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An apparatus for cleaning heads of golf clubs has a substantially upstanding housing having an upper end, a lower end and a wall structure interconnecting the two and defining a chamber. At least one portal is formed in the wall structure. The portals may be slot-like or may have a curvilinear confi

An apparatus for cleaning heads of golf clubs has a substantially upstanding housing having an upper end, a lower end and a wall structure interconnecting the two and defining a chamber. At least one portal is formed in the wall structure. The portals may be slot-like or may have a curvilinear configuration such as a circle or ellipse. A set of brushes extends from the interior of the upper end into the chamber. An opposing set of brushes extends from the interior of the lower end into the chamber. The terminal ends of the two sets of brushes define a substantially narrow passageway in alignment with the portals. At least one of the upper and lower sets of brushes has a plurality of bristle zones wherein the brush bristles of one bristle zone are of a different length and rigidity than the brush bristles of a different bristle zone.

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1. An apparatus for cleaning heads of golf clubs, the apparatus comprising: a substantially upstanding housing defining a chamber, said housing having an upper end terminating in a closed top wall,a lower end terminating in a closed bottom wall,a side wall structure interconnecting said upper end an

1. An apparatus for cleaning heads of golf clubs, the apparatus comprising: a substantially upstanding housing defining a chamber, said housing having an upper end terminating in a closed top wall,a lower end terminating in a closed bottom wall,a side wall structure interconnecting said upper end and said lower end, andat least one portal through said side wall structure for insertion of a golf club head;a first set of brushes extending into said chamber from said closed top wall; anda second set of brushes extending into said chamber from said closed bottom wall;wherein terminal ends of said first set of brushes and said second set of brushes define a substantially narrow passageway substantially parallel to said closed top wall and said closed bottom wall in alignment with said at least one portal. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first set of brushes and said second set of brushes comprises a plurality of bristle regions wherein each bristle region has brush bristles of a predetermined length and a predetermined rigidity and wherein at least one of said predetermined length and said predetermined rigidity of said brush bristles of one region are different than those of said brush bristles of another region. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said at least one portal has a plurality of portal brush bristles extending inwardly from a periphery thereof terminating in a portal brush opening. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least one portal has at least one flexible but resilient flap covering said portal. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said at least one flexible but resilient flap comprises opposing ones of said flexible but resilient flaps extending from a periphery of said portal. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said at least one portal has a substantially curvilinear configuration. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said substantially curvilinear configuration is substantially elliptical. 8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said substantially curvilinear configuration is substantially circular. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said at least one portal has a substantially curvilinear configuration and has portal brush bristles extending inwardly from an inner periphery thereof terminating in a portal brush opening concentric to and representative of said substantially curvilinear configuration. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least one portal comprises a substantially curvilinear portal and at least one flanking substantially slot-like portal. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said first set of brushes comprises: a first bristle zone having first brush bristles of a first length and rigidity disposed substantially throughout said interior of said lower end of said housing,a second bristle zone having second brush bristles of a second length and rigidity disposed adjacent said substantially curvilinear portal,a third bristle zone having third brush bristles of a third length and rigidity disposed substantially throughout said interior of said upper end of said housing,a fourth bristle zone having fourth brush bristles of a fourth length and rigidity disposed adjacent said substantially curvilinear portal, anda fifth bristle zone having fifth brush bristles of a fifth length and rigidity disposed adjacent said at least one flanking substantially slot-like portal. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said housing is formed of a lower subassembly and an upper subassembly. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said housing is substantially cylindrical. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least one aperture for removal of debris disposed in said closed bottom wall of said lower end of said housing. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said at least one aperture is disposed proximate a periphery of said housing. 16. An apparatus for storing, transporting and cleaning heads of golf clubs, the apparatus comprising: a substantially upstanding elongated container having a first substantially open upper end for receiving shafts of golf clubs;a substantially upstanding housing integrally formed with and in alignment with said elongated container, said housing defining a chamber said housing havingan upper end terminating in a closed top wall,a lower end terminating in a closed bottom wall,a side wall structure interconnecting said upper end and said lower end, andat least one portal through said side wall structure for insertion of a golf club head;a first set of brushes extending into said chamber from said closed top wall; anda second set of brushes extending into said chamber from said closed bottom wall;wherein terminal ends of said first set of brushes and said second set of brushes define a substantially narrow passageway substantially parallel to said closed top wall and said closed bottom wall in alignment with said at least one portal. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said housing is disposed at a lower region of said elongated container. 18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said housing is disposed intermediate said upper end and a lower region of said upstanding elongated container. 19. A method for cleaning a head of a golf club, the method comprising: providing a substantially upstanding housing defining a chamber said housing having an upper end terminating in a closed top wall,a lower end terminating in a closed bottom wall,a side wall structure interconnecting said upper end and said lower end, andat least one portal through said side wall structure for insertion of a golf club head;a first set of brushes extending into said chamber from said closed top wall; anda second set of brushes extending into said chamber from said closed bottom wall;wherein terminal ends of said first set of brushes and said second set of brushes define a substantially narrow passageway substantially parallel to said closed top wall and said closed bottom wall in alignment with said at least one portal; andinserting the head of a golf club through one of said at least one portal and drawing a face of the golf club at least once across at least a portion of at least one said first set of brushes and second set of brushes that lie adjacent said one of said at least one portal. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of providing a substantially upstanding housing further comprises the step of affixing said substantially upstanding housing with respect to an apparatus for storing and transporting golf clubs.