Badly/un-repaired pitch marks

[Aztecs27]

Is this a problem for anyone else at their home clubs?

I see so many badly repaired pitch marks or pitch marks that aren't repaired at all! When I played last Saturday with some mates, the three of us were each repairing *at least* 3 pitch marks on almost every hole! It's quite ridiculous.

Everyone should be taught how to repair a pitch mark properly before being allowed on the golf course.

 

[Spartacus]

I find that the people who moan about poor condition greens are the ones who don't repair them.

I'm not suggesting you're one of them, BTW.

 

[Aztecs27]

I'm not suggesting you're one of them, BTW.

Are you sure?

 

[toonarmy]

I've started to feel as if I've got community service orders as I'm repairing countless pitch marks per green and that's only the ones that are on or around my line of putt!

What I don't understand is that people might have a look to see if they left a pitch mark, but will ignore other unrepaired marks right under their nose.

You can bet that people will be moaning when they're on winter greens or the regular greens take an age to get ready next season - so maybe you should all take it upon yourself to repair all the marks you see and if you hold the group up behind, all the better. This might get the message through to all golfers - "REPAIR YOUR ON-COURSE DAMAGE"

Can you tell my ball ended in a ball-sized un-repaired divot on the last hole last night? Having a plugged lie in a fairway is a bit beyond the pale old boy.

 

[Robobum]

So that's 3 people who always repair pitchmarks, count me as 4. Go into any clubhouse and ask the question and everyone will say that they repair theirs (and others)

So.......who is making these unrepaired pitch marks??

 

[USER1999]

Old people.

Just joking, but there will be somone on here very soon who means it.

 

[clivea]

I played on Tuesday evening after a visiting ladies comp and some greens (mainly the par 3's) had loads of pitch marks. One the 11th I repaired at least 8 and my own.

I have never seen it this bad before.

 

[Aztecs27]

So, that settles it then. It's all the ladies' fault!

 

[Twire]

I played on Tuesday evening after a visiting ladies comp and some greens (mainly the par 3's) had loads of pitch marks. One the 11th I repaired at least 8 and my own.

I have never seen it this bad before.

Can't be the ladies mate, they struggle to hit the green on par 3's

 

[Spinn77]

I always do, in fact, usually do a few per green.

Its getting quite bad at our place, with very few seemingly repairing them, we have really good greens too, and it must be the members who fail to do it.

 

[Parmo]

Whats worse is people moaning about pitch marks,then repairing them wrong, ruining the greens and then whinging about it

 

[HomerJSimpson]

It's a problem at my place too. We have signs up all over the place and even on the flyers on the bar tables. I am doing at least 3 per green. I think it comes down to a combination of ignorance (the greenstaff or others will do that for me) laziness and yes a lot of our traffic midweek is seniors and to be fair juniors as well (summer holidays) and I rarely see them bother, and a lack of education as to why it needs to be done.

I'm not sure what can be done to improve matters. I can't see those that aren't doing it already changing their ways so that still puts the onus on the majority doing it for the rest.

 

[Spinn77]

I remember playing a bit when i was younger and being chuffed if i had a pitch mark to repair!

 

[Aztecs27]

I remember playing a bit when i was younger and being chuffed if i had a pitch mark to repair!

LOL! Exactly!

 

[viscount17]

my record is 24 on one green.
I know of some societies that don't bother, some of those out of ignorance as they can barely hold a club let alone tell the difference between fairway and green. (We get a lot of societies.)
Clubs/courses are not proactive enough; politely worded notices get ignored - most aren't even seen. I think everyone should be handed a pitchmark repairer when they pay their fee (the plastic/nylon ones were 10p in AG last year). Any who ask 'what's this?', get thrown out.

 

[GB72]

I agree with the idea of a free repairer with green fees, it removes any form of excuse.

Thing is, everyone complains but nobody does much about it. There are those who repair any they find which helps but surely something needs to be done at committee level to make any lasting impact on the problem.

 

[Losttheplot]

I wonder what percentage of people on your home course actually carry a pitch repairer in the bag, never mind it should be in the pocket.
I think probably 40% have one but only 10% carry one in the pocket.

 

[DingleBerry]

Man i get pleasure in repairing 1!! Simple things kepp me going

 

[Spartacus]

Those who don't repair them are those who also don't use a marker to mark their ball before lifting when on the green.

They also proceed to position the ball to the side of any line they have which has an un-repaired pitch mark on it!

 

[SwingSlow]

Drives me nuts - mainly societies and irregular players I think - do have the pitch repairers, don't know how to use.