Golf Ball frenzy

Andrew and our brother-in-law, Adam, sort of have this tradition in the late fall to hunt for golf balls at a local golf course. The ponds are practically drained of water, so it makes the hunting and gathering a bit easier. Imagine a feast of golf balls laying wide open in the exposed mud bottoms of the ponds. The ball gathering is quite exciting for the boys, and apparently better than animal hunting, since Andrew turned down duck hunting due to this fun acivity.

The process is quite complex, but once the balls are gathered and carried in five gallon buckets, they are soaked in hot soapy water, and stirred ocassionally with a broom stick. Then they are ready for TLC, through individual hand wiping.

Andrew then hands the polished ball to Summer, who proceeds to throw it in the rinse bucket. (cheap labor)

The balls await a final hot water rinsing in the bath tub. Then they are carefully placed on a towel to air dry. The golf balls will then be transported to Hyrum, UT where they will be teed off the edge of Hyrum reservoir into the water again.

228 Golf balls in one hour