Repairing ball marks on a putting green is not only good etiquette, it's courteous as well. A ball mark takes roughly 15 seconds to repair. If immediately repaired, the mark will fill in and heal in 24 hours. If it is left alone and never repaired it takes around 15 days to completely heal. Properly repairing ball marks will keep a smooth surface for the groups behind and it will not leave a nasty scar for weeks to come. We fix ball marks whenever we can however, we don't have the time to fix every single one. That's where we need the help of the golfers. The most courteous golfer will fix their ball mark and one other. If that were to happen, I would confidently say that there would be no blemishes on the green from ball marks.
The way to fix a ball mark will vary from person to person. The method that I use seems to heal the spot much faster than other methods. I avoid the twisting motion because it rips roots and could bring soil to the surface. If you take a chunk of turf from the green from a ball mark then place the repair tool on the edge of the mark and lift the soil in the mark. There will be no turf there but it will level out the playing surface.
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