How do you mark your ball for identification?

[Drennen13]

I put 4 dots in a square around the titleist logo and have to put a line on the left side of the logo.

[enis750]

3 circles colored in
first one is blue (for me - daddy), then a purple one (for mommy), then a pink one (for my daughter)
similar to the 3 circles on the new scotty's, but different colors
but it is always on the opposite side of the writing on the Nike's or Pro V's

[ECT]

Do you do that with

Yes! I used to put just one, maybe two flowers. But the guys were picking it anyways. With flowers all over the ball, they take one look and back off.

[threedolphins]

big ol' smiley face for me. only problem is, lately i find a lot of other ppl on the coruse use this marking too. Ever since I started using smily faces, I've lost less balls.

[PiKapp23]

Using a red Sharpie I put a 'X' through the number on both sides of the ball (about 1/2 " in size). The red makes it easy to spot even from a distance and I've never even found a ball with that same marking.

[woodzie264]

my initials on both sides

[shades9323]

Sometimes I'll write my predicted score on the ball.

[Leftygolfer]

I use a line em up tool and go over the line provided by Titleist for putting. Then on on side I make a little logo of an H and A combined. My wife and son's first name initals.

[goblue107501]

I put something on each ball, it just depends on the mood and my daughter. My 8 year old loves to color so if I bring a dozen balls in the house with a bunch of Sharpies she wants to help. Sometimes I just let her loose to do what she wants. Other times we will come up with something creative. Each ball is usually the same per dozen, but the markings can change each dozen. If I play in a scramble, I will mark a bunch of old balls with an 'X' over the logo. That way I know it is mine, but if I hit in the trees or OB or can't find it right away, it is no big loss.

[Donnie_Brasco]

putting line...

and then according to what number the balll has
1, 2, 3,

i oust that many dots on it..

[motograter7]

I like to keep it simple with a black sharpie and mark 3 dots in a triangle shape, just to the right of the number.

I do the same exact thing!

[TXGolfer]

I put a putting line around half of the ball and I put my first initial on the side. Using the putting line has really helped my putting.

[Jack Lee]

I use a symbol that looks like the old Bad Dog tshirt dog's head. (All triangles, like that character was drawn.) Only in green sharpie so far. It does make 'em easy to identify. (And from a distance, too.)

[sonicblue]

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above the logo in blue marker (with the dots colored in). People who see it usually call it 'morse code' or something, but I bet a fellow mathematically-inclined golfer could figure it out ;)

[Golf Dude]

Like this!


Hah not really I did that for my little brother. A dot on either side of the number and a triangle of dots somewhere else on the ball

[Smarf]

I write:

"I stole this ball from a fairway"
- A. Hole

or

"I left this ball in the woods to mark where
my beloved dog of 22 years is buried. Thanks
for leaving it so I can come back next weekend."

[cougar978]

I mark my initials on one side of the ball, and usually write a 'colorful' and 'unique' phrase on the other side that isn't suitable for discussion on a family message board.

[Doynish]

I put dots in the top, bottom, left, and right of the logo