Find A Golf Ball?
Find a golf ball that looks like this?
If so, you’re in the right place.
I play a lot of golf and though I play to about a 12 (OK, a 15), I do lose a ball from time to time. That’s why you’re here.
Feel free to leave in the comments where you found the ball, but don’t leave only the name of the course. Be sure to include the details, such as:
“Found as far right of the third fairway as possible. Must have been the shank of a lifetime.”
or something like:
“Found at the deepest point of the water hazard on this par 3. Must have really been a colossal flub.”
Have some fun with it, but remember: If you found it in the woods, you were probably there looking for one of your own balls, so don’t get too carried away. 
And thanks for coming here and filling this out!
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If you hit in any ponds at Manistee Golf & Country Club you know my dad will end up with it someday in one of his pond excursions.
The best time to find tons of Pro Vls – when you can just fill your pockets – is right at the beginning of the season. I guess the owners didn’t want to wear them out, since the balls they are hitting into the “preserve” later into the season are cheaper balls.
I found one in the Sheboygan River…oh wait, that’s right – I saw it make the splashdown. Sorry sweetie, I’m sure one of the fisherman found it.
I found your ball at Heathlands on the third hole. It was in the far right hand side of the fairway back among the half dead apple trees and the very tall and scratchie grass. Looked like an tremendous slice, great distance, unless of course this was your second shot. Would have been a very diffcult mid-iron to the fairway, I dropped and took the strokes as I found my ball close by. Being in my mid sixties I am amazed that I can get it the distance of these great slices provide, must be the new ball I could never hit them this far as a youngster. I will play this until lost so if you get more comments from Heathland and don’t remember that shot, it could be me. good golf…
I haven’t found one of your balls yet, but I’m on the lookout. Considering where some of mine end up I’m sure I’ll get one of them someday!
Found one of your lost balls on number 4 at Whisper Creek GC in Huntley. I was out shagging balls before dark as normal and came up with more then normal tonight (82). Yours could have been one from the rough around the creek or was on the left side of the fairway if you hooked it. I live on this course and consider #4 the toughest par 4 out here, 430 yards from the Oak tees and 408 from the Green tees. You have to place that first shot a bit to the right so the trees won’t get in the way of your aproach to the green. Make sure you clear that creek, the smart play if you are unsure of your second shot is to layup in front of the creek and use a pitching wedge to get your third shot close to the hole. If you like long and tough Whisper Creek is 7103 from the Oak’s and 6623 from the Green tees. I have seen many a good golfer come to their knees on my home course. Great marketing idea, hope to find some more on my next shagging excursion.
Found in front of hole #4on the Signature course at Treetops Resort in Michigan in the very tall stuff in front of tee box. It is a par three, but obviously not for you or I. You may not be the one to have hit it there since I usually play OPB’s as well (other peoples ball).
Dan is very particular with the identification marks that he puts on his golf balls, so he had a box of 24 printed with “If found please report location to danperry.com”.
On a windy day he takes a brand new ball from his bag and slices his tee shot into bushes on the very first hole. After playing a provisional ball he spends 3-4 minutes searching for the original and then gives up and continues play of the hole in a very dark mood.
From there his round improves and he is playing well when he strikes a three-wood 220 yards, just off the fairway on the thirteenth. As he approaches what he is certain is his ball a player in a following group goes straight up to the same ball and takes his stance.
Dan’s dark mood returns and he shouts at the player, telling him that he is about to play a wrong ball.
“No I’m not, this is definitely mine” is the response.
“Not unless you’re playing a ball marked “If found please report location to danperry.com”, Dan says sarcastically.
“Yes, that’s exactly the ball I’m playing, I found it on the first hole.”
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Dan,
I was playing one of your featured courses last week, Pete Dye at French Lick, IN and I think I found your ball on the sixth hole to the right of the fairway. I say “think” because everyone in our foursome spent a lot of time looking for golf balls that day. The course is as tough as you will ever want. You are right, the views are incredible but did he have to cut down EVERY tree on the golf course to offer a view on every hole? It’s like a links course got dropped down on top of the mountain.
….Bob
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We found one of your balls today on the 10th hole of the Ravines at Cog Hill. Can’t remember exactly where but on the edge of the woods I think….how come you couldn’t find it? hahaha
Located one today in the woods well to the right of the 6th green on the #2 course at Cog Hill. As my playing partner was in the same vicinity, not an unusual spot. However, if you knocked it in there via your tee shot on the 8th, I can understand why you didn’t take the walk of shame to try and recover. Love the logo and the idea for the website. Keep swinging Dan!
Dan -
Found your ball at Pine Needles GC in Southern Pines, NC. Can’t remember the exact location. Based upon your reviews of the Pinehurst courses, looks like YOU may have lost it while playing at Pinehurst. Someone found it, carried it down the road a mile or two to Pine Needles, then lost it. Must be a bad ball – it wants to go crooked! During my last round on a VERY woodsy course in Kentucky, I finished with one ball in the bag – yours.
Fun idea to see how a golf ball ‘travels’ from player to player.
Fairways and greens (and none of the other stuff.)
Tom
Found right of the rough (tee shot) in a native area buried under lots of long grass. It was warm and cozy but now will be spanked again!
Come back and play again!
Sorry I’m late reporting this. Found the ball last October at Pinehurst #6. Think i fished it out of the pond to the right of the fairway on hole #6 while helping my wife reclaim one of hers. Not an unusual place to find one as the fairway slants toward the water and if you’re just a little off while trying to go for this par 5 in two, well….. I guess you know the result!
Found your ball on the 7th hole, left side, woods at Eagle Watch. You had no shot!
Dan, I found one of your balls in the woods at northern bay i am an employee there and i find so many balls I cant recall what hole I found this one on but thanks for the titleist….
Found one of your Danperry.com specials a couple of months ago and have been meaning to look up the site, so decided to do so. Found the ball, at Eagle Watch on the 11th hole in the little pond on the right side of the fairway. Would have been hit on your second shot into the par 5. Of course I do not know how good of a player you are so it could have been your 3rd, 4th, 5th or worst shot, I’m going with second as the ball looks new, either way it would have been the lay up, or is that lay back shot going into the 11th green.
Found one of your balls on the 15th hole of the R T Jones course in Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island. Was in the tall grass on the right by the lagoon. Popolar place for slicers.