Fore The Golfer: How to Repair Ball Marks

     When hitting approach shots into the green, almost all shots whether close or far will create a ball mark.  It is common courtesy and good etiquette to find the ball mark you created with your shot and fix it.  It is important to not only fix your ball mark, but to fix it properly.  Do not pry up with your repair tool as that will sever the roots and prolong the healing of the ball mark.  It is important to start at the back of the ball mark and push the surface towards the center working your way around the divot.  Fixing the ball mark properly will not only help heal the mark faster, but will create a smooth putting surface for the next golfer.  The most courteous golfers not only repair their own ball mark, but one other as well.

Please watch video for proper way to fix ball marks.