Used vs New Golf Balls: The Money-Saving Secret Tour Pros Won't Tell You

We've all been there – standing in the pro shop, staring at those shiny boxes of new Titleist Pro V1s, TaylorMade TP5s, or Callaway Chrome Softs, each priced at $50+ per dozen. The marketing is brilliant, I'll give them that. "Tour-level performance," they say. "Unmatched quality," they promise. But here's what got me thinking – do we really need brand-new balls to play our best golf?