Local Rules

TEMPORARY LOCAL RULES

 

TEMPORARY LOCAL RULES:

Relief from Seams of Cut Turf

If a player’s ball lies in or touches a seam of cut turf or a seam interferes with the player’s area of intended swing:

(a) Ball in General Area. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b.

(b) Ball on Putting Green. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1d.

But interference does not exist if the seam only interferes with the player’s stance.

All seams within the area of cut turf are treated as the same seam in taking relief. This means that if a player has interference from any seam after dropping the ball, the player must proceed as required under Rule 14.3c(2) even when the ball is still within one club-length of the reference point.

LOCAL RULES

Out of Bounds (Rule 18)

  • Beyond any wall, gate, fence or hedge defining the boundary of the course.
  • In or beyond the trench indicated by the white stakes, or beyond the course side edge of the white line on the ground to the right of the 18th fairway.
  • Areas surrounding the clubhouse: on and beyond all paved areas and beyond any picket fencing.

Penalty Areas (Rule 17)

Penalty areas are defined by Red markers where relief may be taken in accordance with the Rules of Golf or at a Drop Zone (e.g. at 1st, 14th, and 18th).

The 'Dinkie’ is a Penalty Area (rule 17, holes 1 and 18) but also a no play area – players must not enter this area to retrieve their golf balls. It is defined as the area of ground below the level of the fairway as indicated by red posts with green tops. The area extends by extrapolation from the terminating posts at each end.

If a player’s ball is in the Dinkie, including when it is known or virtually certain to be in that penalty area even though not found, the player has these relief options, each for one penalty stroke:

  • the player may take relief under Rule 17.1, or
  • as an extra option, the player may drop the original ball or another ball in the dropping zone defined by the artificial mat next to the Dinkie. The dropping zone is a relief area under Rule 14.3.

Abnormal Course Conditions

Relief as described in Rule 16 may be taken from the following:

  • Hoof marks and tyre marks
  • Surface rock
  • Water in and around the trough on the 13th hole is deemed to be temporary water.

Immovable Obstructions Close to Putting Greens

Relief from interference by an immovable obstruction may be taken under Rule 16.1. The player has an extra option to take relief when such immovable obstructions are on or close to the putting green and on the line of play.

Ball in General Area - The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b if an immovable obstruction is on the line of play, and is:

  • On or within two club-lengths of the putting green, and
  • Within two club-lengths of the ball.

But complete relief must be taken, which includes both physical and line of play interference.

This Local Rule only applies when both the ball and the obstruction are in part of the general area cut to fairway height or less.

Exception - There is no relief under this Local Rule if the player chooses a line of play that is clearly unreasonable.

Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Local Rule: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a.

Practice

The practice ground is the area to the South East of the 18th fairway. Practice from any fairway or to any green on the course is strictly prohibited. The Practice Area is closed every Monday until midday for essential maintenance.