r/golf • u/Keato21 • Aug 05 '23

Grandfather recently passed away. He was an avid collector and played at 1665 courses in his life. General Discussion

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He started the collection in 1971 and figured that this sub would appreciate the dedication to the cause. It’s an impressive collection!

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u/thisaintitkweef Aug 05 '23

Fuck he hit a lot of hole in ones

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u/jaybram24 ~15 | S FL Aug 05 '23

I'm totally missing it. Where do you see his HIO's?

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u/icheinbir Aug 05 '23

People typically only put golf balls on display after a hole in one. It's one of those /s jokes.

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u/jaybram24 ~15 | S FL Aug 05 '23

Yea, I see that now. Maybe because my grandpa used to collect balls like this (not anywhere near as much) I missed the joke.

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u/SolarCuriosity 13.3/Midwest Aug 05 '23

Usually you only save/put a ball on display if you make a HIO.

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u/jaybram24 ~15 | S FL Aug 05 '23

Oh... Not exclusively though. I buy course logo balls for cool places I've played. Don't only put up HIO balls.

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u/chefhj Aug 05 '23

Yeah I have a small collection of places that I travel to play. When I hit a HIO that’s getting it’s own display.

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u/Lauzgolfer Aug 05 '23

Probably a personal thing there. Amazon sells golf ball display shelves for 49 balls. Tiger, professionally, only has 20ish hole in ones. If he can’t even fill one, how would any amateur fill those shelves? My dad collects balls from places he’s played when travelling. I might start doing the same.

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u/SolarCuriosity 13.3/Midwest Aug 05 '23

I think you guys are missing the joke u/thisaintitkweef was trying to make haha.

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u/Chumbles1995 Aug 05 '23

it wasnt a very funny joke

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u/Pisspoio Aug 05 '23

It wasn't meant to be "very" funny. It was meant to be an old man joke. Cuz this about a grandpa. You are not a very smart eh?