Guest Idea: The Hidden Environmental Cost of Lost Golf Balls

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By Guest ContributorMar 25, 2026, 7:00 am140 pts
Every year, American golfers lose an estimated 300 million golf balls, according to research by the Danish Golf Union — and that figure, dating to 2009, is almost certainly too low. A 2024 CNN investigation using updated participation data estimated the U.S. number could now exceed 1.5 billion annually, with…

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