Over the last few months, I have been noticing an increase in ball marks that aren't repaired. Although play has slowed down during these winter months, it is still very important to repair your ball marks on our putting greens. During this time of year, our bentgrass putting surfaces will freeze during the cold winter nights and thaw out during the heat of the day. This process tends to make our greens softer than they usually are during the peak growing season. With the softer greens, it causes the mark from your golf ball to be much deeper, which makes it even more important to repair. Ball marks that aren't repaired can take 2 to 3 weeks to properly heal. Repairing these ball marks will allow you and your fellow members to enjoy the smoothest playing surface possible.
If some of you are unsure how to properly repair a ball mark, I have attached a video from the USGA for some helpful tips. As always, if there are any questions, please feel free to contact me.
https://www.usga.org/turf/articles/video/repairingballmarks.html
