Local Rules

Local Rules

OUT OF BOUNDS
- Beyond any fence or wall bounding the course
- Areas demarcated by white boundary stakes or lines
- The club house, car park and electricity sub-station at 15th Hole

GROUND UNDER REPAIR (GUR - Rule 25)
- All areas marked with white painted lines or GUR signs
- Embedded ball is extended to "through the green"

IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS (Rule 24-2)
- All distance markers
- All yellow water hazard stakes, all red lateral water hazard stakes
- Blue stakes markgin water pipes and green stakes marking gardens

MOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS
- Stones in bunkers are movable obstructions (Ruel 24-1 applies)

PROTECTION OF COURSE - PLAY PROHIBITED (Compulsory free drop)
- All staked trees (Rule 24-2 applies) - white staked trees only
- All gardens marked with a green stake (Rule 25-1 applies)

WATER HAZARDS
- Stone culverts, pipes and bridges crossing hazards are deemed to be in the hazard
- All drainage ditches and other open water courses whether marked or not are water or lateral water hazards

DROP ZONE
A drop zone is available on the left of the 1st green for a ball entering the lateral water hazard left of the green (penalty drop) and is also available for a ball in the flower beds behind and to the right of the green marked with green stakes (free drop).

ROADS AND PATHWAYS
Relief may be taken from all artificially surfaced roads, pathways, service roads and vehicle tracks.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Distance markers are to the centre of the green.

DISTANT MEASUREMENT DEVICES
Distance measurement devices are allowed, ref. note to Rule 14.3.

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