Abstract: A golf ball retrieving device for retrieving submerged golf balls from lakes includes a net which has an edge about its periphery. Attached to the net's edge is hollow pipe which is selectively fillable with air or water to raise or lower the net respectively. At the center of the net is a receptacle for receiving golf balls. When the golf balls are to be removed from the receptacle, the hollow pipe is filled with air, causing the edges of the net to rise. The rising edges of the net cause the golf balls to roll toward the center of the net where they are retained by the receptacle. The receptacle is then easily lifted and the golf balls contained therein removed.