1. This is not Real Golf.
2. In real golf, you don't have a limit on the number of shots you can have with a ball !!.
I might get what you are saying if/when you lose a ball and there are no more in your kit, but for goodness sake its a computer game!. If you have already bought them, there is NO reason (other than WGT being awkward ) why you shouldn't be able to swap another one in.
3. If you're going to quote real golf rules, then tell me where does it say ALL my irons have to be from the same manufacturer, or exactly how do you "drop" a ball .. do you throw your mouse around or something 🤔 Please stop comparing this to "real" golf. It isn't.
4. There are plenty of other threads on this. Yes. Because it's an unnecessary WGT cash-cow.. I don't care how many other threads there are. It doesn't stop it being what it actually is -namely a WGT cash-cow.. There will continue to be other threads on this for as long as it continues. Sometimes creating a new thread is just another way of reminding WGT that maybe they could revisit it again.
5. FWIW I have been using starter balls for 6 months now. My scores are pretty much the same now as before. Makes the game a lot more interesting. Also , it stops this being an issue...