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Golf Ball Diving featured on ESPN

WaterDog Golf Staff — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:46:04 +0000

During the summer of 2010, several golf ball divers – including some of our staff – were filmed by ESPN as they introduced everyone to golf ball diving. ESPN aired the story in August, 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPONPR-8pv4

Working Under Pressure: Golf Ball Diving

WaterDog Golf Staff — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:36:27 +0000

Recently, Forest Rothchild had an article published on Alert Diver Online, the magazine of Divers Alert Network. The article – with photos featuring photos from Alex Jones – gives you an idea of what golf ball diving is all about.

What if you could spend all of your workday on golf courses—diving? When golfers hit a ball into a water trap, most of them look at the offending obstacle, say something nasty and settle in to launch another little white ball.

“As a golf ball diver, when their misfire splashes down in a water trap, it’s like a deposit into the bank account,” said Forest W.S. Rothchild, owner of Golf Ball Diving. “And it’s a unique way to make money doing my favorite thing: diving.”

Ok, so the water’s neither clear like the Caribbean nor colorful like a coral wall off the Great Barrier Reef. It’s a cold, nasty, dirty job, but someone’s got to do it. For golf ball divers, a bad day of golf is a good day of work.

Read the full article.

First Person as reported in Financial Times

WaterDog Golf Staff — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:51:12 +0000

I first went diving while I was on holiday with my wife in the Bahamas, and instantly fell in love with being underwater. I just had to find a way to earn a living from it. I’d been an office person for so long, but now I make more than $100,000 a year diving for lost golf balls.

The company I work with resells the balls we find in water hazards at more than 2,000 courses across the US – more than $25m-worth last year. It’s not glamorous, scraping the bottom of water hazards for errant balls launched by inaccurate duffers.

For more: Visit the Financial Times site and the full story.

Golf Ball Diving featured on Fox 25 News in Boston

WaterDog Golf Staff — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:33:30 +0000

This week on Fox 25 News in Boston, Forest Rothchild from WaterDog Golf was featured in a short news story about golf ball diving. Watch the video to check out what golf ball diving is all about!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma04DNnJczk

Fun ways to make money – on the Rachael Ray Show

WaterDog Golf Staff — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:49:13 +0000

Talk show host Rachael Ray asked viewers about finding extra work to make a few extra dollars – while having fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYHJWijDMdc