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The golfer's iron has sliced off the top layer of turfgrass, exposing the sod underneath. This happens because irons are designed to strike the ball on a descending path, meaning that they continue downward and into the ground after making contact with the ball.
Since you've taken a divot, you need correct course of action to fix it. Two general ways of repairing divots can be: one is to fill the divot with sand or a sand-and-seed mixture; the other is to retrieve the turfgrass/sod patch that was sliced off and put it back in place.
Knowledge about which is the proper course of action where you are playing comes first. Check the golf cart. If the course wants you to use sand, they'll provide it for you. The sand (or a mixture of sand and seed) will be in a carafe that sits in a what looks like a large cupholder. The cupholder is usually attached to the frame that holds up the roof of the cart.
If you see this container of sand on the cart, the golf course is telling you to use sand. If you don't see it, then you'll put the turf back in place (which we'll see a couple pages forward. Take the container of sand and simply pour the sand, or sand/seed mix, into the divot. Pour enough to fill the divot. Once you've filled the divot, use your foot to smooth over and tamp down the sand. And you're done! Such a simple thing to do, yet it helps the golf course heal. But what if no sand is provided on the golf cart? In that case, you'll do something a little different.
When no sand is provided, find the turf that was sliced off from the fairway. If you've taken a "clean divot," you'll find the turf still in one, neat piece. But sometimes, the turf will be in bits in pieces. Just retrieve it as best you can, and replace it in the ground. If your divot is in one piece, then fit it back into the ground the same way it came out (as you would a puzzle piece). If it's in multiple pieces, just do the best job you can to make it fit neatly back into place. When the turf is back in the ground, tamp down with your foot, and you're done.
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