Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
At the risk of taking the troll bate, I’ve played competitive golf, albeit way below a pro level. You’ve got 5 minutes to find a lost ball. Having a gallery and tv cameras will reduce the chances of not finding a lost ball. At best that advantage might be worth a stroke a round or so.
Thus, giving me a stroke a round from avoiding lost ball penalties, might move my handicap from 9 to 8; l’m still about 10 strokes a round from beating John Rahm.
Yeah.. it wasn't really meant seriously.
Though I've lost up to 10 balls in a round.. mainly because of hitting into woods or that tall grass stuff on links style courses or those desert type courses where I worry about snakes. Usually I'd take 2 strokes per lost ball since I don't typically want to go all the way back to the tee to hit another one = 20 strokes.