How Many Golf Balls Should I Carry in My Bag? (2024)

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How Many Golf Balls Should I Carry in My Bag? ›

How Many Golf Balls Should I Carry in My Bag? On average, anything from 6 to 12 balls is ideal.

Each hole presents an opportunity to tee up your ball. However, it's a good practice to carry a few extra tees in case of breakage or loss during the round. Thus, having 20 to 25 tees in your bag for a single game is a reasonable number.

Golf ball manufacturers typically produce boxes containing 12 balls; some offer packs with 6 or 15 balls as an option, or multi-dozen boxes which provide golfers with 24, 36, or 48 balls altogether in one convenient package.

But it doesn't take a certified genius to know that bringing less than 3 golf balls to a round is not the smartest idea. Yes, there will be days where you hit every fairway and every green. But sometimes having a safety net of 3-4 extra balls in your bag helps on a subconscious level.

An average golfer loses one or two balls during a round. The sheer volume of balls produced each year is mind-boggling - 1.2 BILLION balls are made each year!

Senior tees on a golf course are for golfers aged 55 and over. They are typically a shorter distance from the hole than the regular tees, making the game more accessible for senior golfers – they sometimes even have slightly different rules.

How Many Golf Balls Should I Carry in My Bag? On average, anything from 6 to 12 balls is ideal.

How Many Towels in a Golf Bag? You should keep at least two or three towels in your equipment bag.

I would say 50-75 balls is a perfect amount to hit a few wedges, a few mid irons, a few long irons, and some woods. You also never need to hit every single club in your bag at the range! Work through gaps in your bag, taking your time and focusing on each shot. That's how you'll see improvement.

A PGA Tour player can carry as many golf balls as they desire. More than likely, they carry between 6-10, depending on how often they like to switch balls to avoid playing a ball that is too torn up from on-course wear. One note here is that PGA Tour players may only play one brand and model of golf ball.

What happens if a PGA player runs out of balls? ›

When your ball is lifted, you can almost always clean it (except for a few specific circ*mstances). If you happen to run out of balls, you can borrow one from any other player, including a practice or X-Out ball (which are generally conforming balls).

You have a Handicap Index® which is designed to convert to a Course Handicap™ for 18-hole play. However, your Course Handicap can be determined for a nine-hole round by first cutting your Handicap Index in half (and then rounding to the nearest tenth).

The penalty for the breach of Rule 27-1 would be loss of hole in match play, or two stroke penalty in stroke play. The correct method of play would be to return to the spot from which the original ball was last played, and under penalty of one stroke, continue play from there.

Unless you're seeing something squirrely on a stock shot — like a significant change in direction or launch on a well-struck shot — it's safe to play a ball for as long as you want, even if the paint on the cover starts come off.

Size of the Bag

Realistically, even if you play with a tee that breaks every single time you use it, you would need 18 tees for a round of golf. Most golfers using quality bamboo tees or plastic tees only need 2 to 4 tees per round.

While the list is a helpful guide, if you can only hit it 250 but you shoot 72 every time, you could probably consider moving back a set of tees if you wanted. Also, if you can hit the ball 300 but can't break 90, you should probably move up a tee box or two so that you can have more fun.

Rules Surrounding Golf Tees

Once you've used a tee for your first stroke on that hole, you can't do so again. You can understand why taking that initial stroke count is crucial. The only exception to this rule is when a penalty is given, and the golfer returns to the tee zone or box to replay their shot.