The inventor, an avid golfer, couldn't take it any longer. He was tired of his cheap cigars being doused by the wind on the golf course. It was even worse when his cigar would collect sand while laying directly on the putting green or fairway. After all, nobody likes a gritty cigar. He tried keeping the cigar in his mouth when making a shot, but when the smoke drifted into his eyes, it caused his already bad score to get worse. So, he grabbed an empty toilet paper roll from the trash can, inserted a piece of sponge in one end with a hole for the cigar, went to the golf course to meet his buddies, and the idea for GarTender was born. After his buddies stopped laughing at the prototype made from a toilet paper roll, they asked if he needed investors. And now, a PATENT for GarTender has been issued!