East Coast Golf Ball Corp.
Below is a Press release written on our company by news
Channel Wptv 5 south Florida.
MIAMI, FL -- If you thought you had tough job, try spending the
day with East Coast Golf Ball Corporation where each hour brings
a new set of obstacles.
"It's a challenge, some golf courses have alligators, snakes or
different hazards so it makes for a pretty fun and exciting way
to make a living," says Douglas Bounassi.
Bounassi takes this plunge daily hoping to capitalize on that
slice or hook. It's a dirty job where face to face encounters
with gators, snakes and snapping turtles are just par for the
course.
"There's pieces of houses and roofs in some of these ponds,"
says Bounassi.
Each twist and turn uncovers something new in their quest to
fill a daily quota of 2,000 golf balls per diver. That's money
in the pocket when they're cleaned and resold but there's a
price to pay.
"I got bit by a small gator once, I probably won't forget that,"
recalls James Oatley.
hazard pay doesn't accompany these divers. Instead it's all
sheer guts to get in the murky water and scoop up golfs poor
shots.
"You got to work for it, you got to do things somebody else
necessarily doesn't want to do," says Elead Oatley.
From clubs to a complete set, golf ball retrievers score big
when it comes to their find which stretches beyond Nike or
Callaway. Decades of experience has helped polish this year
round business from watering holes in the Keys all the way to
New Jersey.
"It's kind of like a competition with me and my dad and started
off at a young age and just became a game for us almost," says
Oatley.
A father and son duo working with Bounassi completes another day
at the office carting off their prize catch in hand ready to tee
off on a new set of terrain tomorrow.
"I get to be outdoors, I get to go scuba diving which I love to
do," says Bounassi.
Ironically out of all the hazards in the water the worst
according to these divers comes from flying golf balls hit off
tees as they approach or exit the water.
View the underwater footage of us retrieving golf balls by
following the link below
