ball mark

noun

golf
: an indentation on a putting green caused when a usually long, high approach shot lands on the green
Woods lost on the next hole and afterward blamed the missed putt on a ball mark that he failed to see.Alan Shipnuck, Sports Illustrated, 25 June 2007

called also pitch mark

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ball mark was in 1976

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“Ball mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20mark. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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