SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
That's me - and sometimes if it's not very far away I'll run to the spot - usually a PPs ball. I find loads of PPs golf balls. I also find loads of balls full stop as you get used to where they go and get lost
Ball Spotting
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That's me - and sometimes if it's not very far away I'll run to the spot - usually a PPs ball. I find loads of PPs golf balls. I also find loads of balls full stop as you get used to where they go and get lost
GB72
Money List Winner
Out of interest, anyone of the opinion that it should just be down to the individual to spot and find their own ball. So many rules of golf are aimed at preventing outside assistance except for actually finding a ball. If you think about it, just this could make a significant difference to results.
As an example, player A is having a wayward day off the tee but has a group of playing partners who are bloodhounds when it comes to ball finding. They locate all of is wayward shots and he manages to put together a winning score. Meanwhile Player B has a group of playing partners who cannot see past the end of his nose. He has nobody who even gets a line on his wayward shots and, as a result, he has to frequently take 3 off the tee. Irrespective, he has a decent round but finishes a couple of shots off Player A.
Surely it could be argued that the assistance given by his playing partners has given Player A the win. Not saying I am advocating a change just think it makes for an interesting argument.
As an example, player A is having a wayward day off the tee but has a group of playing partners who are bloodhounds when it comes to ball finding. They locate all of is wayward shots and he manages to put together a winning score. Meanwhile Player B has a group of playing partners who cannot see past the end of his nose. He has nobody who even gets a line on his wayward shots and, as a result, he has to frequently take 3 off the tee. Irrespective, he has a decent round but finishes a couple of shots off Player A.
Surely it could be argued that the assistance given by his playing partners has given Player A the win. Not saying I am advocating a change just think it makes for an interesting argument.
Norrin Radd
Tour Winner
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No, I think that watching your PPs ball is part and parcel of the game. You play the round together; watching each others shots, ball flight and help look for lost balls, and whether it helps the other player win is immaterial. Also, it will speed up play for the whole group/field, otherwise you could regularly be spending 5 minutes searching or playing provisionals.
It's the sort of thing that separates us from Footballers!
Player B should have sort out better playing partners.
GB72
Money List Winner
Totally agree with the etiquette and everything else and, as it happens, I am a very good finder of playing partners balls. That said, it does give one golfer a potential advantage over others and that is the argument I suppose. I cannot give someone any other assistance that could save shots but in this it is allowed.
As for saving time, I do not fully agree with that. If you have a few wayward shots on a hole, you have 4 people looking for 5 minutes for ball 1, then ball 2 etc. If you were only allowed to look for your own, it takes a maximum of 5 minutes before people use their provisional.
As I said, not saying it is something I advocate but I just find it an interesting debate as it could have an impact on the results of a competition. To ensure totally even playing conditions for everyone and a result based entirely on their own ability then people should have to find their own ball.
As for saving time, I do not fully agree with that. If you have a few wayward shots on a hole, you have 4 people looking for 5 minutes for ball 1, then ball 2 etc. If you were only allowed to look for your own, it takes a maximum of 5 minutes before people use their provisional.
As I said, not saying it is something I advocate but I just find it an interesting debate as it could have an impact on the results of a competition. To ensure totally even playing conditions for everyone and a result based entirely on their own ability then people should have to find their own ball.
kerber0s1983
Assistant Pro
Kind of agree with the posts above, my PP can't see the end of his nose and spot any balls in the air/where they land.
I'm a bit of a bloodhound and find everything of his, usually 2 a round that he would have lost, and i don't think he's ever found one of mine!
I'm a bit of a bloodhound and find everything of his, usually 2 a round that he would have lost, and i don't think he's ever found one of mine!
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I can see where you are coming from, but for me the etiquette side of things should override all other reasoning.
Despite my dodgy eyes I'll always look at where the PP's hit it and will always join in a search. If others do t do the same for me, frustrating as that is, I don't let it bother me (and just tread their balls down next time I find it 
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TonyN
Money List Winner
For me, the one thing that sets Golf aside from pretty much all other sports, is that although I want to win, I still want my PP & FC to play well too. And if I can help them save a stroke by finding a ball, then so be it. Its just the spirit of the game. It encapsulates and breeds good manners and unselfishness, honesty and good spirited competitiveness. Traits I like in people. Traits I'd like to see in juniors coming up through the club.
Its all for fun at the end of the day and if I can help someone have fun, I dont mind looking for balls as long as they're fair and dont act like knobs.
Its all for fun at the end of the day and if I can help someone have fun, I dont mind looking for balls as long as they're fair and dont act like knobs.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Quite agree. Chances are that if you have to help a FC/PP find a ball there is a good chance it will cost him a shot - and in a match it's up to yourself to take advantage of that. If he extricates himself well - then (curses but...) well played to him.
