While the Rules of Golf stipulate that just about anything will do when it comes to marking your ball on the green, having a designated ball marker that is something other than the loose change ...

The Rules of Golf ... onto the green, then raked the sand. Eventually, I got to my ball, missed the resulting putt and tapped in. Walking off the green, I noticed a stray ball marker.

That piece of equipment was a ball marker from Golf Life Metals. Not a perfectly manufactured one you would find in pro shops ...

Rather, it’s a friendly reminder to be on the lookout for a small handful of players prone to take some liberties when it comes to marking their golf ball on the putting green. The offending action?

As a memento of the experience, the gift shop has plenty of souvenirs, including several you or a loved one can bring to a golf ... a ball marker is used to mark where your ball is on the green ...

I gave the brochure and a ball marker to a friend, who took it to the putting green Monday at Big Met Golf Course and he texted me this a short time later: "Just made 7-of-8 from 6-8 feet." ...

Yet a few years ago, I got a fantastic green-reading ... Golf Digest Schools series right here. Another approach is to find the apex, or highest point, of the putt and focus intently on rolling ...

Golf is a game ... used to mark one’s ball, the sport’s most customizable features come to life on the green. Enter Jon Millman, the father of custom ball markers used by Scottie Scheffler ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game ... what line to start your ball on, you've got to know which way the green ...

His ball stopped perfectly on partner Matt Fitzpatrick's ball marker. Zalatoris's birdie shot crossed the long, links green at North Berwick's The Renaissance Club, kissed the edge of the cup ...

There is always a public interest in golf soon ... a mixture of green, red, black, blue and brown permanent marker, the 28-year-old makes specific marks along all of his gold balls, as well ...