(To be read in conjunction with the Rules of Golf (January 2019) and any temporary local rules as displayed on the Local Rule Board)

 

1. OUT OF BOUNDS (Rule 18.2)

a) All areas outside the boundary of the property as defined by the perimeter fence, tennis courts, main car park and any area beyond white stakes with black tops.

 

2. PENALTY AREAS (Rule 17)

a) Red penalty areas are defined by red stakes and / or red lines
b) Penalty Area – No Play Zone is any area outside the area defined by red stakes with black tops beyond the 18th green & 10th tee.

2.1. PENALTY AREA – NO PLAY ZONE (Rule 17.1e)
18th Hole – The Penalty Area at the rear of the 18th green, identified by red stakes with black tops, is a No Play Zone. When a ball is in the penalty area, the ball must NOT be played as it lies, and relief MUST be taken from the penalty area – No Play Zone under Rule 17.1d(1) or (3), or at the nearest drop zone as defined in Local Rule 3.3

 

3. DROP ZONES

3.1. Drop Zone on 14th hole:
Whilst playing the 14th hole, if a player’s ball enters the penalty area beyond the 14th green, a player may choose to take penalty relief at the nearest drop zone, in addition to taking stroke and distance relief under Rule 17.1d(1) or lateral relief under Rule17.1d(3). (Penalty – 1 stroke)

3.2. Drop Zone on 17th hole:
Whilst playing the 17th hole, if a player’s ball enters the penalty area, a player may choose to take penalty relief at the drop zone behind the red teeing area, in addition to taking stroke and distance relief under Rule 17.1d(1) or lateral relief under Rule17.1d(3). (Penalty – 1 stroke)

3.3. Drop Zone on 18th hole:
a) If a player’s ball enters the penalty area – No Play Zone beyond the 18th green (defined in Local Rule 2.1) a player may choose to take penalty relief at the nearest drop zone, in addition to taking stroke and distance relief under Rule 17.1d(1) or lateral relief under Rule 17.1d(3)
(Penalty – 1 stroke)
b) If a player’s ball enters the hedge at the rear of the 18th green (but not beyond the hedge), or if the hedge interferes with a player’s area of intended stance or area of intended swing, relief MUST be taken. A player may choose to take free relief at the nearest drop zone, in addition to taking complete relief under Rule 16.1

 

4. ABNORMAL COURSE CONDITION – INCLUDING IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS (Rule 16)

4.1. Ground Under Repair – Free relief may be taken under Rule 16.1
a) GUR – Areas encircled by white paint, marked as dots, broken lines, unbroken lines and / or Ground Under Repair signage
b) ALL ARTIFICIALLY SURFACED ROADS & PATHS – (includes gravel paths and adjoining posts or barriers) excluding carpark and roadway toward tennis courts behind 18th green.
c) UNFORMED CARTS PATHS – – in the general playing area where traffic has been directed by cart signs or blue lines or on and off formed cart paths.
d) WHEEL RUTS – Clearly defined wheel ruts in the general area made by course maintenance machinery
e) TREE ROOTS – If a player’s ball is on the fairway, and there is interference to the player’s swing from exposed tree roots. The player may take free relief under Rule 16.1b.
Exception – no relief under this Local Rule if the tree root / roots only interfere with the player’s stance
f) PAINTED LINES – in the general area are to be treated as an abnormal ground condition
Exception – no relief under this Local Rule if painted lines only interfere with the player’s stance.
g) BARE PATCHES ON FAIRWAYS – All bare dirt patches on the closely mown areas of fairway, on the fairway being played, are to be treated as GUR. This rule does NOT apply to divots repaired or not.
h) BUNKERS – During periods of adverse wet weather, all bunkers that contain white stakes are to be treated as GUR and free relief MAY be taken in the general area at the nearest point of complete relief, not nearer to the hole, in addition to taking relief under Rule 16.1c.