Above: what appears to be sand filled aerification holes on many greens are actually ball marks that have been repaired by my staff. We have a tremendous problem with golfers who don't know how to properly repair a ballmark as you can see below. If you are going to fix a ballmark like the one below, I just assume you not do it at all. That will do far more damage than leaving it be for my guys to repair properly.
Check out the attached video as well on proper ballmark repair.