[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

Over the years, I have accumulated a lot of metal divot tools that some golf courses give out free.

I have probably given away about a dozen of them in the last 6 years here, when I mention to someone about repairing their pitch marks and they give a lame excuse about not having a divot tool with them.

After explaining that I know they have tees on them and that they can also be used (if properly trained) to repair pitch marks...I'll then give them a divot tool so they no longer have an excuse.

I'm sure a lot of them probably only used it while playing with me and still don't bother to do the right thing, but hey...at least I gave it a shot.

I worked at a golf course where I convinced the board of directors to foot the bill for inexpensive ball mark tools that we handed out on the first tee. If nothing else, it took away people's excuses and raised awareness of the problem.

The problem did get better, but we had to run an awareness campaign once or twice a year as the members lapse into not caring.