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Local Rules

1. OUT OF BOUNDS - Rule 2.1

a. Beyond any fence, hedge, wall, line of white stakes, or line of white markings on trees defining the boundary of the course.

b. All tarmac surfaces except for the area of the entrance road inside the boundaries defined by the white stakes (see Rule 4 for relief).

c. The hotel, the patio, the surrounding lawns and flower beds.

d. Beyond the hedge to the right of the 10th hole as defined by the white stakes on the 9th hole.

e. Beyond the wall behind the 18th green.

 

2. TEMPORARY PUTTING GREEN - Rule 13

Any defined temporary putting green that is not in use is a wrong green and relief MUST be taken under R&A Rule 13.1f.

 

3. MOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS - Rule 15.2

a. Distance marker posts.

b. Hoops, ropes and metal stakes protecting worn ground or marking ‘Ground Under Repair’ areas.

 

4. IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS - Rule 16.1

a. All artificial surfaces including the defined area of the entrance road (see Rule 1b).

b. Staked trees and bushes (relief MUST be taken).

c. All fixed sprinkler heads.

d. All signs, course furniture, bins, ball cleaners, safety netting, steps to and from teeing ground, temporary teeing mats, the flower beds and their stone surroundings by the entrance on the 14th hole and the bridge behind the 18th green.

e. If any immovable obstruction is on or within two club-lengths of the putting green of the hole being played and interferes on the line of play between the ball and the hole, relief may be obtained, without penalty, as follows: if the ball lies off the putting green in the general area and is within two club-lengths of the intervening obstruction, it may be lifted, cleaned and dropped at the nearest point to where the ball lay which: (a) is not nearer the hole, (b) avoids such intervention and (c) is in the general area.

 

5. GROUND UNDER REPAIR - Rule 16.1

a. All areas marked ‘Ground Under Repair’ (relief MUST be taken).

b. Only on the putting green-any plugged or unplugged hole or any area marked ‘Ground Under Repair’ that interferes with the line of the putt.

 

6. TEMPORARY RULES

Please check noticeboard for additional and temporary rules.

 

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