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Hitting out of a divot
Posted on 4/18/26 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 4/18/26 at 3:42 pm
This is one of the worst rules in golf. Why make a player hit out someone else’s divot.
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 4:12 pm to justokatgolf
If pros could move their ball from a divot, it would take six hours to complete a round. They’d be calling for a rules official anytime the ball wasn’t on a perfectly flat lie claiming it is/was a divot.
This post was edited on 4/18/26 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 4/18/26 at 6:08 pm to justokatgolf
Golf is not a game of perfect.
I fill divots. There are always more to fill than I have sand to fill them.
I try to toe in the front wall of any divots I see. IF the ball is pinned against the front wall of a deep divot, it is a brutal shot.
I usually don’t hit into, but maybe a couple of divots per week playing almost daily.
I fill divots. There are always more to fill than I have sand to fill them.
I try to toe in the front wall of any divots I see. IF the ball is pinned against the front wall of a deep divot, it is a brutal shot.
I usually don’t hit into, but maybe a couple of divots per week playing almost daily.
Posted on 4/18/26 at 7:50 pm to justokatgolf
Call the rule before teeing off with all players. You’re welcome.
* yes. It is the worst rule in golf. Many clubs now have local rules in place which allow a player to remove the ball from a divot only in a fairway.
* yes. It is the worst rule in golf. Many clubs now have local rules in place which allow a player to remove the ball from a divot only in a fairway.
Posted on 4/18/26 at 8:36 pm to justokatgolf
Yes, it sucks. But, the designation of a true “divot” is too arbitrary and subjective for the rule to work.
Sidenote: Does anyone else notice that, when a pro hits out of a divot, he seems to hit a great shot?
Sidenote: Does anyone else notice that, when a pro hits out of a divot, he seems to hit a great shot?
Posted on 4/18/26 at 11:05 pm to Eye dentist
What makes no sense is you get free relief from a pitch mark in the fairway but not a divot
Regardless, PGA tournaments have preferred lies in play from the fairway at times. Why are people still so cavalier about moving a ball out of a divot?
Regardless, PGA tournaments have preferred lies in play from the fairway at times. Why are people still so cavalier about moving a ball out of a divot?
Posted on 4/19/26 at 10:28 am to lsufball19
Why not just make a pga rule anytime in the fairway you can move the ball 8”? The purpose of the fairway is to have a good lie. By doing this there is no arbitrary “is it a divot” as you can always move it 8”. And moving it that small won’t let you get a better angle or anything so who cares
Posted on 4/19/26 at 10:45 am to justokatgolf
I’ll be honest, I haven’t played a ball out of a divot in years.
Me and my friends all have an understanding that if you hit the fairway you can move the ball out a divot.
Me and my friends all have an understanding that if you hit the fairway you can move the ball out a divot.
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