Sudbury Golf Club – local rules

 

  1. GENERAL

ALL PLAY MUST TAKE PLACE ONLY FROM THE DESIGNATED RED OR WHITE TEES OF THE DAY

 

  1. GROUND UNDER REPAIR - RULE 25-1

An area enclosed by a white line or marked “G.U.R.” is ground under repair from which play is prohibited.  If a player’s ball lies in the area, or if it interferes with the player’s stance or the area of his intended swing, the player must take relief under Rule 25-1.

 

  1. DROUGHT CRACKS, TRACTOR MARKS & CHANNELS LEFT BY DRAINAGE WORK

Through the green, relief may be taken where a ball comes to rest in or touches any of these three conditions. Before taking relief, a player must obtain the agreement of his opponent or marker. 

 

Note: a ball which is playable and coming to rest on bare ground besides a tree whether staked or not, no relief may be taken unless covered by another rule.

 

  1. PROTECTION OF YOUNG

Protection of young trees identified by being staked.   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 procedure prescribed in Rule 24-2b (immovable obstruction). The ball may be cleaned when lifted under this local rule.

Exception: a player may not obtain relief under this local rule if (a) it is clearly unreasonable for him to make a stroke because of interference by anything other than the tree or (b) interference by the tree would occur only through use of an unnecessarily abnormal stance, swing or direction of play.

 

  1. PROTECTION OF YOUNG TREES – PLANTATION AREAS

Additional protection of young trees in these areas defined by blue painted stakes.   A ball coming to rest in these areas must be lifted and dropped at the nearest point of relief not nearer the hole without penalty.   Any ball not found must be treated as a lost ball and dealt with in accordance with Rule 27.

 

  1. RELIEF FOR EMBEDDED BALL; CLEANING BALL RULE 25-2

Through the green, a ball that is embedded in its own pitch-mark in the ground, other than sand, may be lifted without penalty, cleaned and dropped as near as possible to where it lay but not nearer the hole.  The ball when dropped must first strike a part of the course through the green. 

Exception: a player may not obtain relief under this Local Rule if it is clearly unreasonable for him to make a stroke because of interference by anything other than the condition covered by this Local Rule.

 

  1. STONES IN BUNKERS – RULE 24-1

Stones in bunkers are moveable obstructions and may be removed.

 

  1. CULVERT & COVER 4TH HOLE - RULE 24 -2

The culvert & cover to the right hand side of the green is an immovable obstruction.

 

  1. OUT OF BOUNDS - RULE 27

a)     In or over any boundary fence, hedge, ditch or trench or as demonstrated by white post(s).  

b)     Clubhouse Terrace and immediate area: On or over the flowerbeds in front of the clubhouse, and on or over the terrace surrounding the Clubhouse.   On or over the car park.

a)     3.Over and beyond the white posts extending from the third tee to the boundary fence. Note: Ball coming to rest on the Putting Green, the player is to proceed under rule 25-3, wrong putting green.

 

  1. ROADS & PATH WAYS

These are all immovable obstructions, relief can be taken within one club length at the nearest point but no nearer the Green.

 

  1. IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTION CLOSE TO PUTTING GREEN; SPRINKLER HEADS – RULE 24 - 2

If a ball lies off the putting green but not in a hazard, and an immovable obstruction on or within two club-lengths of the putting green and within two club-lengths of the ball intervenes on the line of play between the ball and the hole, the player may take relief.   The ball must be dropped at be nearest point to where it lay that is not nearer the hole, avoids the intervention, and is not in the hazard or on the putting green.

 

  1. WINTER RULES IN OPERATION

 

  1. PREFERRED LIES

A ball lying on a closely-mown area through the green may be lifted without penalty and cleaned. Before lifting the ball, the player must mark its position.  Having lifted the ball he must place it on a spot within 6 inches of and not nearer the hole than where it originally lay, that is not in a hazard and not on a putting green.  A player may place his ball only once, and it is play when it has been placed (Rule 20-4).   If the ball fails to come to rest on the spot on which it is placed, Rule 20-3d applies.   If the ball when placed comes to rest on the spot on which it placed and it subsequently moves, there is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies, unless the provisions of any other Rule apply.   If the player fails to mark the position of the ball before lifting it or moves the ball in any other manner, such as rolling it with a club, he incurs a penalty of one stroke.

 

  1. PUTTING GREENS

On the putting green , a ball coming to rest in or on an aeration hole may be placed at the nearest spot not nearer the hole that avoids the situation

 

Penalty for breach of local rules

MATCH PLAY – LOSS OF HOLE        STROKE PLAY – TWO STROKES.

 

Golfers are reminded:

 

Ø                At all times be aware of other players striking Golf Balls.

 

Ø                All Golfers are responsible for any damage (caused by their actions) that they cause

 

Ø                Please replace your divots

 

Ø                Protection of area around the hole, when playing non-competitive golf players are requested to have the flag either left in or removed, and not attended.

 

Ø                Please repair your pitch mark and any others you see

 

Ø                Please rake bunkers after use