ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,897, issued on July 15.
"Golf practice assembly" was invented by Kevin Hempkins (Denison, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf practice assembly for practicing bunker shots on a golf course includes a golf mat that has a turf portion comprised of artificial turf and a bunker portion comprised of a deformable bag. The bunker portion simulates sand in a bunker of a golf course to facilitate a golfer to practice bunker shots without traveling to a golf course. A granular material is disposed within the deformable bag thereby facilitating the deformable bag to simulate sand in the bunker of the golf course. In this way the granula...