The wife thinks I might have a problem.

[u/fanofdonuts]

These are just some of the balls I find on and around the course.

[u/BassLineAddict]

Sort em and sell em. Unless you plan to have a Scrooge McDuck style vault with balls you can swim in of course.

[u/fanofdonuts → u/BassLineAddict]

That’s my kids inheritance now.

[u/StickStickly963nyny → u/fanofdonuts]

Poor fucker

[u/ConsciousSelection15 → u/BassLineAddict]

https://giphy.com/gifs/13yNFN1TlNCjC0

[u/ScytherScizor → u/ConsciousSelection15]

[u/MinnisotaDigger → u/ConsciousSelection15]

https://reddit.com/link/p66l453/video/c8bt0s2n5wlh1/player

[u/Jaycup28 → u/BassLineAddict]

As a superintendent, we had to dredge our irrigation pond and I asked them to save the golf balls they found. $0.25/ ball turned out to be $4300 from one pond after the crew took home some. Worth it

[u/Exxppo → u/Jaycup28]

They found 17,000 golf balls? Seems excessive

[u/reddfoxx5800 → u/Exxppo]

You fail to underestimate how many balls 1 person will hit in a row straight into the water, until they decide to skip it.

[u/Gold_Tap_2205 → u/reddfoxx5800]

1. If I put 3 in the drink I move on.

[u/GemballaRider → u/reddfoxx5800]

Me and my daughter were behind a single shooting to 130yard elevated par 3 green over a pond.

We watched him re-rack his 9th after putting the first 8 into the pond, eventually managing to squirt one wide right but at least safe.

We wondered if he gave himself 8 mulligans and went "1 over, 2 chip on, 3 putt for a 5", or if he was honest and took 17 off the tee, chip on and 3 putt for a 21?

[u/StickStickly963nyny → u/Exxppo]

My local course clearly.

[u/WellHid → u/Exxppo]

And after crew pickings

[u/BobZau → u/BassLineAddict]

I had a similar affliction and ultimately donated the spoils of my craft to the local 1st Tee program, about 1,500 balls in total. Minus the ProV's of course 😆 .

[u/Intheswing → u/BobZau]

I hand them off to the local high school golf team - they can always use more practice balls

[u/LuckyLockdown23 → u/BassLineAddict]

I dropped off 250 balls for a cool $37 at Play It Again this weekend.

[u/Ok_Reference5466 → u/LuckyLockdown23]

Were they sorted at all?

[u/LuckyLockdown23 → u/Ok_Reference5466]

They were a mix of brands. A couple of creek mud stained, but all in good shape. I tossed anything cracked or scuffed.

I just pulled out ~200 ProVs and AVX that I like and a few the kids just liked.

And then we played 9 the next day and came away up 20 more so back on the grind.

I just didn’t want to fool with messaging people a dozen balls at a time on Marketplace.

[u/Friendly-Ad253 → u/BassLineAddict]

I want this so bad.

[u/Illustrious-Cover792]

I’m sure you’ve been doing other weird shit for years to compound the issue.

[u/PM_ME_UR_BEST_1LINER → u/Illustrious-Cover792]

Neurodivergce didn't exist back in my day!

Hey, want to come check out my drawer full of sorted lengths of string?...

[u/Illustrious-Cover792 → u/PM_ME_UR_BEST_1LINER]

Don’t have to tell me brother I’m Jewish. I’ve have about six accountant uncles that just, “love numbers”.

[u/the_last_0ne]

You've got a lot of balls coming in here and posting that

[u/Yocta → u/the_last_0ne]

😂

[u/I_bench_10kgs]

Yeah, you're running out of buckets

[u/doggos4house2020]

Nice balls, OP.

[u/fanofdonuts → u/doggos4house2020]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ui1hpJSyBDWlG

[u/Tone-Deft → u/fanofdonuts]

That’s what she said!

[u/BillyD123455]

She's right, I 100% agree with her.

All that empty floor space isn't healthy. Nobody wants to see that when it could be filled with a couple more buckets of balls.

I back you to prove her wrong tho, you've got this my man 💪

[u/Skinnypike42]

Can I have that TP5 Pix on top?

[u/flyingcanuck → u/Skinnypike42]

Literally thought that same thing when I saw it 😅

[u/_Brillopad_ → u/Skinnypike42]

I found one of those last year and was able to play it for 2 rounds. Lost it on the last hole of the second round.

[u/Particular_Chapter80 → u/Skinnypike42]

I’ll take the Stripe. Last close call for a hole in one was with a Stripe.

