(also "pitch mark") the depression that a ball makes when it strikes the ground (usually, but not always, associated with the putting green) Example: A ball mark/pitch mark should be [..]

A sharp indentation or cup-like depression caused by the ball landing on the green from a significant distance. "Ball marks" are to be repaired by the player causing the mark, but all players should repair ball marks as they see them.

the depression that a ball makes when it strikes the ground

The term ball mark is used for hollows at the putting green indebted by golf balls which landed to sudden from great height. Ballmarks should be repaired with special “ballmark tools” directly after the shot, so that following balls can not be distracted by the hollow. A synonym is pitch mark.

Also called the pitch mark, ball mark is the indentation made by a ball upon landing on the green.

(aka: "ballmark" or "pitch mark") the divot left on the green (whether torn on not) when an approach shot strikes the green. Example: "When Jackie got to t [..]

An indentation made (most typically) on a green when your ball lands on it.

A depression and/or a tear in the putting green surface made by the impact of a golf ball.