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How much does a golf ball weigh?
45.9 g1.62 ozWhich one: USGA maximum
A golf ball weighs about 45.9 g (1.62 oz).
Sizes and weights of sports equipment are set by rulebooks, so these are some of the most exact numbers in the game. Where a rule allows a range, Tilt uses the middle of it. Source for this figure: usga.org.
How heavy is that?
- A golf ball weighs about as much as 1,800 grains of rice.
- It takes about 22 golf balls to balance a liter of water.
- It takes about 1,300 golf balls to balance a person.
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