It started when I found a sleeve of Pro V1x in a creek bed during a round. I thought it was a fluke. Then the next week I found 8 more. Now it's a system.
Get to the course before your tee time. Walk the creek beds on holes where the tee shot crosses water.
A telescoping shag bag or ball retriever lets you grab balls from shallow water without getting your feet wet.
Short par 3s over water are gold mines. Golfers who miss short drop bags of balls into the same spot every day.
Rinse balls, check for cuts or cracks. Grade 1 condition = play it. Grade 2-3 = range balls. You'll find more Grade 1s than you expect.
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