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canadian_man_44 · #14 (**permalink**) 10-24-2006, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Curtmay

Recently a member of our foursome "borrowed" two range balls for our round on the course. I disagreed with his action, but he claimed that he had all good intentions to return them after the round. Regrettably he lost both in the rough.

Golf columnist David Feherty wrote that it is illegal but not immoral to remove range balls. What do you think? Is it okay if the intention is to return them?

On the two local courses I play, they mark their range balls. If you are caught on the course playing with one of them, you can get kicked off the course or even lose your membership.

Personally, I wouldn't use range balls for reasons already stated in this thread: They've been hit a lot and have their own ball flight characteristics and the machine used for picking them up is hard on the covers. I do donate some of my private balls to the range. After I've played a few rounds with them and the cover is cut up a little, I tee em up on the range and let loose.