But friendly white terrier cross Deuce is having to take the rough with the smooth, because he cannot fully enjoy membership of Pontnewydd Golf Club because dogs are banned from the clubhouse.
Since his owner and club member Jim Phillis began taking him for daily walks from his house bordering the course, Deuce has returned more than 3,000 balls sliced or shanked into the long grass.
"I've been playing with the same ball for two years. I can't get rid of it," club secretary Carl Phillips said.
To mark his abilities, Deuce has been made a member of the veterans' section although at age six he is considerably younger than the 50 years needed to qualify as a senior player.
Mr Phillis said his pet comes into his own in the summer months when ferns around the course can grow to more one metre high.
"You've got to watch him because he'll carry the same ball around the whole course if you let him," he explained.
"But if I take one off him he'll go off and look for another one to play with. And that's how we end up collecting so many.
"He won't pick up yellow ones. I can only guess that he thinks it is a tennis ball. They all come back to the club for the boys to use which is good because some of them are quite expensive."