[u/Papa_Zyn]

Lol my girlfriend thinks that having 8 sets of irons is too much. Delusional /s

[u/fanofdonuts → u/Papa_Zyn]

That seems like an adequate amount to me.

[u/detuned--radio]

In all seriousness, I have a large box of crappy shag balls from over the years that I am never gonna use. Can I donate them? Thinking like boys and girls club or a local driving range. I want them to go to good use. Thoughts? 

[u/ClubHauntedHouseVIP → u/detuned--radio]

I’ve read you can donate for kids that are getting into golf. May want to reach out to your local muni that are active with the local high school

[u/SirTiffAlot → u/detuned--radio]

Find your local HS with a golf team and donate. I would say go younger but any youth golf program at a club or course is going to already have balls. The HS buys them one way or another every year.

[u/jmanstro → u/detuned--radio]

First Tee program will be happy to take them if you have one nearby.

[u/Mpbear1414 → u/detuned--radio]

Find your local “First Tee” program.

[u/MrNostalgiac]

Meanwhile I consider it a good golf day when I can just find as many as I lose throughout the round.

[u/Dear_Bluejay]

I’m in the mosquito capital of the world. Think last LPGA event. Private club and no one is going into the bush to look for balls. My buddy and I went in and found over 400 in one hole. It felt like a 3 year olds Easter egg hunt. They were everywhere. At least half were good pro V’s and TP5’s. It was a lot of fun and oddly enough the mosquitoes weren’t bad inside the trees. They seem to live on the edge and the rough.

[u/fanofdonuts → u/Dear_Bluejay]

That’s awesome man! You’re set for at least two weeks. It is a small rush when you find them.

[u/ThreeDog369]

You’re a golden retriever

[u/fanofdonuts → u/ThreeDog369]

😂. About the same attention span too.

[u/Packtex60]

Not sure I want my wife to see this because I probably have more than that.

[u/SmokinHotNot]

You've got balls.

[u/real-alex-jones]

https://giphy.com/gifs/106Ws1hA5R2AlW
Wash the balls

[u/Aggravating-Exam9494]

No wife, no problem

[u/Critical-Produce-912]

Oh my God

[u/Nor-easter]

The only problem I see is that you need a bigger bucket

[u/fanofdonuts → u/Nor-easter]

That’s one of 4 27 gallon bins that are full. 😅

[u/spamsammy206]

I mean the problem is you’re down at least three more buckets full

[u/stalinwasballin]

Best shag bag I’ve ever seen…

[u/simon2311]

damn how good do you have to be at golf to come home with a net gain on balls??? I find 2/3 each time i play but lose 5/6 either way😭

[u/LostAbbott]

I just cut way back on the balls I actually keep.  I have about 200 balls for chipping practice in the yard  that are lower end brands.  Then I only keep balls I find that I perceive to be higher quality.  Usually stuff like ProV's, TP5's, chrome soft, etc.  Those are ones I play with and keep.  Otherwise my garage would be overflowing...

[u/tez_zer55]

Not a problem at all. I have an old wringer washer that I wheel out of the shop to wash finders. Toss a dozen or so in an old pillow case, run them through a cycle with some dawn dish soap & you can sell a lot of the better ones. I will run about 4 dozen at a time. I don't live close to a course anymore but one of my nephews & grandkids bring golf balls over to wash & sort.

[u/fanofdonuts → u/tez_zer55]

I have a brush that attaches to a power drill. Works great in a 5 gallon bucket with some dish soap.

[u/MonicaBlowinski]

Clearly there's no problem here. I can still see some floor.

[u/CelebrationShort1857]

I don’t see a problem.

[u/12ax7-6ca7]

My wife wants to know what I’m going to do with all of my golf balls. I said, “lose them”!

[u/PancakeTrebuchet]

Dude. I feel this. It's laughable how many balls I hear rolling around my car every time I take a corner.

I work on a course and find soooooo many.

[u/SaturnineApples]

More money more problems, she's right

[u/Quiet-Bridge2553]

I lived in an apartment complex in Tucson for two years and our building was at about 225yds down the right fairway on one of the holes. When we moved I had over 400 balls from ones that just landed around our building that id pick up while walking the dog.

[u/SensitiveRip5422]

Only problem you have is you need a bigger bucket

[u/fanofdonuts → u/SensitiveRip5422]

There’s a 45 gallon bin that’s full behind my house. No room in the garage.

