What is the average "Life" of a golf ball for you.

[Wisguy]

I probably lose 4-7 balls a round because of slicing like a damn fool moron, but I usually play courses with a lot of woods, deep grass and water, all containing very powerful female golf ball pheromones.  I lost probably 9 of them the first round of the season, but at least 3 of them were on OK tee shots that landed on the fairway and rolled into some really, really thick rough.  I probably lost at least one ball that was within 2 yards of the fairway - I just couldn't find them on that course, the grass was so thick.  On a more wide open course, I might lose only 1-2 and take a ball or two out of play with scuffs.  I've gone about 22 holes on one ball before but that was extremely rare for me.

[RayG]

As one other mentioned- start with a new ball each round. sometimes it lasts the round, sometimes a lost ball will break the streak. But I've gone 4-5 rounds without losing a ball at times. I still use a new ball for each round. The others will be in the bag in case of a lost/wet/OB along the way.