1. Mobile Phones – Use of mobile phones is restricted to the drinks huts areas. Phones should be switched off or put on “silent” so as not to disturb other players.
2. Stones – Stones in bunkers are movable obstructions. Rule 24-1 applies.
3. Landscaped (flowers or other) beds - Free drop 1 club length, no nearer the hole from the nearest point of relief for a ball found in, or lying such that a landscaped bed interferes with your stance or intended swing. You MUST find your ball in the flowerbed; otherwise your ball is lost.
3a. Flowerbeds bordering a water hazard are deemed to be within the hazard, and as such a free drop is not allowed.
Definition of flower bed: is an area of flowers/shrubs which is maintained within an edged bed, and does not border a water hazard. Any shrubs (flowering or otherwise) which are growing without such an edge is not considered to be a flower bed, and a free drop is not permitted.
4. Embedded Ball in its own Pitch Mark - Free relief through the green. Maybe be lifted, cleaned and dropped as near as possible to the spot where the ball lay, but not nearer the hole.
5. Distance Measuring Device - Permitted 14-3.
6. Water hazards - Those not marked with a red or yellow stake are to be played as lateral water hazards and the margin of the hazard is deemed to be where the long rough starts. Areas of "cabbage" are in the hazard.
6a. Water hazard hole 2 at Vintage Club to be played as lateral. Red stakes.
7. Concrete and Wooden Liners - these can be found around the edge of water hazards and are inside the margin of the hazard. No free relief.
8. No Gimmie's - you must putt out. In Stableford competitions if you can’t score points on a particular hole, you may pick up.
9. Drop zones - NOT allowed.
10. Staked Trees - Free relief shall be taken from staked trees interfering with swing or stance.
11. GUR - No free drops for GUR unless marked by the course. Penalty: Disqualification to both player and marker. Rule 1-3 Agreeing to waive the rules
12. All other Local Rules stated on the score card apply.
If in doubt play the course as you find it and the ball as it lies.
General
- Exchange score cards with playing partner
- Scores cards are to be signed by both player and marker
- Clearly mark all birdies on the players score card with a Triangle
- Do not ask your caddy for any ruling, ask your playing partner
- Please avoid slow play and keep up with the group in front of you, in particular when making the turn from holes 9 to 10 or 18 to 1.
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