Combination Golf Stroke Counter and Ball Marker

Abstract

A combination golf stroke counter and ball marker is a disk-shaped apparatus having a counter disk base and a removable magnetic marker disk. The magnetic marker disk is held within the counter disk base by a securing magnet which is held within a central cylindrical magnet holder protrusion that extends upwards from a circular trough within the counter disk base. The counter disk base displays a plurality of numeric characters arranged around a character display surface. The magnetic marker disk may be rotated to orient a stroke-count pointer on the magnetic marker disk to indicate one of the plurality of numeric characters, specifying a current stroke count. The magnetic marker disk may be removed by depressing one side of the magnetic marker disk into the circular trough, detaching the magnetic marker disk from the securing magnet in order to use the magnetic marker disk as a golf ball marker.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A combination golf stroke counter and ball marker comprises:
 a counter disk base;   a magnetic marker disk;   the counter disk base comprises an outer base perimeter, a character display surface, a circular trough, a magnet holder protrusion, a securing magnet, and a plurality of numeric characters;   the magnetic marker disk comprises a stroke-count pointer, a marker perimeter and a marker bottom;   the circular trough comprises a trough wall; and   the magnetic marker disk being removably attached to the counter disk base.   
     
     
         2 . The combination golf stroke counter and ball marker as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the outer base perimeter, the character display surface, the circular trough, the magnet holder protrusion, and the securing magnet being concentrically positioned with each other; 
 the circular trough encircling the magnet holder protrusion; 
 the character display surface encircling the circular trough; 
 the outer base perimeter encircling the character display surface; and 
 the securing magnet being concentrically positioned within the magnet holder protrusion. 
 
     
     
         3 . The combination golf stroke counter and ball marker as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the stroke-count pointer being oriented perpendicular to the marker perimeter; and 
 the stroke-count pointer being positioned adjacent to the marker perimeter atop the magnetic marker disk, wherein the stroke-count pointer specifies a location on the marker perimeter; 
 wherein the magnetic marker disk may be rotated relative to the counter disk base in order to point to one of the plurality of numeric characters on the character display surface. 
 
     
     
         4 . The combination golf stroke counter and ball marker as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the plurality of numeric characters being positioned on the character display surface between the outer base perimeter and the circular trough; 
 the plurality of numeric characters being equally spaced apart from each other; and 
 the plurality of numeric characters being concentrically arranged around the character display surface, wherein the plurality of numeric characters is arranged in series by integers from 2 to 8. 
 
     
     
         5 . The combination golf stroke counter and ball marker as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the marker bottom being magnetically engaged with the securing magnet, wherein the marker perimeter is concentrically adjacent to and encircled by the trough wall when the marker bottom is engaged with the securing magnet. 
 
     
     
         6 . A combination golf stroke counter and ball marker comprises:
 a counter disk base;   a magnetic marker disk;   the counter disk base comprises an outer base perimeter, a character display surface, a circular trough, a magnet holder protrusion, a securing magnet, and a plurality of numeric characters;   the magnetic marker disk comprises a stroke-count pointer, a marker perimeter and a marker bottom;   the circular trough comprises a trough wall;   the magnetic marker disk being removably attached to the counter disk base;   the plurality of numeric characters being positioned on the character display surface between the outer base perimeter and the circular trough;   the plurality of numeric characters being equally spaced apart from each other;   the plurality of numeric characters being concentrically arranged around the character display surface, wherein the plurality of numeric characters is arranged in series by integers from 2 to 8; and   the marker bottom being magnetically engaged with the securing magnet, wherein the marker perimeter is concentrically adjacent to and encircled by the trough wall when the marker bottom is engaged with the securing magnet.   
     
     
         7 . The combination golf stroke counter and ball marker as claimed in  claim 6  comprises:
 the outer base perimeter, the character display surface, the circular trough, the magnet holder protrusion, and the securing magnet being concentrically positioned with each other; 
 the circular trough encircling the magnet holder protrusion; 
 the character display surface encircling the circular trough; 
 the outer base perimeter encircling the character display surface; and 
 the securing magnet being concentrically positioned within the magnet holder protrusion. 
 
     
     
         8 . The combination golf stroke counter and ball marker as claimed in  claim 6  comprises:
 the stroke-count pointer being oriented perpendicular to the marker perimeter; and 
 the stroke-count pointer being positioned adjacent to the marker perimeter atop the magnetic marker disk, wherein the stroke-count pointer specifies a location on the marker perimeter; 
 wherein the magnetic marker disk may be rotated relative to the counter disk base in order to point to one of the plurality of numeric characters on the character display surface. 
 
     
     
         9 . A combination golf stroke counter and ball marker comprises:
 a counter disk base;   a magnetic marker disk;   the counter disk base comprises an outer base perimeter, a character display surface, a circular trough, a magnet holder protrusion, a securing magnet, and a plurality of numeric characters;   the magnetic marker disk comprises a stroke-count pointer, a marker perimeter and a marker bottom;   the circular trough comprises a trough wall;   the magnetic marker disk being removably attached to the counter disk base;   the outer base perimeter, the character display surface, the circular trough, the magnet holder protrusion, and the securing magnet being concentrically positioned with each other;   the circular trough encircling the magnet holder protrusion;   the character display surface encircling the circular trough;   the outer base perimeter encircling the character display surface;   the securing magnet being concentrically positioned within the magnet holder protrusion;   the stroke-count pointer being oriented perpendicular to the marker perimeter;   the stroke-count pointer being positioned adjacent to the marker perimeter atop the magnetic marker disk, wherein the stroke-count pointer specifies a location on the marker perimeter; and   wherein the magnetic marker disk may be rotated relative to the counter disk base in order to point to one of the plurality of numeric characters on the character display surface.   
     
     
         10 . The combination golf stroke counter and ball marker as claimed in  claim 9  comprises:
 the plurality of numeric characters being positioned on the character display surface between the outer base perimeter and the circular trough; 
 the plurality of numeric characters being equally spaced apart from each other; and 
 the plurality of numeric characters being concentrically arranged around the character display surface, wherein the plurality of numeric characters is arranged in series by integers from 2 to 8. 
 
     
     
         11 . The combination golf stroke counter and ball marker as claimed in  claim 9  comprises:
 the marker bottom being magnetically engaged with the securing magnet, wherein the marker perimeter is concentrically adjacent to and encircled by the trough wall when the marker bottom is engaged with the securing magnet.