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Lewis Gladstone-buchanan

When I land a ball on the green sometimes I don't see or find my pitch mark...so to appease the golfing Karma gods I've started to find a pitchmark to repair in place of mine I can't find.

I guess I think that if I'm good to the green the green will be good to me

Stewart Whittaker

Tim Hawkins

Lewis Gladstone-buchanan

Adam Smith

One of my biggest grimes is seeing pitchmarks not repaired!

Not a bad thing at all Lewis!

Darren Millichip

this is something that annoys a lot of golfers but just how many times do you get to a green to see numerous pitchmarks on them!

how to repair a pitchmark!!!

1. Use a ballmark repair tool (sometimes called a divot repair tool or greens repair tool) whenever possible. They are not expensive - BUY ONE.
2. Insert the repair tool at the edge of the pitch mark. Do NOT insert the tool within the depression itself.
3. Push the tool forward from the edge of the pitch mark toward the center. Do this around the edges of the indentation.
4. Do NOT insert the tool under the indented area and push up - a common mistake. Think of it as pushing turf in from the edges toward the center.
5. Tamp down the repaired area with your putter so that the surface is even.

also

1. If your pitch mark has actually displaced a piece of turf, do not replace it. Just work around the edges with your repair tool as normal. The replaced turf will simply die, delaying the healing process.
2. Pushing the tines of your repair tool under the indented area and pushing up only damages the root system.
3. You not only should always repair your pitch marks, but, time permitting, you should repair any other ball marks you see, too.

John Coates

Due to my work I get a discount at a local course. I started to play this course quite regularly and was astounded at the lack of repair to pitchmarks on the greens. So much so that after repairing 4 - 5 pitchmarks a green one day I went back to the clubhouse and asked to see the owner. I informed him on what was a really nice course to play but the lack of care and attention to the above mentioned started to pee me off a bit. He took it on board and signs appeared a couple of weeks later around the greens. Was probably not just me harping on about it and suspect a few may of complained. It's worth seeing the right people and saying your piece!

Also, if I owned a course I would make sure all new members were instructed on how to properly repair pitchmarks by having someone show them.

Russell Walker

Scott Dench-smith

I wish i was good enough to have a pitch mark to repair but thanks for the info on how to do it . 

SDS 

Tim Hawkins

Tony Morgan

Robbie Allison

Some of our pitch marks are so big someone sticks flags in them....

Not to be outsmarted I just take flag out fill pitch mark with sand and move to next tee....

Sorted.........I think...

Gary Hand

We have signs at our place saying we operate a 1+1 policy. we should repair our own plus at least 1 more evry green.

Probelm is we are really a coporate venue with memebers as well so the coporate guests often have zero respect for clearing up pitchmarks. We do have working parties that do go round repairing pitchmarks in the morning during busy periods but late rounds after a busy day you seem to spend more time repairing pitchmarks than playing.

Funnily enough not sure where it was off the top of my head but they were trialling a new procedure of visitiors not reparing pitchmarks. The greenstaff were of the impression that people repairing pitchmarks incorrectly was more detrimental to green quality than people not reparing them at all. They had shown all memebers how to do it correctly and they also ran a 1+2 scheme so memebers kept the greens in trim and then the greenstaff repaired the other pitch marks in the morning as part of the duties. They seemed to be of the opinion that it was working well.