Please Fix Ball Marks

One thing we can pride ourselves on is the greens are getting better each year.  I have noticed them firming up more and more and that means less ball marks which keeps them smoother and faster.  Over the last 2 weeks, I have noticed a huge increase of unrepaired ball marks.  This is due to the constant rain and higher humidity we have had so the greens do not get a chance to dry out much.  After busy days (weekends), when I change cups, I notice anywhere from 5-15 unrepaired ball marks per green.  The 10th green is by far the worst of all on a regular basis.  The picture above (you can click on it to make it bigger) shows how many ball marks are on the 9th green this morning.  Yesterday morning I changed cups following the outing and I fixed anywhere from 10-30 ball marks per green due to the wet conditions.  This morning, while mowing the 9th green, I noticed another 15-20 ball marks from Tuesday play.  We put irrigation flags in each ball mark that was not repaired and was significant.  We only had 68 rounds of golf yesterday and a decent amount of ball marks on every green.  It is important to note, a properly fixed ball mark will heal within 48 hours, but an unrepaired ball mark will take 4 weeks to heal once it is scalped by a mower or left alone.  We try to fix ball marks on a daily basis, but there are certain days where when we do not change cups we do not have enough manpower to address ball marks, so the marks from the day before are there again for members playing the following day.  We will do our best to stay on top of them but if possible please try to repair your marks so they do not effect your fellow member.