Thursday, June 3, 2010

How to repair a golf divot

According to some golf club rules, "players are required to REPLACE DIVOTS, rake sand traps, repair ball marks on greens and help maintain the condition of the course. It is the players' responsibility to see that such repairs are made."

How to Correctly Repair a Golf Divot?
  1. Follow the flight of the ball to where it lands.
  2. Look in the general direction of the golf ball - the divot will usually be 5 to 15 yards ahead of you.
  3. Walk up to the divot, pick it up and return to the spot where you hit the ball.
  4. Keep in mind that sometimes the divot can break into five or so different pieces of grass or dirt.
  5. Match the grass and dirt back together like a puzzle so the divot is in one piece.
  6. Place it on the spot where it was torn from.
  7. Step on the grass that you've replaced until the surface is smooth with the rest of the grass.
Of course in Asia and some areas in the world, you got a caddie who does this job for you :)

Keep Golfing!

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