just wondering how many of you guys use divot tools around the green. I’ve never had a moment where i was lining up a putt and thought “i need a divot tool”.

Yeah i got a nice callaway one from the missus. Use it alot

My 60 degree wedge is a pretty good divot tool… :D

Yea I try to always carry one. The branded ones are waay overpriced IMO so I just buy the no name $1 ones. They still do the job. If you leave a pitch mark on the green (its a bit hard to leave a divot unless you take a full swing with your putter XD) its good form to repair it. I also try repair one or two that others have left behind.

I just use a big tee. Works fine for me.

Some say I am a tool…

I try to use one all the time whether the ball mark is in my line or not and whether the ball mark is mine or not.

It seems like loads of people don’t see the need for them coz wherever you play there is heaps of unrepaired marks.

It’s funny how it’s the blokes who never repair ball marks and divots are usually the first to complain about the condition of the greens and fairways.

Some say I am a tool…

Haha good one.

Always carry one… pretty tardy about it too.
Not so much with the sand bucket though, i should probably address that problem haha.

I always carry and use one on my marks and as many marks as I can find that have been left by ignorant, useless members of my club.

If somebody is unwilling or unable to fix the damage they cause to the course, then they shouldn’t be playing.

So many people just don’t give a suff – an unrepaired pitch takes weeks to recover but a few seconds to repair. Helps fill in time if your partners take an age to line up their puts.

The first time I played in Melb, at the local public course, I had my divot tool out ready to repair the divot I had made from a 50 meter pitch shot into the green.

As I got to the green there were at least 50 recent divot marks that had not been repaired. No idea which was mine but I figured if I repaired 2 I was doing my bit.

All the greens were (and still are) the same, a total mess. Bit of a shame but what can you do for $12.50 for 9 holes

Everyone should carry a divot tool.
I have a Scotty Cameron one and use it on every green, regardless if i take a divot or not.
The more you repair the better the greens will come back.

Just a sideline to this,
What is the correct method to use when repairing pitch marks.
Have been told by some people to push the comressed ground back in toward the pitch mark, however a lot of players insert the divot tool and force the pitch mark up from underneath.
Is it true that the second method can disturb the ground too much and cause further damage?

Cheers

Everyone should carry a divot tool.
I have a Scotty Cameron one and use it on every green, regardless if i take a divot or not.
The more you repair the better the greens will come back.

I agree. In the pocket I always have a large and small tee, marker and my divot tool…

Forcing the ground up is the wrong way as it takes longer for the green to repair.

Working around the pitch mark and stetching it towards the centre then tapping it level is the correct way.

Thanks Windyhill.
Thought as much.
It is suprising how many golfers don’t do this the correct way.
Not sure it is the be all and end all but you can notice those pitch repairs that have been ‘lifted’ as opposed to being worked in.

The first time I played in Melb, at the local public course, I had my divot tool out ready to repair the divot I had made from a 50 meter pitch shot into the green.

As I got to the green there were at least 50 recent divot marks that had not been repaired. No idea which was mine but I figured if I repaired 2 I was doing my bit.

All the greens were (and still are) the same, a total mess. Bit of a shame but what can you do for $12.50 for 9 holes

Adz70
you going to name and shame??

Forcing the ground up is the wrong way as it takes longer for the green to repair.

Working around the pitch mark and stetching it towards the centre then tapping it level is the correct way.

My club gave out little divot tools called a ‘Wiggler’. You push it into the ground and then use the other end to cover the hole made…works very well.

Wiggler Link

What a coincidence! I have a wiggler too, but I use it for a different sort of divot…

Carrying and using a pitch repairer / divot tool should be mandatory. so should carrying and using a sand bucket. Raking a bunker etc. There should be stiff fines for not doing all of the above. Always leave the course in better shape than when you arrived.
Thanks I feel better now !

Carrying and using a pitch repairer / divot tool should be mandatory. So should carrying and using a sand bucket. Raking a bunker etc. There should be stiff fines for not doing all of the above.

I make it my aim to always repair my own pitch mark and at least two others on any green. There’s plenty of time while you’re waiting to putt.

I also make it my aim to start every hole with a full sand bucket, and empty it by the time I reach the green, repairing my own divots and others I find along the way. If my buggy had two hooks I could easily empty two buckets … I can’t believe the craters some people leave.

Play on a good well known course anywhere in tha states…there is no divot fixing, very little bunker raking, no pitch repairing and not a great deal of courtesy on the greens (taking the flag, honours etc.) Generally most greens I play on (and I do play public courses here) are better taken care of in Oz….I personally try to repair more than my pitch mark on the greens and empty almost a sand bucket a hole.

Carrying and using a pitch repairer / divot tool should be mandatory. So should carrying and using a sand bucket. Raking a bunker etc. There should be stiff fines for not doing all of the above.

Don’t know how you’d apply the fines on a public course, but I agree with the sentiment. There must be a lot of people out there who think it’s someone else’s job.

I make it my aim to always repair my own pitch mark and at least two others on any green. There’s plenty of time while you’re waiting to putt.

I also make it my aim to start every hole with a full sand bucket, and empty it by the time I reach the green, repairing my own divots and others I find along the way. If my buggy had two hooks I could easily empty two buckets … I can’t believe the craters some people leave.

Trentham Golf Club
http://www.trenthamgolf.com

Amen Brother !!