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Originally Posted by Challenger
Is there a blanket exemption in TV from fixing ball marks and raking traps ?  |
Apparently so. Played a course last Friday and found fresh, deep ball marks on every green. These had to be made by a shot that left the ball near the mark. I spoke to the marshal about them but he just shrugged and said there was nothing he could do. I thought maybe he could visit the groups in front of us and remind them, but I guess that was too much to ask. I repaired about 6-7 marks on each green.
Not to mention the footprints in the traps that ran right over the rakes! This is an ongoing problem with no apparent solution. I read in a previous post that some groups have adopted the policy of a free drop if you land in a footprint in a bunker.
If you are physically unable to bend down to fix a ball mark, ask someone else in your group to do it for you. Don't just slam a putter on it, or, worse, leave it. Same with traps, ask someone else to do it for you. And, following the urban legend, it's not the marshal's job either.