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• n  (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke
  it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot
• n  a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)

• His next shot went airborne but created a divot that Obama walked out to pick up and replace.
• Fifty-eight seconds after launch, a fragment of ice or insulating foam once again broke away from the shuttle's external fuel tank and once again left a deep divot in the .
• I even had him put his finger into the divot in his tendon.

News & Articles

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• Scott Tucker and Nick Sundburd Help Raise Funds for Divot Charities
  In an effort to support the Fisher House program, the charitable organization Divot Charities recently held its 10th annual golf tourney, raising over $38K for military families. (PRWeb June 07, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/scotttucker/scott-tucker/prweb10810826.htm
  June 8, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• Phil Mickelson in San Diego Union Tribune
  The wedge shot on 11 out of the divot jarred it pretty good,Mickelson said. "I just didn't feel like I could hit a shot on 12."
• Trevor Immelman in The Age
  I hit the drive of the week into the biggest divot you've ever seen,Immelman said. "I was trying to figure out how I was going to four-putt to win the tournament. Luckily I only needed two."
• Jay Haas in International Herald Tribune
  There was not a single divot,Haas said.