How to Repair Divots

Identify Your Divot

Yep, that's a divot all right. The golfer's iron has sliced off the top layer of turfgrass, exposing the sod underneath. (This happens because irons are designed to strike the ball on a descending path, meaning that they continue downward and into the ground after making contact with the ball. See the article "Hit Down, Dammit!" for more explanation of this concept.)