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The Golf Ball

by Jacqueline Watson

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4.7
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
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Children
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I love writing stories about anything which inspires me. This cute short story is about a golf ball. The idea came to me the day I found a golf ball amongst the long grass. If a golf ball could talk ... this is the story he would tell. You don't have to like golf to enjoy this story .... you just need to relax and visualise my words, as I read you this tale. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for your previous reviews and comments. I appreciate your interaction.

StorytellingGolfPersonificationImaginationFriendshipLoveLuckRelaxationFriendship LoveAdventuresGolf Themes

Transcript

Hello,

My name is Jaclyn and I enjoy writing stories.

I also enjoy reading them to you,

So settle down,

Make yourself comfortable,

Because my next story is about to begin.

The Golf Ball Hurry up,

Dave,

We're off in three minutes,

Pam said to her husband as she headed towards the first tee.

I'll be there in a tick,

Love.

I've just got to buy a ball,

Dave replied as he put his hand into a large basket filled with second-hand golf balls and pulled one out.

Just this one,

Please,

Tom,

Dave said as he placed some money on the counter.

You're playing with a pink ball today then,

Dave,

Said Tom,

Putting the money in the till.

Yes,

Fingers cross it will help with my game,

Replied Dave.

I've not been playing at all well lately.

I hope it brings you some good luck,

Tom said.

Enjoy your game.

Dave arrived on the first tee just as his wife was hitting her ball.

That's a good drive,

Pam,

He said.

Let's see how well my new ball flies.

Dave placed his tee in the ground and balanced his pink ball on the top.

Getting into position,

He prepared himself and then swung his driver as hard as he could.

Smack!

The pink ball flew out into the air and slowly landed in the middle of the fairway with a bump.

Here we go again,

Said the pink golf ball.

I was quite happy nestled amongst my friends in that basket.

I wonder how long it will take before this guy loses me.

At that moment,

Dave was standing in front of the pink ball,

Ready for his next shot.

Watch this ball fly,

Pam,

He said as he took aim.

Thwack!

The pink ball flew up into the air and landed in some long grass.

Oh,

It's dark in here.

The pink ball mumbled to himself.

I hope he manages to find me okay.

Suddenly,

Something knocked against him.

In the dark,

He could just make out a yellow blob.

Hey,

Nice to see you,

Said the yellow blob.

Are you a golf ball?

Asked the pink ball.

It's dark in here amongst this thick,

Long grass and I can't quite see you.

Yes,

I am,

Replied the yellow blob.

I spotted you as I flew in.

My name's Taylor.

They tell me I'm made for this game.

My name's Max,

Said the pink ball.

The way this guy hits me,

I fly all over the place.

Before the golf balls could say another word to each other,

They heard Dave shouting to his wife.

I can see your ball.

It's over here.

Oh,

And mine is right beside it.

That's a bit of luck.

I'll knock them out onto the fairway.

No point trying to hit a good shot from this long grass.

And he tapped both golf balls out of the darkness.

Dave took his next shot.

Clonk.

Max once again flew into the air,

But landed very quickly and rolled a short distance.

You nearly hit the flagpole,

Said Pam.

Nice shot,

Dear.

Now let's see if I can do any better.

Clonk.

Taylor flew into the air,

Landed on the green and rolled plop into the hole.

Great shot,

Love,

Said Dave.

You made that look so simple.

And he went over to his ball and tapped it into the hole.

This is a bit cosy,

Said Taylor,

As Max landed on top of him.

But before Max could reply,

Both balls were plucked out of the hole by Dave,

And immediately Taylor went flying through the air as he was thrown over to Pam.

Max was feeling quite comfortable in Dave's palm when all of a sudden he became very wet and then a hard brush began scrubbing him all over.

At last they filled this ball wash machine with water,

Said Dave,

As he took his pink ball out and wiped it on a towel.

Look how clean this ball is now.

Max hadn't enjoyed that experience at all and was glad it was over.

He was not a big fan of water and really didn't like being scrubbed.

As the couple prepared to tee off at the next hole,

Pam said,

Be careful here,

Dave.

Remember there's a small pond halfway up the fairway.

Oh,

I'll get over that no problem love,

Said Dave confidently as he teed up his pink golf ball.

Here goes.

And he swung his golf club as hard as he could.

Smack!

The ball soared high in the air.

Out over the pond it flew and then it slowly came down.

Splash!

It landed on the edge of the water.

What another soaking,

Thought Max.

Two dunks in five minutes really is not fair.

It was starting to get a little chilly in the water and Max wondered if he was there to stay.

