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Taking golf balls for profit?

• Survivorman 14 Posts

  Sat, Jul 6 2013 5:52 PM

  I have had my nike golf balls land on fairways, on my next turn it will say lost ball! This has happened more than once! I will start printing my screen and save it for future reference, it gets expensive and old after awhile. Please fix or so something about this. I will take legal action if this continues to happen, it's wrong and not right if it's done randomly to make profits.

• pjctas0822 4,621 Posts

  Sat, Jul 6 2013 6:47 PM

  I have never seen or heard of a ball landing on the fairway and getting lost....Unless of course you shanked onto another holes fairway LMFAO.

• ZioMio 4,680 Posts

  Sat, Jul 6 2013 8:06 PM

  Survivorman:

  golf balls land on fairways, on my next turn it will say lost ball

  Are you sure it doesn't say "Ball taken out of play".

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Sat, Jul 6 2013 9:28 PM

  ZioMio:

  Survivorman:

  golf balls land on fairways, on my next turn it will say lost ball

  Are you sure it doesn't say "Ball taken out of play".

   

  hi

  if that's the case, then the balls were removed due to loss of durability.

  -wgticon

• alosso 21,094 Posts

  Sat, Jul 6 2013 11:27 PM

  Survivorman:

  I have had my nike golf balls land on fairways, on my next turn it will say lost ball! This has happened more than once! I will start printing my screen and save it for future reference, it gets expensive and old after awhile. Please fix or so something about this. I will take legal action if this continues to happen, it's wrong and not right if it's done randomly to make profits.

  The answer to the question in the subject is "yes", and as a level 83 Pro, you should know it.

  As PJ stated, there are invisible OOB "lines" on adjacent fairways. Add that usually the outlines of the minimaps are considered OOB and there is no provision in this game to retrieve any, there are plenty places to lose a ball. Sometimes you may even see it disappear on the ground or in the air (cam 4).

  The only possible fix will be to play cheaper balls. Spending money for your lawyer will only add to the pile of wasted $$.

• Survivorman 14 Posts

  Sat, Jul 13 2013 1:31 PM

  Wait unitl it happens to you little Einstein, it's happened to me when I played alternate, it's happened when i landed in middle of fairway. FYI, I have spoken to other players at times and they have said the same thing. No the ball didn't go out of bounds or in water. I'm just being honest..

   

  PS, I don't drink, sober enough to see what goes on.

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Sat, Jul 13 2013 10:34 PM

  Does it say LOST BALL or BALL TAKEN OUT OF PLAY? That is the question sir.

• MBaggese 15,378 Posts

  Sat, Jul 13 2013 11:10 PM

  Survivorman:

  I don't drink, sober enough to see what goes on.

   

    Yet you may not understand....nor do the "other" players.

   

  Your ball was taken out of play, as Icon said, it was used up.

   

  If you think otherwise...just might be time to find some Rum;)

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Sat, Jul 13 2013 11:11 PM

  Survivorman:

  I have had my nike golf balls land on fairways, on my next turn it will say lost ball! This has happened more than once! I will start printing my screen and save it for future reference, it gets expensive and old after awhile. Please fix or so something about this. I will take legal action if this continues to happen, it's wrong and not right if it's done randomly to make profits.

  Like everyone else, sorry I do not buy the fact the ball is lost. It would be taken out due to its durability running out (red at bottom right of screen).

  I looked at your history and from the time you purchase balls, the amount of games you play, this useage seems normal. Most balls have about 100-120 hits excluding putts)

  But to be honest, I would advise you to use a cheaper ball. At pro level and with your clubs, you are not getting the benefit of such a good ball. With the savings you could upgrade your irons which would improve your game.

  By allmeans take screen shots, but unless WGT are solely picking on you with "fairway lost balls" I don't think we will see anything new,