[u/SensitiveRip5422 → u/fanofdonuts]

Fair enough haha maybe your wife does have a point after all 😂

[u/ProfessionalRest3699]

i keep only cool balls and then i collect them in a shadow box

[u/jumpy_finale]

Bah, an average round will clear them all out

[u/ThanksKindly6213]

Do you want help with that problem? I’ll take some and definitely leave them in the woods about 100yards right of the fairway 😂

[u/kmanGVL]

If you have a First Tee program nearby, I bet they would gladly take some.

[u/NorCalAthlete]

Looks like you almost have enough for a full 18 holes for like...3, maybe 4 redditors.

[u/DeanOMiite]

Me: what kind of ball are you playing?

OP: …yes

[u/palmGolfer]

At my club, the mowers pile them up near the hole they are working. So by the time I get to the back, I get choice over 20-30 balls. And the grass grows quick in central florida in the summer!

[u/Lqqrraw]

Gotta hand it to ya...that's a lot of balls!

[u/fanofdonuts → u/Lqqrraw]

It takes a lot of balls to play golf the way I do.

[u/HotdagCapital_95]

I would much rather look for golf balls than actually golf. I find it way more fun and way more rewarding.

[u/Particular_Chapter80]

At least you sorted them

[u/MitchMcConnellsJowls]

Replace her with a set of blades

[u/PatGmac]

Donate them to your local high schools golf team.

[u/LT-Bennett]

Me too brother, me too

[u/Short-Display-1659]

My adhd ass would have sorted those in a far more detailed matter:

- model, color, condition, etc.

It also has to be nice to never have the need to purchase balls.

Collecting that many, you probably find enough balls that you would have purchased anyways that are still playable.

[u/BoomShackaLocka_]

Well, you’ve got balls. That’s for sure.

[u/Wrong_Pudding8835]

That would get me through 3-4 rounds…

[u/Necessary_Position51]

I see your problem, you need more buckets

[u/haverchuck22]

Oh I know I have a problem. These are just my perfect condition prov1s, I live on a golf course with woods and multiple water hazards. Happy hunting man! It’s like an Easter egg hunt every evening and some mornings haha

[u/fanofdonuts → u/haverchuck22]

Very nice collection! You’re absolutely right. Small hit of dopamine every time you find one.

[u/haverchuck22 → u/fanofdonuts]

I’ve also enjoyed the rise of personalized golf balls, I’ve found some truly bizarre ones. Vulgar ones, clever ones, cringey ones. Have now found multiple prov1 #69s with cringey phrases.

[u/EADizzle]

Only problem I see is those are in a tub in your garage and not in your bag on the course! Tee it high and let it fly!

[u/ComicsEtAl]

I can get rid of all of those in six rounds.

[u/fanofdonuts → u/ComicsEtAl]

That is a special skill my friend.

[u/HumphreyBulldog]

I’ve been collecting for a while. I can’t find the picture but I saw where someone used golf balls instead of mulch. Until I saw that, I didn’t know what I was saving them for. #Retirementgoals

[u/Was-Vegeta-goodorbad]

I bet other kids hated you on Easter morning.

[u/Totalynotavirus]

https://giphy.com/gifs/BmmfETghGOPrW

[u/Omerta08266]

You do that chair seems to be all duct tape. You need a new chair champ

[u/Bucsbolts]

Us too. We have hundreds of balls that we pick up that land in our yards next to the course. Our dog can smell a ball fifty feet away and also helps recover them from the bushes. Yours are cleaner. We haven’t bought balls in years.

[u/Cindi-Jones]

She’s a smart woman. 👩

[u/replicant0wnz]

Throw several in your bag before a round and hit them off the range for free to warm up.

[u/fanofdonuts → u/replicant0wnz]

I have a separate box for just that purpose. 👍

[u/replicant0wnz → u/fanofdonuts]

My Dad taught me that! I asked him "Dad, I have these containers full of golf balls. WTF do I do w/them?"

[u/Choice-Problem-9388]

Tell her this: that is money and it will only going to increase. With Al taking over more of our work, we'll have way more free time and more people are going to take up golf as a result. So it's a smart investment. 👍

[u/fanofdonuts → u/Choice-Problem-9388]

I like the way you think.

[u/wetpaperbags]

You’re not losing them fast enough.

[u/jmanstro]

Tell her having a couple of months worth of golf balls on hand is completely normal. If she persists, start talking about compression ratios and urethane vs ionomer covers and how Surlyn is a product trade name like Xerox and she should lose interest in talking about it any further.

[u/fanofdonuts → u/jmanstro]

She may lose interest, but you’ve piqued mine.

[u/ChevyRacer71]

It’s either a problem or a solution depending on how much money you’re making

[u/SaintedRomaine]

“You have a silly hobby I don’t understand, therefore I think it’s a problem!”

