Wooden ball marker is a small, flat object used to mark the position of a golf ball when the ball is lifted on the putting green.
The ball marker is placed directly behind the golf ball before the ball is lifted. The ball is then replaced directly in front of the ball marker, on its original spot.The term "wooden ball marker" might also be used when discussing devices that help golfers add an identifying mark or pattern onto their golf balls, or draw a straight line on a golf ball to aid with alignment.
Golf ball markers used for this purpose are typically molds into which a ball fits; the golfer then stencils in a pattern or design.
