Golf scorecard holder

Claim 1

A scorecard holder device for attachment to a golf bag, comprising: a flat generally rectangular-shaped body formed of transparent moldable plastic material and having first and second longitudinal edges and end edges, said body having a clamping surface, said first longitudinal edge portion of said body including a curved portion extending away from said clamping surface and then towards and into engaging relation with the clamping surface to define a clamping element, a terminal portion integral with said clamping element and extending upwardly and outwardly from said clamping surface and cooperating with said curved portion to define an elongate recess shaped and dimensioned for releasably and frictionally engaging a pencil and defining a pencil engaging means, said clamping element and said terminal portion having a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart recesses therein for facilitating removal of the pencil within said pencil engaging means, said second longitudinal edge portion including a curved lip extending upwardly and inwardly with respect to said clamping surface, an elongate generally flat rectangular transparent card containing an envelope including upper and lower panels secured together along a fold line, said envelope having width dimensions only slightly less than the width dimension of said body, a generally rectangular-shaped scorecard positioned between the panels of said envelope, said envelope being positioned upon said clamping surface of said body and engaged along one edge thereof by said clamping element, the opposed edge portion of said envelope positioned within the confines of said curved lip, and means for attaching said body to a golf bag.