pitch mark

noun

golf
: ball mark
Not fixing divots or pitch marks is either not knowing the proper etiquette or just being lazy.Ken Fry, South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 15 May 2003

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pitch mark was in 1936

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“Pitch mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch%20mark. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.

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