Golf balls are great at hide and seek

And now, the latter component of that two-part teaser has baffled Edinburgh-based golfer William Guy.

He found himself caught short during the Scottish PGA Championship after running out of balls and was disqualified from the tournament.

Guy, who does a canny impression of your average driving range amateur, had lost his entire supply by the seventh hole of his second round.

By that time he had crashed to 10-over par and caused a good deal of commotion among the vulnerable spectators.

Cries of fore must have been more frequent than Tiger Woods' victories.

Bad workman, bad tools

Unfortunately for the out-of-luck Guy, he was unable to borrow balls from his playing partners and continue his round as those on offer were not the same compression or constituency.

It may be a bit harsh to point out that he was not performing too well with his preferred choice.

Earlier this month, Graeme McDowell won the Scandinavian Masters after borrowing a putter from Darren Clarke.

Guy would do well to follow McDowell's example and tour the locker room cap in hand before setting off in his next tournament to prevent another balls-up.