Local Rules & Etiquette

Hole 1 & 18

RETAINING WALLS - free relief for swing and stance interference. (Refer to rule 16.1a)

Hole 4 & 6- Windmill

Free relief for swing and stance interference. (Refer to rule 16.1a)
No relief for line of sight

Hole 9 - Bunker

ONLY WHEN THIS BUNKER IS HOLDING TEMPORARY WATER, AND HAS BEEN DECLARED-GUR, the player may take free relief under Rule 16.1b. nearest point of relief outside the bunker, no nearer the hole. (refer Model Local Rule F.16)

Hole 13 and 15

BARE PATCHES IN THE SHADED AREAS AT THE BACK OF THESE GREENS ARE NON-COMPULSORY GUR

Post and Rail Fences

ALL POST AND RAIL FENCES on the course are free relief for swing and stance interference. (Refer to rule 16.1a)

Garden Areas

THESE AREAS ARE DEFINED BY IMPORTED MULCH (Refer to Rule 16.1b)

Holes 5, 6 and 8 have garden beds which are declared GUR
Holes 2 and 15 have trees with imported mulch and are declared GUR

Tree Roots and Exposed Rocks

TREE ROOTS, EXPOSED ROCKS – relief from intended swing only, not stance
If a player’s ball lies in the GENERAL AREA and there is interference from exposed tree roots or rocks, these are treated as GUR. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1 b. Relief is NOT ALLOWED if the tree roots only interfere with the players’ stance. (Refer Model Local Rule F-9)

This rule is not intended to gain relief and advantage from the base of trees, players discretion advised.

G.U.R.

Relief for the above examples and anything else defined as GUR to be taken in accordance with Rule 14

Sprinkler Heads close to Greens

MODEL LOCAL RULE F-5.1

The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b if a sprinkler head (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.
EXCEPTION-NO RELIEF IF THE PLAYER CHOOSES A LINE OF PLAY THAT IS CLEARLY UNREASONABLE

Preferred lies

Refer to local rules board outside pro shop

Out of Bounds/ Lost Ball

MODEL LOCAL RULE E-5

Playing a provisional ball is always an option
OPTION 1 - stroke and distance penalty, replay from where previous stroke was taken
OPTION 2 - for a 2-stroke penalty, take a drop between where ball is estimated to have come to rest or gone out of bounds and the edge of fairway of hole being played, no nearer the hole
OPTION 3 - for a 2-stroke penalty, go back as far as necessary on a line from the hole through the reference point where the ball is believed to have come to rest or gone out of bounds

Relief from Long Grass if the Players Ball is Located

Rule 19- UNPLAYABLE BALL

The Long Grass is defined as GENERAL AREA, therefore this is the ONLY rule to gain relief from the long grass.

A player is the only person who may decide to treat their ball as unplayable by taking penalty relief under rule 19.2 or 19.3

Unplayable ball relief is allowed anywhere on the course, except in a penalty area.

Three options, each for a one stroke penalty, are:

-Stroke and Distance relief under Rule 19.2a. (this can be used even if the ball is not located)

-Back on the Line Relief, using a line from the hole through the spot where the ball was found. No limit how far back the ball may be dropped.

-Lateral relief, two club lengths no nearer the hole from where the original ball was located. NOTE- This may not make you clear of the long grass, but you may repeat the procedure for an additional penalty stroke.

Temporary course conditions

Refer to local rules board outside pro shop