It is called a divot.
Golf.
Golf
When I hit the ball onto the green it left a big divot.
A golf divot can be the chunk of grass that was ripped out of the ground as a result of the golf swing. It can also be the spot from which that grass was removed. Hence replacing your divot is when you replace this chunk of grass to where it came from in the ground.
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If you are talking about the chunk of Earth and grass that flies up when a golfer swings, then it's called a "divot".
Divot mix is a mixture of sand as grass seed which is placed in fairway and tee box divots, the grass seed therefore grows and replaces at lost ground. There is however a lot of criticism about divot mix being used in the fairway, because you do not get a good enough strike and cannnot control the ball as well as you can from grass, most players say just get people to go get their divots.
A "divot" is the grass torn from the surface by the impact of a club, typically a lofting iron. The term for the marks on a golf ball is "dimples." (see the related question below)
Not necessarily, but you will find that the vast majority of players do take divots. A few players sweep the ball, such as Tom Watson, and it works for them. But if you want to compress the ball well, and put spin on the ball you will need to take a divot.
If you are talking about golf, this is called a divot.
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