Most holes with one ball?

[JaredSS]

Just wondering what's the most holes you've played with one ball? I have a Wilson Smartcore ball that I have been using for 43 holes now(and yes that's every shot), I hope to hang on to 'er. She's beat up pretty bad, but hanging in there

[jamo]

I don't know what my personal records are, but I tend to keep balls going longer than most. I hit it hard and I spin the ball, but the covers on my golf balls don't really tear. And if they do I'm not going to not play a ProV just because the paint is scuffed. I did however caddy for a member-guest tournament and my player used the same exact ProV for the entire 72 holes. That was pretty cool.

[JaredSS]

That's impressive, I've never bought expensive balls just because I don't want to hit a $4 ball in the water/woods, but now I'm finally at the level where a dozen balls would last me a while, so I might invest in some "better than Wilson" balls, although I must say, they're not bad

[Colinb913]

I have gotten through a round and a half (27 for those of you that are mathematically challenged).

[AdamsGolf81]

My record is 4 rounds with my callaway tour'i', still have the ball at home but after the fourth round i've decided to get that poor ball out of play, she was too bang up.

[soloredd]

I've made 18 once or twice. I swear I play courses that eat balls.

[montru]

47 holes with a Bridgestone e6+, then saw a split in it so decided to retire it, the dogs have it now lol.

[ajschn06]

I bought one dozen balls to start last year, and I just recently had to buy more. Should I be losing more balls?

[JaredSS]

I bought one dozen balls to start last year, and I just recently had to buy more. Should I be losing more balls?

I try not to lose balls, it = strokes. I've just wondered because the guys I play with lose balls all the time and I might lose one every now and then, nothing like they do though.

[tfauss]

I bought one dozen balls to start last year, and I just recently had to buy more. Should I be losing more balls?

DUH. Of course not. do you want to play worse?

[ajschn06]

Even when I bought my new balls, I still had like 3 or 4 that I hit up into the woods because they were so beat up.

[laxbballgolf]

I've probably played 50 or more holes with the same ball. I play expensive balls, but I will almost never stop playing one due to it being too banged up. I saw an experiment somewhere where someone tested a ball that was literally split by a lawn mower or something versus a brand new ball of the same model and there was basically no difference in performance...I'm too lazy to find the link.

If I'm playing a course I know well, I won't lose a ball very often. Sometimes when I go to a new course for the first time with my $4 golf balls and lose a few I feel like a real dumb---, but I just can't get myself to play anything that won't spin and check up like a good ball will.

[Able Hands]

When I was playing Maxfli rocks I could play a couple rounds with one ball. I just switched to Topflight Gamers, so I am losing a lot more into the woods on mis-hits. The spin that the Gamer provides, in comparison to my old ball, means I am losing more than I have in a long time. If a ball makes it through 9, it gets retired and goes into my practice basket for chipping at home.

[mrmiller8]

I think the most I have played with a ball is two full rounds, which is an accomplishment for me because being a former baseball player I got that slice that shows up now and again. I think those two rounds were with a noodle and it held up really well if I remember right....

[Shripe]

I've not really had the chance to compare lately, but I think I'll basically use balls as long as possible... not like I have a ton of money to invest, but I did pick up a nice 50 AAAAA Nike Karmas, so it won't hurt if I lose/retire a few. ;)

[IcemanYVR]

I start every round with a new ball and usually pull it after 18 holes, and put in the shag bag, so I'm not sure... but I know I've gone 3 or 4 rounds without dunking one in the water or hitting OB

[Tec]

The original question is a good one. I've used the same ball through a round of 18 several times, but each round was a different ball that I started with. Never really kept track of how many rounds I played using the same ball each round. I'll dot-mark a ball & see how many rounds I can get out of it(not counting it being lost in a hazard) before it's too beat up to continue.

[DaSportsGuy]

21 holes. My home course has three holes in which water is presented and you really need to hit a precision shot in order to avoid it. One hole is a peninsula green so I usually lose a ball to that drink 25% of the time.