Ball marks on the greens
 

this is a spin off of a post I put in general section.

The grrens here are looking terrible...cause....way too many folks do not repair their ball marks on the greens.

Let's all remind the groups waiting to line up for their tee time to fix their ball marks on the greens (plus one more).

I know I will be in the minority who will do just that. Because I am not afraid I will be offending anybody when espousing doing what is right....eh!

btk

greens are way too soft and wet which allows everybody to make a ballmark. Harden up the greens and fewer ballmarks are the result. It wouldn't hurt to spped them up either especially Mallory. They are insanely soft and slow.

A golfer is a responsible gentleman or lady and repairs his/hers and others ball marks if he/she has time.

A golfer rakes the traps after he/she has hit out of them and doesn't wander into anyone's yard to look for a ball. That ball is HISTORY.

Just for starters.

If you don't do these things the rest of us will know you are a rookie or far worse, a disrespectable golfer. :ohdear:

It happens this time of year, every year. Could it be the vast number of renters who pay large sums to rent, just don't think they should have to take care of the property. Juat my thoughts !

I have to disagree.... it happens ALL year! There are just many more folks playing and that it makes the problem and bit larger.

I live on a golf course and have no problem with someone retrieving their ball, but I don't like them hitting from my lawn...

I really think that
 

it should be mandatory for all NEW golfers to take a class in golf course etiquette....I spend a LOT of time cleaning up ballmarks, especially on execs.

Ball Mark Repair Video
 

This short video demonstrates the proper method for divot repair.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ZzT8yMnmg]Repair Ball Mark Properly! Shawn Clement #1 Most Popular Teacher on You Tube - YouTube[/ame]

:blahblahblah:Do these renters have signs on them? Be nice, they are paying for your year round amenities.

Excellent post.....thats the way to do it...educate.....not pointing fingers. :coolsmiley:

The Golf Administration has made it clear that golfers should not walk on a homeowners property to retrieve their ball

I try and repair as many ball divots as I can without holding up the group behind me.

I do believe you should consider the validity of such a statement. What ever percent of total amenity fees the renters could be paying would not amount to 2% (and I am being generous) of the total.

If it was meant for jest it was wasted on me. I always feel something incorrect or wrong not addressed is condoned.....and that anin't me.

That one falls in the same category as the one about the snow birds being the ones who make the difference whether TV survives or not. Another urban legend....or another jest. I must say I do find it funny!!!

It is a year around problem assignable to all of us who golf here....those that do it and those who don't fix it or both.

btk

TOTALLY AGREE! I have been golfing for 45+ years. I have played in many tournaments, outings, golf teams, casual... Played the best and worst course. These greens are awful in my opinion. I played yesterday on the new course and was amazed how bad the marks looked for a course two months old.
It is not hard at all to repair your mark. Yes some have a hard time bending over, but they seem to manage putting their ball on the tee. Regarding time, in most cases their is plenty of time to repair your mark while others are getting ready or after. While you are , it is also not hard if there is a mark by yours or in your line to repair that. Count the time.. Maybe 5 seconds per mark? I am just curious on the reasons people say they won't. I heard the one about they pay huge amounts of money to play so it is not their job. Do people playing the country clubs, Augusta, etc say they paid so they don't need too? Even the caddies do not and should or repair your ballmarks. It is your job.
For those that watch the pros and try to imitate their swing, patterns, etc, do the same with how they repair their ball marks.

Retreiving golf balls on homeowners property
 

I see it all the time golfers looking for the golf balls and retrieving them on homeowners property. Even looking into the homeowners lanai to see what the inside looks like. When you are told please don't go onto the homeowners property and there is no reinforcement then they will continue to do so. There should be a system where the offender continues to do so then they should be given somekind of demerit and if they get so many they cannot play for a while. Some kind of enforce is needed.

motion activated sprinklers would work.

Not worth discussing. we are all in this beautiful place together and pointing fingers at snowbirds or renters is just as inappropriate as not repairing ball marks. The business model works......frogs, snowbrds, snowflakes all add to the success of The Villages. I don't think I said nor have I ever heard that the Villages "survives" because of the Snowbirds.