Sumadi Ibrahim, a retired Malaysian navy frogman, earns up to RM8,000 a month diving in golf course ponds to retrieve sunken golf balls. He resells the balls to golfers, giving them a new lease on life and reducing waste.
lifestyle Retired Navy Man Dives For Sunken Golf Balls And Makes Up To RM8,000 A Month His work helps reduce plastic and rubber waste, giving the balls a new lease on life. Cover image via Mohd Rasfan/AFP/New Straits Times Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp for the latest stories and breaking news.
Three nights a week, under the cover of darkness, Sumadi scours golf course ponds using nothing but moonlight to guide him. "If I get stuck or injured, at least there's someone to help me," he says, noting his constant concern about cramps and accidents. Sumadi places golf balls he recovered from a pond into a net at a golf course in Shah Alam, near Kuala Lumpur.
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