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Ground Under Repair

Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023

Golf Terms: Ground Under Repair

When a golf course is performing maintenance, there may be unplayable areas that the greenskeepers will mark as "ground under repair".

Written By: Zach Gollwitzer

Posted in: Golf Terms

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definition

When a golf course is performing maintenance, there may be unplayable areas that the greenskeepers will mark as "ground under repair". You should NOT hit your ball off these areas because the golf course staff does not want you to. For that reason, you get free relief and can drop your ball next to the designated area without penalty.

how it's used in a sentence

That's marked as ground under repair so you can move your ball without a penalty.

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