5 sports played with a ball and without a net?

[jonnyg777]

Years ago someone once told me that there are 5 (or 7) sports that are played with a ball, but without a net.. we can only get a few..any ideas?

[boxtops]

Golf
Cricket

[oranger]

Bowls

[Jan1957]

Rugby, American Football, Australian Rules Football

[erin-x]

golf, bowls, 10 pin bowling.. all the obvious ones i can think of lol.. is polo played with a ball?

[oranger]

Marbles.

[erin-x]

polo has a net doesn't it.. :| lol

[dr b]

baseball
american football
australian rules football
croquet, bocce (probably games, not sports)
racquetball
handball

[boxtops]

doesn't handball have a tall net in the middle of the beach (or am I thinking of something else)?

[dr b]

i was referring to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_handball

also, squash.

[DanFlo]

Errr boxing, the girl who holds the round number up is Anette

[Jan1957]

Petanque

[boxtops]

Crazy Golf

[jonnyg777]

Thank you for your posts guys 10/10 for imagination......I was drunk @ the time when I was asked this....feel a bit inept now. You have posted some I have never thought of,

[DanFlo]

Other answers are Fishing, Hammer, Discus, Hockey.

[dr b]

Polo with horses has no net. Water polo has a net, to catch the horses when they sink.

[erin-x]

Ahhh right.. thanks steve n dr b :)

[oranger]

Am i missing something danflo but where's the balls in fishing.

[jonnyg777]

Im pretty sure it has 2 be a bona fide sport, ...petanque is a stroke of genius