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I have noticed that "some" of the really good golfers (9 and under over 18) won't give a golf ball that is lost on the course which, they didn't hit a second look.
Even if it is a "like new" top line golf ball that is sitting snuggly behind a tree; they will likely ignore it and not pick it up. Their reasoning is that they don't know how long the golf ball have been there and it's not usually the brand of golf ball they play with. Now, if you are seen picking up a golf ball stuck in the mud, they will think that you are stuck in the mud. If you pick up one that has been sitting in a small bed of water, they are likely to think that you have water on your brain and may even wonder why they are on the course with you. Well, what if I told you that I pick up most stray/lost golf balls I find on the course and my handicap is 7/18, (7 over 18 holes of golf)? Before you low handicappers bail from this site consider this: Sometimes, before you tee off early in the morning you may want to hit just a handful of golf balls for a warm up. You can either buy a warm-up bucket of golf balls if the course offer them which, some don't and if they do it may be more than what you want to hit; or
"you can hit a few of the golf balls you picked up on the courses and save yourself some cash". Maybe you have a new or borrowed club that you want to take a quick swing with (maybe hit 3 or 4 golf balls). You can either resort to the warm-up bucket as describe above which is an overkill, or
"you can hit a few of the golf balls you picked up on the courses and save yourself some cash". Your golfing mate is having a bad round and have lost many golf balls to the water and woods. Now they are asking you for a golf ball or golf balls to finish their round. You can give them one of your golf balls that cost you $45 for a dozen or
"you can give them one or a few of the golf balls that you picked up on the course and surely save your expensive golf balls from the same fate of the borrowed golf ball(s). I will certainly encourage you pick up "truly" lost golf balls and carry a plastic grocery bag to place them in so that you can keep them separate from you best golf balls, also be sure to "WASH" the golf balls before putting them into service. I'll bet the eyes are opened now and no lost golf ball will ever be safe again from the low handicappers.  |
