I think most of the people who play golf and do not repair their ball marks, fill divots, and rake sand traps rarely visit this forum. If you've golfed for thirty years, you've seen this activity for thirty years. I consider it disrespectful to the golf course and other golfers, but I finally realized that becoming aggravated by it while I am trying to enjoy my time on the course just seemed to ruin my day.
I fill my divots and one or two more. I repair my ball mark on the green and one or two more. And I rake my footsteps and ball mark in the traps, and anything close by without slowing us up or delaying anyone behind us. It would be wonderful if everyone took care of the golf course...but not everyone does. I do what I can to make me feel good about my respect for the golf course and that seems to work.
There are still two things that irk me, dragging ones feet on the green (though I think some still wear metal spikes) and several ball marks on greens that come from the direction of neighboring houses. But, I'll soon learn to cope with that also... I hope.
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