Hackaroon:h, nobody said anything about purchasing a license for the life of a golf ball when I purchase a golf ball
Perhaps a read of the T&C's may enlighten you - we never actually own anything!
Hackaroon: A style of doing business that I'm not familiar with, but then again, I'm old school with a moral background.
And my guessing is you have never owned your own business. WGT/TG have invested significant capital to get the game growing and as any business owner knows, the objective is t make a profit.
However, you can play this game for free, but obviously ball sales are one of the best revenue earners from players. This can be offset, especially by US players, via "earn free credits". Of course time is the opportunity cost.
From my perspective, and I do not play a lot, the cost of balls is pretty cheap especially when I derive pleasure from it. Certainly cheaper than most forms of entertainment. and much cheaper than playing real golf. If I did play a lot, I probably would move back to the Cally ball, or even Tour SD I used getting to legend.
We all have choice - how much, if any you want to spend.
To then turn around and complain due to you not completing due diligence (re the Terms and Conditions) is somewhat naive, some may say foolhardy.
If you enjoy the game, set the parameters what you want and can afford, or use cheaper or free balls. But understand, they do have a limited lifespan - and that will not change.