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Is 174 oil barrels as big as a Golf Ball (packed)?

It's about 450,000 times as big as a Golf Ball (packed)
The size of a Golf Ball (packed) is about 0.000399839065 oil barrels.
(64% packing density) (per R&A-USGA Rules of Golf)
Dictated by the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), a golf ball must have a volume of at least 0.000255894661 oil barrels. Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.
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