- The Rules Of Golf - As far as applicable, shall be those adopted from time-to-time by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, including section 1. Etiquette.
- Practice Putting Green - A ball lying on the practice putting green must be lifted and dropped in the dropping zone marked by the white line.
- Marked or Staked Trees - If such a tree interferes with a player’s stance or the area of his intended swing, the ball must be lifted, without penalty, and dropped in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Rule 24-2b(i) (Immovable Obstruction). The ball may be cleaned when so lifted.
- Stones in Bunkers - Are movable obstructions (Rule 24-1).
- Grass Cuttings (from the greens, piled for removal)-Are to be treated as ground under repair. (Rule 25-1).
- Aeration Holes on greens - If a ball comes to rest in an aeration hole, the player may, without penalty, place the ball at the nearest spot not nearer the hole which avoids such situation. The ball must be marked when so moved.
- Paths - All Artificial Paths, including the sides thereof and gravelled areas, are immovable obstructions (Rule 24-2).
Note: The sides and ends of such paths are clearly indicated; there is no[Soft Break] relief from any artificial surface material, which has been ‘carried’[Soft Break] beyond these limits. - Sprinkler Heads - Are immovable obstructions. Relief without penalty must be taken (Rule 24-2).
In Addition if such an obstruction, on or within two clubs’ length of the putting green of the hole being played, intervenes on the line of play between the ball and the hole, the player may obtain relief without penalty.
If the ball lies off the putting green and not in a hazard, and is within two clubs-lengths of the intervening obstruction, it may be lifted, cleaned and dropped at the nearest point to where the ball lay which:- Is not nearer the hole
- Avoids such Intervention
- Is not in a hazard or on a putting green.
- Tractor Tracks- Relief may be taken from only on closely mown areas of the course,(i.e. grass mown to fairway height). Rule 25.l applies.
- Out of Bounds:
- A ball is out of bounds if all of it lies beyond the front face of a boundary post or in or beyond a boundary hedge.
- At the 7th and 10th holes a ball is out of bounds if it lies in or beyond the ditch on the edge of the car park.
- A ball is out of bounds if it lies on any part of the car park or precincts of the clubhouse or the cultivated border areas behind the 15th green, under the wall to the right of the 16th tee, alongside the practice putting green or in the border area behind the 1st tee.
- Temporary Greens. A ball lying on a temporary green must be lifted and dropped at the nearest point of relief, on grass cut to fairway height, not nearer the hole, in a hazard or on a putting green. A ball when so lifted may be cleaned.
- The Teaching Bay and surrounding area. (defined by Blue stakes, located between the15th and 16th fairways) is designated as an immovable obstruction.
Players must take relief, (immovable obstruction, Rule 24-2) if the obstruction interferes with their ball, stance or intended swing line.
The relief does not include line of sight. - The pathway lying to the roadside of the 11th tee. (together with the whole of the garden, patio area, pavilion and other course furniture thereon is designated as being an immovable obstruction, Rule (24-2). Relief must be taken by dropping a ball in the designated ‘dropping’ area located at the 11th fairway end of the pathway. A ball lying in or beyond the face of the boundary hedge is OUT OF BOUNDS.
PLEASE REPAIR PITCH MARKS. REPLACE DIVOTS.
LEAVE RAKES IN THE BUNKERS.
OBSERVE COURSE ETIQUETTE.
PLEASE AVOID SLOW PLAY.
THANK YOU.
February 2010
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