recited in claim 34, wherein opposing surfaces of the housing and the cap define matable detents and recesses for securing the cap in the first position. 37. The container as recited in claim 29, wherein the legs define arcuate surfaces extending coaxially with the cylinder with opposing side edges that define a gap with the respective side edge of the opposing leg, for gripping the golf ball held between the legs for removal therefrom. 38. The container as recited in claim 29, wherein the housing defines a window in a surface thereof, whereby the number of golf balls within the interior cavity are observable. 39. The container as recited in claim 29, further comprising an attacher for attaching the housing to a golf bag. 40. The container as recited in claim 39, wherein attacher comprises a clip for slidingly engagement with an edge of a golf ball bag for holding the container thereto. 41. The container as recited in claim 29, further comprising a patch attached to the housing and having a surface of a first character for selective and detachable engagement to a patch on a golf accessory having a surface of a second character matingly engagable with the patch on the housing. 42. A container for sequential dispensing of golf balls, comprising: an elongated housing having an interior cylindrical cavity for receiving a plurality of golf balls and having a diameter sized to receive the golf balls in single-file relationship; a pair of opposing legs extending co-axial with the cavity and defining an opening at an end of the cavity and the legs having opposing edges to define opposing gaps for grasping a surface of a golf ball held between the legs; and a projecting stop extending inwardly of the cavity for restricting passage of a golf ball from the opening, the projecting stop having a first position for holding the golf ball between the legs and a second position for passage of the golf ball through the opening, the projecting stop comprising a distal end of a threaded member extending through the leg inwardly and secured to the leg and projecting from an interior surface of one of the legs towards the opposing leg, whereby the projecting stop being moved from the first position to the second position enables the golf ball to pass by the projecting stop and through the opening for removal from the container. 43. A container for sequential dispensing of golf balls, comprising: a housing having an interior cavity for receiving at least one golf ball; a pair of opposing legs extending from the housing and defining an opening; a projecting stop extending inwardly from at least one of the legs for holding the golf ball between the legs and selectively movable from a first position for holding the golf ball between the legs and a second position outwardly for releasing the golf ball for passage through the opening between the legs, whereby the projecting stop being moved from the first position to the second position enables the golf ball to pass by the projecting stop and through the opening for removal from the container; and a cap defining an aperture and pivotably attached to an upper portion of the container to be movable from a first position coaxial with the interior cavity and a second position lateral of the container, for selective receiving a shaft of a golf club therethrough. 44. The container as recited in claim 43, wherein opposing surfaces of the housing and the cap define matable detents and recesses for securing the cap in the first position.