As the water lapped over him he settled into the mud and reminisced about flying through the air,

Something he really enjoyed doing.

Look,

There's your pink ball,

Pam said to her husband.

It's lying just under the water by the edge of the pond.

I see it,

Said Dave.

Max felt a nudge as a golf club dragged him out of the mud and onto the grass.

I thought I'd lost it for a minute there,

Said Dave.

Whack!

Max flew up into the air again and the drops of water flew off him just before he fell to the ground.

You made it then,

Said Taylor,

As Max rolled next to him on the green.

It sounded like you were a goner when you splashed into that water.

I was a little worried myself,

Explained Max.

That's how I landed up in the basket of second-hand balls the last time.

Only that time I landed in the middle of the pond along with many other golf balls.

Most of us were pulled out a few weeks ago by a big net.

Clink!

Max rolled off into the hole and Dave picked him up.

Dave and his wife stood on the tee at the next hole and looked around.

There's a lot of trees out there,

Said Pam,

Looking down the fairway.

This could be a tricky shot if we're not careful.

That won't be a problem.

We're both playing really well today,

Said Dave.

Come on,

You go first.

Pam hit her ball nice and straight and it landed in the middle of the fairway.

Then it was Dave's turn.

He placed his pink ball on the tee and got into position.

Smack!

The ball soared into the air.

It seemed to be going for miles when all of a sudden it hit a big tree and landed amongst some dried leaves.

Max spluttered for a second,

But once he caught his breath he found it was quite nice lying on the soft pile of leaves.

He looked up and could see the tree branches hanging over him and in between them the blue sky.

A perfect day for golf.

Max waited,

Expecting Dave or Pam to find him.

But nobody did.

All he could hear was the sound of the birds.

Oh dear,

He thought,

Seems like I'm lost this time.

Time for a nap.

And he drifted off to sleep.

Clink!

A golf club woke Max and sent him flying into the air.

This ball is pretty good,

Said the girl who had hit him.

It's a pretty colour too.

What a lucky find.

It wasn't lucky for whoever lost it,

Said another girl.

Oh,

Tina,

You're just jealous because I'm always finding golf balls,

Said the first girl.

I really don't care how many balls you find,

Sue,

Snapped Tina,

A little miffed by her friend's comment.

Second hand balls are not my favourite,

As you know.

Anyway,

My dad will buy me golf balls whenever I need them.

Now come on,

Let's finish playing before it gets dark.

Sue and Tina walked up to the next tee and took their shots.

Smack!

Sue hit the pink golf ball as hard as she could,

But instead of the ball going straight ahead,

It flew left and landed in the middle of a large pond.

Splosh!

As Max sank to the bottom of the pond,

He realised he was truly lost this time.

Clunk!

Max came to rest on top of some other golf balls.

Sorry about that,

He said to them.

That's okay,

Said the balls together.

We are used to it.

How long have you been down here?

Max asked.

A few days,

They replied.

Well,

Nice to meet you all,

Max said,

As he settled down into the mud between the other golf balls and watched the light slowly disappear as night fell.

The next morning Max was woken by the sunlight up above him as it danced on the water.

Suddenly there was a lot of splashing and then he felt the other golf balls surrounding him like a giant hug.

He couldn't see what was going on because there were so many golf balls blocking his vision.

Soon the water disappeared and Max realised they had all been poured out of the pond by a big net.

They were poured into a machine with clean water and then they were dried.

Finally they were put into a large basket,

Back in the golf shop.

Hello,

Max,

Said a voice.

Max rolled around in the basket and saw Taylor lying nearby.

Hi,

Taylor,

Said Max,

Happy to see his friend again.

I guess it was a bad golf day for Pam yesterday too.

Yes,

She lost me on the last hole,

Taylor explained.

Such a shame because she was playing a great game.

Well,

I'm happy to see you,

Said Max.

Let's hope some better players choose us next time.

And the two golf balls spent the rest of the day getting to know the other golf balls,

Who were also in the large basket.

I hope you enjoyed listening to my story.

I'd like to ask you a question.

Have you ever played golf?

Or if you haven't,

Would you like to give it a try?

Meet your Teacher

Jacqueline WatsonApple Valley, MN, USA

4.7 (384)

Recent Reviews

Have

November 10, 2025

I have played mini golf and pitch and put but not real golf. Very good 😊 😃 😀 😄 😁

Ana

October 28, 2025

Yes. I have played golf before. It was a really good story! I like that you told what was happening to the golf ball’s. Please make one about HA-LO-WEEN!!!🎃🎃🎃💕💕💕💞💞💞💓💓💓💗💗💗💖💖💖🩷🩷🩷❤️❤️❤️🎃🎃🎃I LOVE YOU!!!!!!

