Golf ball diver Nicky Dörfel. Thousands of balls per day!

"On a good day, we retrieve 10,000 balls."

Nicky Dörfel makes a living by recovering golf balls. His company, Golf Square, operates on golf courses and golf events both domestically and internationally. This includes the Porsche European Open 2022 held in June of this year. Video: Golf Square. Watch video: Yearly diving spot advice featuring remarkable diving locations and newly discovered spots near you. Subscribe now.

Diving in the Netherlands

In June 2022, the Porsche European Open utilized Nicky's services. The water hazard at the fourteenth hole was emptied prior to the event, and Nicky brought up thousands of balls. "Sometimes we find up to ten thousand in a day," he says. The balls are recycled and sold as second-hand items. In this case, the balls were donated to the DB World Golf Ball Container. This month, Nicky's company, Golf Square, was also active at Golfclub Landgoed Bergvliet in Den Hout, North Brabant. There are companies that make millions from this business. Additionally, many diving clubs engage in this activity on a voluntary basis. The demand seems to be significant. Duikersgids is sometimes approached by golf clubs to make a call to dive clubs who might be interested in this.