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Originally Posted by mikeod
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.  |
It amazes hubby and me how many folks we play golf with who never fix a ball mark. They watch us do it and do not seem the least bit embarrassed that they aren't helping. It is probably the same wanna-be golfers who leave the bunkers unraked. And, these same so-called golfers have no problem walking on my putting line and leaving footprints, while they "finish my putt", out of turn. These people have no conception of what it means to be a good steward of the golf course. Apparently golf course etiquette is something that "others" practice. Is it ignorance or laziness, or some of both?