Club Local Rules

Course Boundaries:

White stakes indicate out of bounds if your ball lies beyond the line in-between 2 stakes. The ditches running down the right hand side of the 5th and the left hand side of the 7th are out of bounds. If your ball lies beneath ground level in these ditches or beyond the ditches bordering the boundry then it is out of bounds.

The roadway behind the 18th green is out of bounds. If your ball is unplayable in the fur trees or scrub at the back of the 18th green but not out of bounds, then relief may be taken in the dropping zone provided, under 1 penalty stroke - under no circumstances is this a free drop.

White stakes, perimeter ditches (base) and fences, in the event of no perimeter ditch then in or beyond the hedge is out of bounds. A ball is out of bounds when all of it is in, or beyond any of the aforementioned, whichever comes first.

Internal out of bounds: on the left of the 10th hole a ball in or beyond the ditch (base) which includes the public right of way is out of bounds.

When playing the 15th hole any ball lying on the 14th hole fairway is out of bounds, there is no line of sight here between 2 white stakes, if the ball is on the 14th fairway then it is out of bounds.

When playing the 18th hole any ball lying on the 1st fairway (outside the line of the white OOB stakes is out of bounds)

Without Penalty

a) If your ball lies in, touches or interferes with the players stance or area of intended swing, relief may be obtained Rule 25-1. On any of the following, heat crack, animal scrape or in a tractor mark.

b) When staked trees, or newly planted trees between the 14th and 15th fairways, interfere with a player’s stance or the area of his intended swing, the ball must be lifted and dropped one club length away from the nearest point of the immovable object – Rule 24-2b(i). Relief must be taken.

c) Relief may be obtained if the ball lies on or touches or interferes with the players stance or area of intended swing on any made-up footpaths, including bridges and steps within the course boundaries.

d) Immovable obstructions – For exmaple, sprinkler heads, seats, ball cleaners, signs, sheds and practice nets etc – relief may be obtained. Rule 24-2 applies.

e) If a ball lies on any green (greens in play or not in play) other than the green being played, including green fringes within one club length, or tees and tee banks which are not in play.

f) Tee Marker Stones. If your ball is within 20 feet on the line of sight to the hole that you are playing, (i.e. the stone between you and the hole), you can obtain relief after consultation with your playing partners. Drop the ball to the nearest point of relief side ways not nearer the hole and within two club lengths.

g) On the putting surface: If an old hole plug interferes with the intended line of putt then relief may be obtained. Rule 16-1c.

h) Stones in bunkers are movable obstructions. Rule 24-1 applies.

i) Embedded ball. A ball embedded through the green (not in a hazard) may be lifted, cleaned and dropped within one club length but not nearer the hole. Players must take relief from all areas marked GUR (Ground Under Repair). Rule 25-1 applies.

GUR – All course workings and bare patches on closely mown areas only, after consultation with your playing partners.