Littering

Alright, I’m willing to concede that this may, in fact, be an issue. And if it is I admit that I have certainly contributed more than my fair share of little white round spheres to the problem. But in my defense let me just say, it’s not like I wanted to. I didn’t do it on purpose. I would be perfectly happy to still be playing with the first ball I ever teed up. I really don’t see how it’s my fault that course designers put ponds and creeks and nasty rough hazards in very inconvenient places on golf courses. I have tried, really I have, but as of yet I haven’t managed to find a brand of ball that isn’t attracted like a magnet to the most inaccessible places on a golf course when hit by one of my clubs. If they don’t want me to continue to lose balls and contribute to this problem, the solution is easy enough. Nice wide fairways, with no hazards except for the occasional sand trap.

Also, although I have ‘littered’ parts of Scotland, and indeed other parts of the world, I would like point out that, while I have been to Loch Ness, none of the balls in there are mine.