Originally Posted by dano121 (Post 2410692)

Isn't it part of the "Ambassadors" job to fix divots etc. It wouldn't hurt if they "Gently" kept play moving, as well.

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2410319)

I've been around & in the golf business for 30+ years. Ball marks, not raking bunkers and not filling divots and people complaining about it, is never going to change ... until golfers call out those who don't do it.

If I see someone in front of me, walk through a bunker and not rake it, I call them out. If I'm close enough to see them not fill/replace a divot ... I say something.

Barring clubs providing babysitters on every hole, the only way it's going to change, is for golfers to call out their playing partners and others they see, abusing the golf course. See something, say something.

Originally Posted by D&BSmith (Post 2410373)

The last thing we need is for some of these people to bend over to try and repair a ball mark. Half of them can't even get their ball out of the hole without a ball retriever on the end of their putter. Fixing a ball mark will lead to falling over head first and next we have a medical emergency on our hands. I will gladly fix two ball marks on every green.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2410407)

Which brings us to another problem----horribly damaged edges of cups. People should learn to take the ball out correctly----gently place hand palm facing flagstick and carefully remove ball. Better yet, take the flagstick out before putting like we had to do for 700 years prior to the new rule. DO NOT stick your putter in the cup, carelessly use a suction cup or other such device, nor forcefully yank the flagstick out to get the ball to pop out. Thank you---now go do it!!!!!

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2410407)

Which brings us to another problem----horribly damaged edges of cups. People should learn to take the ball out correctly----gently place hand palm facing flagstick and carefully remove ball. Better yet, take the flagstick out before putting like we had to do for 700 years prior to the new rule. DO NOT stick your putter in the cup, carelessly use a suction cup or other such device, nor forcefully yank the flagstick out to get the ball to pop out. Thank you---now go do it!!!!!

Originally Posted by mrf6969 (Post 2410498)

I still do not have any idea what so called ambassadors do, especially on the executive courses but also on the Champs.
Of course, it is the players responsibility to rake the traps and fill in divots and repair ball marks and drive carts in a 90-degree fashion to preserve the fairways.
The ambassadors drive around the course doing nothing in my opinion. Could they not when they see a golfer not doing their due diligence say something?
Someone needs to monitor those that commit the infraction.

Originally Posted by Rocksnap (Post 2410584)

New to TV, moved here FT last October. I’ve done my share of executive golf. I always get to know whom I’m golfing with. My observations are the snow birds are more prone to not fixing ball marks on the green nor filling divots with sand elsewhere.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2410732)

My favorite is a bunker with footprints on the way in and on the way out within 1 foot of the rake. I'm surprised the idiot didn't trip over it. The other is a fairway bunker behind my house that is about 40 yards long. One day a "golfer" hit it in the bunker, hit it 5 yards, then another, then another 5 or 6 times and then exited the far side without even glancing at a rake. I couldn't resist, so I ran out of my lanai and raked the trap while the "golfer" was still only 20 yards out of it, so I yelled "your welcome". He gave me a one finger salute. You have no idea how close I was to removing his finger.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2410732)

My favorite is a bunker with footprints on the way in and on the way out within 1 foot of the rake. I'm surprised the idiot didn't trip over it. The other is a fairway bunker behind my house that is about 40 yards long. One day a "golfer" hit it in the bunker, hit it 5 yards, then another, then another 5 or 6 times and then exited the far side without even glancing at a rake. I couldn't resist, so I ran out of my lanai and raked the trap while the "golfer" was still only 20 yards out of it, so I yelled "your welcome". He gave me a one finger salute. You have no idea how close I was to removing his finger.

Originally Posted by dano121 (Post 2410692)

Isn't it part of the "Ambassadors" job to fix divots etc. It wouldn't hurt if they "Gently" kept play moving, as well.

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2410795)

:evil6::cus:I think this is a topic where we can definitely blame snowbirds for this egregious behavior!:1rotfl:

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2410836)

According to ambassadors you was trespassing on golf course. Good thing you held your temper.

Originally Posted by Jim1mack (Post 2410854)

There should be a prominate sign at every starters shack the reads ‘It is required that you repair ball marks and divots’

Originally Posted by Jim1mack (Post 2410833)

I’m also here full time and look at the courses as ‘my’ courses and take care of them as such. Our winter residents come here for three months or so and don’t give a d man.