Yoou can earn a living doing that?

“A "professional golf ball diver" was attacked by a gator while doing his job. Who knew there were professional golf ball divers?”

“Maybe he thought they was big pearls, to risk his life so.”

“Maybe they make a decent living. Or enjoy that job.”

“Folks in Florida will do anything to avoid foreclosure...”

“I know a few scuba divers that dive the water hazards and collect balls. It allows them to get more gear.”

“I watched a show on tv about that a few years ago. There are companies that sell used golf balls and they have contracts with golf courses that allows them to dive for balls. The balls are washed, re-packaged and distributed to retail stores. It is a big business.”

“Yep, I've heard of diving for golf balls for money a few years ago.”

“I used to dive for golf balls when I was a young teenager. The golf course people would always run us off when they caught us, but that didn't stop them from buying the balls back from us. Sometimes we'd set up on the shoulder of the public road next to the cart path and sell the balls directly to golfers. It was good money for a pre-car youth.”

“There was a company up the road from me when I was in Florida that did that. Golf is a huge business in Florida.”