Teeing-off golf criminology

Golf criminology is a recreational subject. I write these Pubs on the golf course. I walk around, sometimes ride a cart, through a long and lush trail. Along the way, I swing a stick to hit a rock into a small hole in the ground. I lose rocks along the way. Sometimes, a stick too. If I’m lucky, I find either. Golf balls go for at least 50 (USD) cents each and upwards of a few dollars. Golf clubs are 10 to 100x more expensive, ranging from $50 to $500 or more. What I do with a lost or found ball or club is situational. It depends on its value, yes, but also where it happens, when I notice, and who is around, for example. Why, how, and to what effect does an item get “forgotten,” “lost,” or “stolen”? “Found,” “recovered” “asked about,” or “given up on”? “Fought over” or “with the cops called”? I think golf can help us answer questions like these.