Local Rules

LOCAL RULES

1	OUT OF BOUNDS (Rule 27-1)

	a) Beyond any of the fences or hedges forming the course boundaries
	b) Beyond the white posts situated on the right of the 8th,9th and 18th holes
	c) The clubhouse and its surrounds, the practise putting green, car park and the green keeper's buildings and compound

2	OBSTRUCTIONS (Rule 24)

	a) Stones in the bunkers are moveable obstructions (Rule 21-1 applies)
	b) Relief from interference by immoveable obstructions is obtained under Rule 24-2b(i).
	In addition, if a ball lies off the putting green but not in a hazard and an immoveable obstruction on or within two club lengths of the putting green and within two club lengths of the ball intervenes in the line of play between the ball and the hole, the player may take relief as follows:- The ball must be lifted and dropped at the nearest point to where the ball lay a) not nearer the hole, b) avoids intervention and c) is not in a hazard or on a putting green. The ball may be cleaned when lifted. Relief under this Local Rule is also available if the player's ball lies on the putting green and an immoveable obstruction within two club lengths of the putting green intervenes on his line of putt the player may take relief as follows:- The ball may be lifted and placed at the nearest point to where the ball lay that a) is not nearer the hole, b) avoids intervention and c) is not in a hazard. The ball may be cleaned when lifted.
	c) The sleepers situated at the rear of the 5th green are immoveable obstructions (Rule 24 -2b (i) applies).

3	WATER HAZARDS (Rule 26)

	a) Ordinary water hazards are defined by yellow stakes or lines (Rule 26-1a and 1b apply)
	b) Lateral water hazards are defined by red stakes or lines (Rule 26-1a, 1b and 1c apply)
	c) At the 7th, 14th, 15th and 16th holes if there is doubt as to whether a player's ball is in the water hazard, the player may play a provisional ball under any of the relief options in Rule 26-1. If the player does so and it transpires that the ball is in the water hazard, the player may play the original ball as it lies or continue with the provisional ball in play, but they may NOT proceed under the RULE 26-1 with regard to the original ball. (R & A decision 09.01.1998.)

4	GROUND UNDER REPAIR

	a) Play is prohibited from all areas marked as Ground Under Repair.
	b) Deep ruts, not merely indentations, caused by course machinery are ground under repair (rule 25-1)
	c) Except in Club and Open Competitions and official matches all teeing areas other than that on the hole being played are G.U.R. from which play is prohibited.
	Penalty for breach of local rule Match play - Loss of hole Stroke play - Two strokes.
NOTE	THE WHITE TEE MARKERS ARE TO BE USED FOR OFFICIAL MATCHES, OPEN AND CLUB COMPETITIONS ONLY. THE YELLOW TEE MARKERS ARE THE TEES OF THE DAY AND ARE TO BE USED BY ALL VISITORS.
	NO ATTEMPT SHOULD BE MADE TO ENTER THE FIELDS PARALLEL TO THE 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH FAIRWAYS