You Know What? I'm irritated.

[JEFF4i]

DIVOTS! They happen, its golf. You can fill them with sand or grass but they will always be there.

Why isn't there a rule like "lift,clean and place" with the consensus of your group that if a ball ends up in a divot, you can move it? I had a perfect layup on a tough par 5 today and guess what? Bottom of a deeeeeeep divot. I was so bugged. I still parred but with the layup it would have been an easy birdie.

[swinglube]

You were playing golf today while most people worked. Deal with it! LOL

[DaveE]

We have a consensus in my group but you'd have to come to TX.

[zaphod]

Many rules of golf a sooo anal. Divots ruling is one of them

[JEFF4i]

Originally Posted by swinglube

You were playing golf today while most people worked. Deal with it! LOL

Oh yeah, definately.

I'm off work for now though, and will be for about 2 months.

[DaGris]

if you make a divot, replace it the best you can,...thats all he asking..and I agree.....I hate it when people dont fix ball marks on the green.

[JEFF4i]

I wouldn't mind a rule for allowances of redropping or placing a ball if you end up in a divot. Its unreasonably punishing.

[ezra76]

I had it happen the other day as well. I layed up off the tee with a 3W then a 5i dead on the 100marker, into a nasty divot. I hit it into a huge swale mound 15yds. in front of me then yanked a SW from a lie where I could barely see the ball in knee high grass. Double from 100 with a perfect backstop pin position.

[loftgolf]

OK, if you land in a divot you can move your ball. Yeah, that's right, just move it! You will burn in hell for all of eternity, but c'mon, it's worth it, right? I'm sorry but I would never, ever roll my ball, ever! Ummm, do you think that's why I've never broken 90? I may die with my best round being a 92, but although I have killed many people I have NEVER cheated in golf so I know I'm going to heaven. There is no one, and I mean NO ONE that has been able to use the angelic smilie twice in one post!

[JEFF4i]

Ah loft, you're a riot. Honestly, I didn't move it, I wanted to, but I didn't.

[rubber314chicken]

Originally Posted by DaGris

if you make a divot, replace it the best you can,...thats all he asking..and I agree.....I hate it when people dont fix ball marks on the green.

not as bad as when the fix them wrong because you can't fix them after that.

divot tool towards the center, not lifting. not too hard of a concept.

[Harry Longshanks]

Originally Posted by rubber314chicken

not as bad as when the fix them wrong because you can't fix them after that.

divot tool towards the center, not lifting. not too hard of a concept.

my.biggest.pet.peeve.right.now.

I was considering starting a thread on the issue. It would help if they would start making pitch mark tools that don't encourage the incorrect method.

I'm considering ordering a gross of those GreenFix tools and handing them out. Those things are almost idiot proof.



I just wish they made them without the fat "ball marker" end

And in the event someone runs across this post and isn't sure what I am talking about, here is a short video. (and no, that isn't me. just a vid I found on youtube.)

[rubber314chicken]

yep. my friend started doing it wrong, and I almost beat him with my putter. nothing worse than a nice 30 foot lag being thrown off by a dead spot.

his responce "my tee has one prong, your divot tool has two. different techniques"

[Harry Longshanks]

Originally Posted by rubber314chicken

his response "my tee has one prong, your divot tool has two. different techniques"

and so that's when you beat him over the head with your putter, right?

[rubber314chicken]

Originally Posted by Harry Longshanks

and so that's when you beat him over the head with your putter, right?

no that what after he tried to toss his wedge off the green and it landed short.