Please Replace Your Divots: For the Health of Golf As a golf writer who gets a chance to play a wide variety of courses around the country, I have come to the conclusion that golf courses are true national treasures, which should be cherished and preserved. To that end, one of By Mike May I make it a habit to replace several times more divots than I make and usually run out of sand by the time I reach the turn. I make sure to reload with enough sand to fill in divots on the back nine, as well. I am the self-proclaimed ‘Divot King.’ To draw attention to this issue of replacing divots, I recently visited two Pete Dye designed golf courses in central Indiana, Maple Creek Golf & Country Club in Indianapolis and Plum Creek Golf Club in Carmel, with the sole purpose of filling as many divots as possible. my goals, when I play golf, is to make sure that I replace every divot I make, as well as, repair ball marks on the green. While in the fairway, I also take the time to replace a few other neglected and unrepaired divots. Michigan Golf Journal
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