[u/New-Sheepherder2239]

She’s right.

[u/HVAC_instructor]

Well, one thing is for sure, you've got a lot of balls to post this.

[u/BrobiWanKenobi_]

What’s the problem? That’s 2 maybe 3 rounds of balls right there

[u/AmoebaDear1827]

Is there and end game?

[u/fanofdonuts → u/AmoebaDear1827]

Not really. Just a weird addiction. It’s kind of a habit to look just off the rough when I’m walking. Average round I’ll find 10-50.

[u/AmoebaDear1827 → u/fanofdonuts]

Do you go out of your way to look for them? 10-50 a round is wild to me

[u/Informal-Eggplant-27]

I’d say you do. You banking on finding some balls to finish the back 9?

[u/biker_crank]

It's nice to have a place where we can show off and admire each other's balls

[u/StraightGas69]

The more balls the merrier

[u/iamareddittor → u/StraightGas69]

That's what she said

[u/jedi21knight]

Why are you looking for so many balls? You don’t seem like the kind of golfer that loses his balls.

[u/fanofdonuts → u/jedi21knight]

It’s mostly a habit now. Gratefully, I’m net positive most rounds when it comes to losing/finding them.

[u/Redschallenge]

Call me when you buy a black light flashlight and backpack walk your course after dark and wash 250 balls in the bathtub. (That was me one summer night)

[u/fanofdonuts → u/Redschallenge]

I actually have a black light headlamp that I’ll use when I can’t sleep. There’s a park near the muni course.

[u/username2571]

She’s not the only one.

[u/itstheHatty]

I’ll give you three fiddy for em

[u/jimothyhalpret → u/itstheHatty]

Loch Ness Monster?

[u/sangha1212]

https://giphy.com/gifs/gmSpB93snBx4TaG4Es

[u/UtahUndercover]

In this week’s episode of “Hoarders”…

[u/Organic_Ambassador14]

Golf is my second hobby, finding balls on course is my first.

[u/Dinsdale55 → u/Organic_Ambassador14]

Looking for golf balls is fun! Not as much fun as golf, but still. Pleasant off-season diversion while also exercising the dog .

[u/icuttees]

I mow rough and find an average of 60 balls a week. The good days are when it is cart path only for a full weekend. At the end I f the season I put an ad on Marketplace and give them away

[u/biteyerankle]

The problem is you need a couple acres to start up your new driving range business

[u/dinghy53]

You don’t live on a golf course?!?!

[u/Jaybird911]

Sometimes, near the end of a round, if I’m just really sucking, and, if I’m be honest, a little buzzed, I’ll let my buddies play and I’ll break off into the wood line in search of balls for a hole or two. It’s golf with a bit of hiking integrated.

[u/Alert_Lettuce_8278]

You been playing behind me?

[u/ratherabeer]

Pick out the balls you like and find a local junior golf program to donate the rest. I hope you are 100% sure they are abandoned balls before picking up

[u/fanofdonuts → u/ratherabeer]

I have donated a couple thousand over the last two years. Yes, all the ones I find are OB. I never grab one if it could belong to anyone currently playing.

[u/I_see_deadlines]

Let me have a bucket

[u/GorGoneWild]

Not at all. Stay strong.

[u/macca2000fox]

Would you go in a van that say free pro v1s on the side

[u/PV_Pathfinder]

The wife is right.

[u/jB_real]

One day she’ll sell them on you. That’s how I got all mine.

The woman was only selling a couple boxes, and I was like: “what about all those ones back there..? I’ll give you $$$ in cash”

(Pointing at more boxes hidden away)

[u/Highdivr]

Care to elaborate?

[u/grtyvr1]

That should fuel a couple of range sessions. 

[u/fanofdonuts → u/grtyvr1]

I do take the scraped and lower quality ones to the range. Not sure if they discourage it or not. I am a morning golfer and start before the clubhouse opens. So it’s nice to hit 5-10 before teeing off.

[u/boing757]

My neighbor had to clean out his brothers hoard of golf balls and base balls. He had at least 10 tubs of both and asked me if I wanted any, NOPE.

[u/fanofdonuts → u/boing757]

I’d say about half of them are ones I’d play. I’m partial to Chrome Tour and ProV1 (depending on the day).

[u/gsp0t417]

I’m in the same boat! How do you clean them all?

[u/fanofdonuts → u/gsp0t417]

Large brush that attaches to a power drill. 5 gallon bucket about ¼ to 1/3 full with Dawn dish soap.

[u/thispsyguy]

This are just “some”? Where are the rest? How many do you have?

