Divots: One of Golf’s Necessary Evils

With spring upon us, more and more golfers are hitting the links after a long, cold winter.

May enthusiasts may be fortunate enough to practice on their own property. For these lucky individuals, spring also brings with it ongoing maintenance of their personal fairways.

One of the most common maintenance issues is repairing divots. To the golfing neophyte, the divot is the area in the turf that has been dug up by the shot.

While without a doubt an eyesore, divots are a necessary part of golf – after all, players will need to “dig out” a shot, and often times, it means exacting a toll on the turf itself. Not all divots need to be harmful to the turf – if executed properly, a divot can shear the grass cleanly without digging deep into the turf.

Of course, we don’t live in a perfect world, and often times divots are deep and damaging, which is where where divot repair tools come into play.