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Beat the Anchor: golf ball dimples

Per Wikipedia, most modern golf balls carry about three hundred to five hundred dimples; a few have been made with over one thousand.

On air: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:10 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by Wikipedia: “About how many dimples does a typical golf ball have?”
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:10 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe question, from sports: about how many dimples does a typical golf ball have? A, about thirty. B, about one hundred.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorC, three hundred to five hundred. D, over five thousand.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOh, I love a golf question! I basically live at the putt-putt by the tire store.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorClock is running. Chip, your answer?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, the ball at hole nine, the one with the windmill, is chewed up pretty good.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd I counted its dimples once in the parking lot with a flashlight. Took me a while.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFelt like a hundred. Locking in B.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe answer is C, three hundred to five hundred. Per Wikipedia, some golf balls have even been made with more than one thousand dimples.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA thousand? Then my flashlight night was a wasted evening.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat ball was a windmill-hole ball, Chip. It was never going to be a golf ball.