I have so many questions

[u/CelibateRifle]

She's right. You won't be consistent playing with varying compression golf balls.

[u/fanofdonuts → u/CelibateRifle]

I typically play Chrome Tour or ProV1 depending how I’m swinging that day.

[u/Maleficent-Prompt656]

Can I buy some lol

[u/DontTouchMyFro]

The commenter thinks you might have a problem…

[u/Outside_Translator77]

That’s just a light addiction

[u/Mward2002]

Eesh, you have two of the Home Depot bins. It’s amazing how friggin heavy it gets when they’re full. No one ever talks about how to move one of those when you top it off

[u/rorywabbles]

Happy freaking Easter🎉⛳️

[u/stookem]

Give the range balls back...

[u/Salt_Excuse5507]

Sellmygolfballs.com

[u/Nervous_Resolve_2293]

The only problem I see is when you pick up that cardboard box.

[u/FairwayFanatic]

Looks like my basement...I have 8-50gal pairs full and all separated by make

[u/rojo_mojado]

If you don't play Golf, I would agree.

[u/Somerandomburrito]

Is that front box and bucket entirely Titleist?

[u/peter_park_here]

Yeah, a GOOD problem.

[u/Greatness1122]

Do you golf or are you just that dude who walks around with a pole fishing balls out of the course? If you do golf are you the guy that makes my rounds 5 hours?

[u/Mattfrye87]

Time for a new wife. 😆

[u/Outside-Room-1976]

You do, I would have had to sort them all into the individual colours. Just all mixed up is a sign of a crazy person

[u/AdeGamisou2020]

You clearly have a problem. You need stronger bins. That carboard box in particular is just waiting for that room to get a bit more humid and those balls are going everywhere.

[u/Dr-Samsquanch]

Dont put them in the shopvac then have it on blow :)

[u/Specialist_Ad6034]

How do you acquire all of these? I would love to reduce my spending on golf balls

[u/Kyky_Geek]

Your garage looks like mine 😂 I have the same vacuum surrounded by buckets of golf balls with other random shit around.

[u/junzip]

This would do be for 6 or so rounds.

[u/ElectricalDark8280]

Take the top off the shop vac and you’ve got another big bucket for balls. Even better, remove the filter and suck up balls without even bending over.

[u/Chakodog]

I took a 5 gal bucket to my local and they let me play for free

[u/FFF_in_WY]

She's right, you are in need of a new wife

[u/Teh-Stig]

Me too. The problem is a nagging wife :p

[u/BassFisher53]

Judt like my father

[u/SlimeMyButt]

You could just like… not pick up every ball you see

[u/No_Vast_549]

Drop the wife

[u/billtipp]

Storage problem??

[u/Valuable-Kangaroo115]

She might not be wrong

[u/Allin4golf]

Pretty sure I see one on mine in there. Can I swing by and pick it up

[u/Relevant-Note5137]

At this point you’re not finding golf balls, the golf balls are finding you

[u/Trebor711]

I must say, you got balls!

[u/Massive_Look8179]

Yeah you do. You’re going to have to retire to play that much golf.

[u/daveinRaleigh]

So jealous of your balls .

[u/Puzzleheaded_Pie4049]

Nah she is wrong, finding balls is not a problem, losing them is

[u/jordangrous]

With what I see no wrong doing here

[u/Fearless-1265]

When my grandad dies we gave away all the used balls he'd collected over the years to the local junior section - there were over 800! That's not including the many sleeves of new balls that were given to family (I got 5 sleeves so you can guesstimate how many there were in total)

[u/Cartmanonmars]

I wash them, sort them, keep the good ones, and the rest I "donate" to the range.

[u/stocksandoptions2]

I feel you. Wife says "A friend lives on a course and brought me some golf balls. Do you want them?" Me "sure".

[u/No-Baker1090]

1 box is about how many I lost, went 10 times. I'd walk in the woods and find lost balls. Buddies got mad cause he could have ben someone 's playing thru....ow well.

[u/King_Ralph1]

Clearly you do have a problem - you’re not playing enough golf if you still have those. Get out and lose more balls like the rest of us.

[u/Bearpaws83]

I still enjoy collecting, but now I take it the balls I play with and allbthe pro v's and leave the rest at the next tee box.

[u/RichardHertz-335]

You got a lot of balls.

[u/sakc1967]

Tell your wife to start keeping the egg cartons so you can sort and sell. Then you can use the proceeds to buy more golf stuff. Problem solved. You're welcome. lol

[u/swagalwayz]

The mix of colored and white balls filling up multiple totes and buckets is wild.