How to Repair Your Divots of The Golf Course

There are two different meanings of the divot, one is the top layer of turf that is sliced off and sent flying as your iron enters the ground, the other is the resulting scar, or patch of bare earth, that is left in the fairway. It's very normal to see part of the divot flying away when you play the golf game on the course, because most good swings on well-struck iron shots produce a divot in the fairway. It's very important to repair the divots if you want to run your golf course in a good condition.

According to the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, a repaired divot can speed up the healing process, which means the grass will cover over the scar in the fairway by a couple weeks, as opposed to an unrepaired divot. The golfer's iron has sliced off the top layer of turf grass, exposing the sod underneath. This happens because irons are designed to strike the ball on a descending path, meaning that they continue downward and into the ground after making contact with the ball.

Then you will learn how to repair the divot by yourself. Usually, there are two ways of repairing the divots, one is to fill the divot with sand or a sand-and-seed mixture, the other is to retrieve the turf grass or sod patch that was sliced off and put it back in place. However, you should choose a different repairing way according to different course.First you need to check the golf cart, if the course wants you to use sand, they'll provide it for you. The sand or a mixture of sand and seed will be in a carafe that sits in what looks like a large cup holder. The cup holder is usually attached to the frame that holds up the roof of the cart. If you see this container of sand on the cart, the golf course is telling you to use sand. If you don't see it, then you'll put the turf back in place which we'll see a couple pages forward. On the cart above, we see that sand is provided, so take the container of sand and simply pour the sand, or sand and seed mix, into the divot. Pour enough to fill the divot. You should use your foot to smooth over and tamp down the sand once you have filled the divot. You see, it's really simple to help you to repair your golf course.

However, if there is no sand provided on the golf care, you should try another way to repair the divots.When no sand is provided, find the turf that was sliced off from the fairway. If you've taken a "clean divot," you'll find the turf still in one, neat piece. But sometimes, the turf will be in bits in pieces. Just retrieve it as best you can, and replace it in the ground. If your divot is in one piece, then fit it back into the ground the same way it came out as you would a puzzle piece. If it's in multiple pieces, just do the best job you can to make it fit neatly back into place. When the turf is back in the ground, tamp down with your foot, and you're done.

Repairing divots is not always a necessity with certain types of turf grasses. Repairing the divot won't make any difference to the health of the golf course at certain times of the year, but you should aware that's the case where you play, and when you're playing, you should always repair your divots on the golf course.