[ColdNoMore]

'Ball Mark' versus 'Pitch Mark.'

Both names are correct...and synonymous with each other.

What Is a Ball Mark in Golf?

Ball Mark


Definition:

The indentation that a ball makes in the surface of the putting green upon landing. (Pitch mark is the synonym.) The softer the surface of the putting green, the more likely a ball mark is to result, and the more like that ball mark is to be larger.

Ball marks should be repaired using special tools made for that purpose in order for the green to properly heal. For a tutorial, see How to Repair Ball Marks.

Also Known As: Pitch mark

Alternate Spellings: Ballmark

The USGA refers to them as "Ball Marks."

The Golfers Resolution For Ball Mark Repair

[fromHHDS]

Reminds me of the dog park....I can't always find my dog's "divot" but always pick up other "divots" that I find while there

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

...The USGA refers to them as "Ball Marks."...

Yep. Far more frequently and I'd say more 'officially'. But 'pitch marks' is accepted by many people...even the USGA...as meaning the same thing.

Check one of the bullet lists in this article on the USGA website. Highly recommended reading by the USGA, "The Anatomy of a Pitch Mark":

The Golfers Resolution For Ball Mark Repair

Here's a direct link to the article:

http://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/ticpdf.py?...008/080912.pdf