Abstract: A method of repairing a divot made by a golfer in the grass playing surface of a golf course provides for the golfer to deposit a divot repair body, comprising a growing material such as sand formed into a consolidated mass, into the divot. The body can then be crushed under foot for evenly spreading the growing material in the divot and thereby effectively filling the divot with the growing material. The invention relates also to a divot repair body that can be used in conjunction with the method and that can be carried by a golfer in a suitable package for rendering the employment of the method convenient.

Abstract: A portable dispensing apparatus for dispensing a particulate material such as sand is provided, particularly for dispensing sand into divots made by golfers in the grass playing surface of a golf course when playing golf. The dispensing apparatus includes a container for containing sand and which has an outlet through which the sand can be dispensed, under the force of gravity. A valve member of a valve arrangement is displaceably located with respect to the outlet of the container for opening and blocking the outlet, the valve member being operatively linked with a handle formation for the container which is displaceably located with respect to the container, for displacing the valve member between its open position and its blocking position.