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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
Not a panacea, but it would help. Some of the greens on courses we've played over the past couple of months looked like they had measles from all the ball marks.
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I think that's a cop out.
After 3 years in TV of 100+ rounds a year, the typical golfer in TV isn't hitting all that many greens. The ones the majority of players are hitting, the ball is rolling onto the green, it's not a shot with a 100' apex, hit with spin. (
Apex Height - TrackMan Golf).
The greens in TV are too soft. I hate to keep using the same course example, but the course I know best in this area, is Southern Hills Plantation. Unless it recently rained, 500 typical TV players could play that course every day and there wouldn't be 10 ball marks at the end of the day. Unless it's a PGA Tour Qualifying day at SHPC, no one is making ball marks there. Their greens are hard and running at 10.5 - 11.
Should golfers repair their ball marks? Of course. Players not cleaning up after themselves is a problem at every course. Does it excuse greens with no grass? No. Does it change the fact that TV greens are soft and mushy? No. Can proper maintenance and horticultural practices address ball marks? Yes.
There's usually a reason for excessive ball marks on greens, especially in an environment like TV, where the typical golfer is rolling a 5 iron onto the green.
https://www.usga.org/content/usga/ho...ft-greens.html
https://www.usga.org/content/usga/ho...disappear.html
https://www.usga.org/content/usga/ho...d-i-care-.html