Thanks for the reply guys. I watched a short vid and then I had the ball in my arsenal. I drag/drop the ball to my ball area and then hit save. I then went to the game to play and noticed that the plain white ball was being used. I then went back to my add-ons area and the ball was no longer there. The first time I actually played a game with the ball and then it disappeared so i figured it was a loner. I am on level 28 and have never went into the water nor have I lost a ball.
Quite a few years ago there was a similar golf game to this and it had the bar where you must hit the ball safely so i had a little head start. The free balls really not that important and this is my favorite game that I now play and I am a big time gamer with Evony, Age of Empires and a few more. You now have a lifer or at least as long as your server is up and running. Thanks a bunch.
Ronald