In a Green world where everything is recycled and energy is saved by that process it’s called environmentally friendly. A lost golf ball fits in this type of recycling very well. A golf ball is more likely to be lost than worn out. How many times have you been on the golf course and can’t find your ball? If you’re like me and honest, it happens more times than I want to talk about. The next time you want to buy golf balls think about companies that sell recycled golf balls or refurbished golf balls. Not cheap golf balls but good quality balls that are graded by golf ball ratings used for high standard play.
Companies that Sell Used Golf Balls that are Retrieved Lost Golf Balls Are Green Companies
In the last few years companies have sprung up that will retrieve lost golf balls from golf courses using divers. According to Gary Krueger the president of PG Professional, a company that recycles used golf balls, It makes environmental and economic sense for a golfer to reuse golf balls. Krueger's company has shipped out more than 40 million used golf balls since 2007. The company practices golf ball retrieval in 22 states and at thousands of golf courses throughout the US.
Used Golf balls for Sale & Bulk Golf Balls are Graded for Condition and Priced Accordingly
Retrieved golf balls are refurbished then graded and resold as used golf balls and bulk golf balls. The recycled golf balls are priced & sold according to the grade. Grade A Is near perfect condition. Grade B is good to near perfect with minor blemishes. Grade C may have marks and discoloration. Grade D has heavy marks but no cuts. The Company in Florida has a team of expert divers that cover the bottoms of countless water hazards in the hundreds of courses that are laid out in Florida.
The Golf Balls Reborn Company believes each golf ball has a story. They say that each of their golf balls started out most likely as a premium ball that was purchased at a high price, high-end retail golf shop. They say the owners of these golf balls had the highest aspirations for this ball’s future, unfortunately the local water hazard had other ideas.
Divers search Ponds On Golf Courses For Lost Golf Balls That Are Sold As Used Golf Balls
After the golfer loses his prize expensive high performance custom logo golf ball. Highly trained divers, despite the obstacles like water moccasins and yes, even alligators, recover the expensive highly prized monogrammed golf balls that the golfer had such hopes and high aspirations for, from the bottom of a mud-lined green slimed pond. That is the reality of golf.
Once the custom golf balls are recovered they make their way to a facility that cleans and refurbishes them. The recycled golf balls are sold back to the same guys who knocked them into the pond to begin with, this time sold as used golf balls at a reduced price. Most likely, to have the same guys that knocked them into the water when they were premium priced monogrammed golf balls, knock them back into the water as recycled discounted golf balls. That is the reality of golf.
According to Golf Balls Reborn. Test show that reconditioned used golf balls performance is virtually indistinguishable from brand new balls. Divers are much needed in the industry.
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