Saturday 30 August 2014

Rules and ball marks

Do you find that the print is too small and you don't have your reading glasses with you, or that you just don't have time before, during, or after your game to sit and concentrate on the rules?

 

You'll be happy to know they are posted on the blog under Pages (down the right side) and will be updated periodically. You do not get an email when the pages are updated, just when there is a new posting. So you need to check back occasionally. If you want any other rules explained please let me know.

I am sure you have noticed how many brown spots are on our greens lately. These are from badly repaired ball marks and look like this:
The dirt has been pulled up to the surface and flattened with the putter; it will take weeks to fill in.

Instead you can make a ball mark, such as the one below, mostly disappear if you do it properly:

Try to encourage everyone you play with to fix ball marks correctly.