This cigar holder divot tool is made from an elk antler shed. Elk (Cervus canadensis) are the largest members of the red deer family, also called Wapiti from the Native American Shawnee meaning white or pale deer, in reference to their pale colored rump. In fact, Wapiti is the preferred name used by scientists because the name "elk" was mistakenly applied to the animal by the early colonists in reference to the European Elk, which is actually more closely related to the North American Moose. Elk are noted for the impressive size of their antlers - grown only by the males, called bulls - which are regrown each year and reach spans of over 6 feet in just a few months.
This is another compact tool at 2-1/2" in length. The cigar cradle is round with a diameter of 13/16" and a depth of 1/4", plenty deep for large ring gauge cigars, although the slightly shorter length might make cigars over 7" in length harder to balance. Weight is 8.12 grams.
This tool has been designed to be used with a pushing motion as opposed to a lifting motion. Research performed at Kansas State University has shown that repairing pitch marks using a pushing motion is much kinder to the sod's root system, enabling greens to heal faster and is recommended by the Golf Course Superintendents Association.