Wings

May 2, 2025

I’ve played mini golf and I’ve played golf on my Nintendo switch

Harper

April 21, 2025

NEVER GET THE PINK BALL!!! Because when i went to New Zealand, we did mini golf and i had a pink ball and it was realy bad. I haven't played golf but I've played mini golf. Great but not how I remembered it. I bet you 264648363749 dolars that you skipped that number and you didn't see that I put a letter in it. You just looked to chek if thers a letter but ther isn't. I have a story. Nate was lying in the shade of a tree as the heat of the sun made him sweat. Grace was drinking water as she wached mum smack the ball with her golf club. It went flying across the sky and landed on the green but just missed the hole. Nate got up and races to get the ball. Grace ran after him but Nate got the ball first. Mum yelled at him as he sadly dropped the ball at her feet. Mum hit the ball once more and it splashed into the middle of a beautiful Lilly pad filled pond. The dogs splashed into the pond and raced to the middle to collect the ball. Grace dived down and grabbed the ball. She swam back passed Nate back to land. Nate reached the middle of the pond and dived down to collect the ball but when he bobbed back up, he had five balls in his mouth. One was blue, one was yellow, one was orange, one was pink and one was green. He dropped the ball at mums feet as she collected her red ball. Fortunately, she was done the golf course. She walked back to the little shelter to give her ball back to the owner. She was holding the other five balls and said "My dog, Nate, brought these out of the pond." As she placed the balls on the table. The man standing at the station thanked her and took the bags amd put them in a crate.

Eva

October 16, 2024

Love it I haven’t played real golf but once a friend brought their golf club and ball and I played for like a minute But it doesn’t count ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000%10 LOVE THE NEW STORY (: ps my name is MIA not Eva thats my mum :) ONE AGAIN ILOVE IT ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Also spot the difference ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💋❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I have a joke for you to tell your friends Prson 1 NOCK NOCK Person 2 WHO’S THERE Person 1 BOO Person 2 BOO WHO person 1 Aww don’t cry it’s just a joke Person 2 HAHAHA AGAIN GREAT STORY DONT FORGET MY name is Mia Spot the difference 🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏽‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️ It’s realy hard HINT BROWN SKIN Don’t forget my name is / l /l l /l / l/ l l / l / l l /—-l / l l / l / l l / l NOT EVA I LOVE It ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Also I have never played golf ⛳️

Anisha

August 2, 2024

No, I haven't ever played golf, but would like to try someday. Btw, You are so innovative. I enjoyed the story. Thank you

Charlotte

July 25, 2024

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Hayden

June 20, 2024

That was amazing! I really love this one but I wish it was basketball! I’m a basketball lover and I would love it if you did a basketball one! But I love animals more than a sport! As you can tell by my profile picture! Other than that I love this one the most! (Because it’s a sport!)🏀 Bye bye! -your fan!❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷🤎🤍🩶🖤💟

Lucy

April 17, 2024

That was very good 👍 👏 👌 😀 😄 😊 👍 👏 👌 😀 😄 😊 👍

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March 23, 2024

Yes I have played golf ⛳. You know Max reminds me of angry 😡 birds 🐦. Loved it that is going on my favorites list 📃

Darci

January 14, 2024

My 7 year old son loves this story. In his own words, “it’s funny and makes me want to go golfing!”

Aubrey_Swiftie

December 22, 2023

I've played mini golf ⛳️ my dad is the golf feme in the family it was good pls make part 2 thx 😊 Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

Lina

September 6, 2023

How are to today or tonight can you write a story about a wolf. I love your story’s please write more I love them. Also your a smart adult right so I have a question what is boiling temperature for Fahrenheit because I only know Celsius. Have a nice day or night!

~*-Cecii!!-*~

August 25, 2023

Ibhave never played golf mabye some day oh i. Have driven a golf CART though

Bella

June 17, 2023

Great I loved it I missed the question was there one by short on time Winnie🙉🙊🐵🙈🐒🐺🐴

Florence

April 12, 2023

Yes 👍, I have played golf ⛳️ many times. What was the first story u ever made? Flo flo and Willa

Octavia

January 5, 2023

I have never played golf, but I have played mini golf.

Nelson

December 11, 2022

That was so good and I enjoyed it! Thank you so much

Kaitlin

October 6, 2022

No for the first question but maybe we're the second one

Banana

September 1, 2022

For the question I’ve tried golf twice once at a campsite once at a birthday party love your meditations I hope there’s a new one soon

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