Each Member / 5-Day Player will be assigned a Green Number. It is then your responsibility to ensure that when you are playing golf you pay particular attention to that green and ensure you repair any Pitch Marks you see on that Green.
Needless to say you should continue to repair any Pitch Marks on any Green that you see especially ones you have created.
It is hoped that you will also assist to help spread the word of the importance of fixing pitch marks with your playing partners.
Ensure you and your playing partners have a Pitch Mark Repair Tool – The Club will soon be providing these for you.
Ensure you know how to correctly Repair a Pitch Mark.
Pitch Marks – are the bane of smooth-putting and healthy greens on golf courses all over the world. They’re the little depressions, or craters, sometimes made when a golf ball descends from the sky and impacts the putting surface.
Repairing those little depressions is very important. Equally important is doing it the right way. Because while many golfers fail to repair ball marks – and shame on you if you are one of them – there are also many well-meaning golfers who do “repair” the pitch marks, only to do so incorrectly.
A ball mark can cause the grass in the depression to die, leaving not just a scar but also a pit in the putting surface that can knock well-struck putts offline. Repairing a ball mark restores a smooth surface and helps keep the grass healthy. But “repairing” a ball mark incorrectly can actually cause more damage than not attempting to repair it at all.
Time it takes for a correctly repaired Pitch Mark to recover fully = 2 Day’s
Time it takes for an unrepaired or poorly repaired Pitch Mark to recover fully = 30 Day’s
