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Originally Posted by Fourputt

I still can't understand why you fail to make any comment about Big Nose's very logical question. When is a divot no longer a divot? At what point are you no longer allowed relief, And how do you definitely tell a divot from a scrape by a piece of maintenance equipment... or any other irregularity in the turf? Give a clearly concise and well defined method of determining that.

The silence is deafening...

And that's why it won't and shouldn't be changed. There are several rules I don't think make sense and I've expressed my opinion on them and been admonished for my lack of knowledge & appreciation. But for the life of me I can't understand why this divot issue gets everyone's panties in such a bunch. It's not just here either. It's one that the pros most likely want to see changed(also the fixing spike marks prohibition). Is it sand mixture-filled divots or all divots. Does this really happen that often ? Is hitting out of divots really that hard ? How many strokes does landing in a divot actually cost you on a per round basis ? In the grand scheme of "rules I want changed" this isn't even on my radar. Give me a way to make a lost ball or OB cost me 1 instead of 2 anyday over this. The once per month or so that I land in a divot, I shrug and hit it again. The quality of shot isn't altered much... it may run a bit more if I'm lucky enough to hit the green but that's about it. I can understand the problem if it's sand-filled (mine rarely are), but if it's just some dirt what's the big deal ?