The turf displaced when the club strikes the ball on a descending path. (Her divot flew into the pond.) It also refers to the hole left after play. (Her ball landed in an old divot, making her next shot difficult.) Lesson learned: Why you should take a divot

1530s, from Scottish, literally "piece of turf or sod" used for roofing material, etc., of unknown origin. The golfing sense is from 1886.

a portion of turf that is ripped out of the ground Example: It is considered bad form and discourteous to take a divot with a practice swing, and one should always replace one's divots when possi [..]

The turf removed from beneath the ball when playing a stroke.

A small hole left in the ground after a player's club strikes it while making contact with the ball.

The turf or grass that is removed from the ground during a golf shot, or the hole that is left behind. This is a normal occurrence on the fairway or in the rough (or if using an iron from the tee). Et [..]

This is the piece of grass that is often removed from the turf when a golf shot is made. It is common golf etiquette to replace the divot when possible. Driver

a portion of turf that is ripped out of the ground

If the surface of the turf is damaged after a shot, this scraped up area is called divot. Taking a divot happens to the best golfers, usually by playing with an iron. But there is a difference between the divots. If the divot starts behind the golf ball, and therefore the golf club first strikes the ground and then the ball, the shot is mis-hit. Th [..]

Turf removed when hitting a shot.

A piece of turf dislodged when the ground is struck by a golf club.

the chunk of grass (either fairway or rough) displaced when club is swung. The indentation on the green caused by the ball on an approach shot is called a pitch mark or ball mark, not a divot.

It refers to the scraping off the turf top as a result of shots from the fairway using an iron. Another meaning of divot is the chipped off area in the fairway, where the turf existed.

A piece of turf removed with by the club when making a shot. It is always replaced and tamped down. DOGLEG

The piece of turf taken from the ground by accident when a shot is played.

  A piece of turf removed with a golf shot. It is proper etiquette to always replace the divot, and to step the turf back in place. Many courses provide a container of sand in golf carts to fill your divots.

  The turf displaced when the club strikes the ball on a descending path. It also refers to the hole left after play.

Piece of the course that gets taken up by the club on a swing. A divot tool fixes these holes and pats them back down so grass can grow over the soil.

The piece of dirt and grass removed from the ground when a golfer hits the ball.

A piece of turf removed by the club when swinging.

a chunk of the grass/turf taken out by the club after a shot.

It is a notch (chunk of grass) caused by clubhead hitting the ground several inches before the ball. It is also called a pitch mark. Players must repair their pitch marks, usually with a tee or a divot tool.

the portion of turf that is ripped out of the ground by the head of the club during a swing (regardless of whether the ball is contacted or not). Also, the hole that is left after a portion of turf is [..]

This refers to the grass and dirt removed on hitting the ball and the resulting hole that is left. Most better players take divots after the point of contact with the ball. It indicates they are corre [..]

A piece of turf that is cut out in the process of hitting a golf ball. This usually occurs with irons but can happen with a fairway wood, fairway metal or a hybrid club as well, in either the fairway or rough. A player usually replaces a divot (or seeds the area, or both) after playing to help speed recovery of the damage to the fairway

A chunk of grass taken by the club during a shot, can also refer to the resulting void.

The turf displaced when the club strikes the ball on a descending path. It also refers to the hole left after play.

The grassy dirt blob that remains after your big chili dipper.

A well struck iron shot should involve striking the ball and then the ground. The turf that is removed is called a divot. Divots should be collected and replaced to help maintain the quality of the course.

the chunk of grass and earth displaced during a stroke.

Colourful Scottish word for the piece of turf scooped from the ground in front of the ball in the course of an iron shot. In Scotland, depending on its size, a divot is referred to as a "wee [..]

The turf displaced when the club strikes the ball on a descending path. It also refers to the hole left after play.

A piece of turf removed with by the club when making a shot. It is always replaced and tamped down.

The turf displaced when the golf club strikes the ball on a descending path.

The mark left on the ground after turf is uprooted by the golf club during the swing. Divots can reveal the position of the clubhead at impact and the path of the golfers swing. A divot that is deeper in the toe, for example, indicates that the toe of the club is entering the turf before the heel. This may cause the clubface to open at impact, caus [..]

A piece of turf removed with by the club when making a shot. It is always replaced and tamped down.

A clump of grass taken by a golf swing. This is usually done to get under the ball and put some back spin on it.

The piece of grass/ground/turf which comes away from the ground when the club hits the ball. You should always replace divots and tap them gentlely back into place.

is piece of grass gouged out during the shot.

A chunk of turf sliced out of the ground by a player's stroke.

A piece of turf lifted when ball is struck - typically on fairway, played to create backspin.

The expression divot is used a lot in the game of golf. It describes the small slice of turf which is displaced after a shot or it can mean the hole which is left after the grass is chopped out by the [..]

Piece of grass or turf removed by the club head when a shot is played. Courses usually ask that divots be replaced.

The turf displaced when the club strikes the ball on a descending path. It also refers to the hole left after play.

(n) (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke(n) a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)

A piece of ground that is taken up by the club after hitting the ball. A good golfer ALWAYS replaces his divots and tamps them back down so they will grow back again!

The piece of turf removed from the ground as a result of a shot being played. This turf should always be replaced so that the grass has a chance to grow again top

a clump of earth or grass ripped out by the club when hitting the ball (a divot should always be carefully replaced immediately after the shot).