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How to Repair a Golf Ball Divot on the Putting Green
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Each time a golf ball hits the putting surface, it leaves a mark. Proper golf etiquette dictates that you repair any damage to the putting surface, especially damage due to a ball.
Use a ball mark repair tool to fix the divot left from the ball.
Repeat step 3 around the entire ball mark as necessary.
Pat down the ball mark with a putter, until the mark is as smooth as the rest of the putting surface.
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Comments
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 If the pitch-mark is repaired incorrectly, the green will take longer to recover than if the player had done nothing at all.
The proper way to repair a pitch mark is to insert the repair tool at a 45 degree angle just outside the lip of the "crater" and then PUSH the repair tool toward the center of the "crater," essentially "pulling" the green closed. Repeat around the opposite sides if necessary, then press the area down flat with your putter.
Never use your repair tool to "pry-up" or "dig" the bottom of the pitch-mark back up to the level of the green. Doing so will badly damage the tiny roots of the grass and will only cause more damage. Remember: greens are more delicate than the stuff growing in your front yard! They must be treated gently!
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Stick the prongs of a good ball mark tool (not the one pictured on this sight) at various points just outside the edges of the mark. Twist the tool in your hand while the prongs are in the ground, in short 1/4 turn twists. This will pull the surrounding turf in toward the center of your ball mark. Turns should be made with a slight tendency toward raising the turf in the center of the mark. One of these twists around the four sides of the mark should do the job. Tamp the site with the sole of your putter for a smooth finish. The grass will fill the small pinhole voids in a couple of days.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Although it's a common mistake, the mark left on the putting green by a golf ball is properly called a "pitch-mark". A "divot" is the damage made by a club, usually an iron, while swinging.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 The handiest tool for ballmark (divot) repair is located here: www.divotmaster.com
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 If you repair a person's footprint by accident, it could be a two stroke penalty. If fixing a footprint or footmark improves your line, it is a penalty.