How To Repair A Ball Mark
From years back in the USGA Journal, “If a ball mark on the green is fixed within 15 minutes, it will repair itself in one hour. If it is left unrepaired for one hour, it will take two weeks to repair itself."
The most important thing to understand when fixing a ball mark is to know what not to do. DO NOT lift or pry up the depression made by the ball. Doing that will tear the roots and leave a dead spot. Instead, use a tee or repair tool to work from the outside of the depression pulling and stretching the turf surface in toward the center until the depression is gone.
Can’t find your ball mark? Often they are easier to see if you go to your ball and look back along the line it traveled.
USGA video on how to repair ball marks
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