Please note
Following a recent course rating, the tee box signage detailing yardages and indexes are incorrect. Please refer to the scorecard at all times.
Out of Bounds (OOB)
Out of Bounds is defined by:
● boundary fences, or
● white posts, with the following exceptions:
○ 1st — defined by a burnt line
○ 3rd & 12th — defined as the cutaway on the edge of the course below the normal level of the course
The white posts on the 1st, 3rd and 12th are visual guides to the OOB as defined above.
White posts must not be moved or removed.
Red Penalty Areas
● 2nd - The ditch on the left, by definition, is a Red Penalty Area and extends to the boundary fence and is not marked by red posts.*
● All areas designed to hold water (ditches) are Red Penalty Areas by default, unless marked otherwise.
● The edge of a Red Penalty Area is defined by where the ground falls below the level of the general area.
● All bridges are within Red Penalty Areas.
● If a player's ball has not been found, but it is known or virtually certain (95%) that the ball came to rest in a Red Penalty Area, the player may take Red Penalty Relief (Rule 17.1d or 17.2).
● The Red Penalty Areas at the rear of the 4th and 14th greens have a further penalty relief option, identified as Drop Zones (DZ).
* The R&A suggest that all areas designed to hold water (ditches) are RPA by default & as such do not have to be identified by red posts.
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Abnormal Course Conditions, including Immovable Obstructions (Rule 16)
Free relief is allowed, but not limited to, the following areas:
● All artificial roads, paths, sprinkler heads and drain covers within the course.
● The artificial path to the right-hand side of the 9th hole has a further relief option, an identified Drop Zone, to the right of the beginning of the path.
● All types of course furniture, shelters and man-made structures, including signage.
● The practice mat at the west end of the practice area.
Local Rule F-5 has been adopted. If a ball lies in the General Area, relief is allowed when both the ball and the obstruction lie in an area cut to fairway height or less. The obstruction (e.g. a sprinkler head) must be:
● within two club-lengths of the putting green;
● on the player's line of play; and
● the ball must be within two club-lengths of the obstruction.
Ground Under Repair (GUR)
Areas encircled with white painted lines are Ground Under Repair. The player may take relief (Rule 16.1a).
No Play Zones
Relief must be taken from the following areas (Rule 16.1f):
● The bunker and green on the practice area.
● The practice putting green adjacent to the 1st tee.
● Newly planted trees and shrubs, defined by stakes, wraps, tubes or artificial supports.
● Areas encircled with blue rope attached to poles or stakes.
Areas partly identified with blue rope attached to poles or stakes (not fully encircled) are general areas. Play your ball as it lies. If you can, please avoid moving through these areas.
Movable Obstructions
The direction line indicator posts and distance marker posts.
Pace of Play
Players are expected to play without delay and to comply with the pace of play markers around the course.
Adjacent Property
Players must not trespass on farmland to retrieve golf balls.
Temporary Local Rule
The drainage lines on the 1st, 4th,6th/7th (near the path), 8th, and 10th and 16th (rear of the green) holes are to be regarded as Ground Under Repair (GUR). The player may take relief (Rule 16.1a).
Drainage Lines
The drainage lines on the 1st, 4th,7th (near the path), 8th, 10th, 12th and 16th (rear of the green) holes are to be regarded as Ground Under Repair (GUR). The player may take relief (Rule 16.1a).
Winter Rules
Model Local Rule E-3 – Preferred Lies
When any part of a player's ball touches part of the general area cut to fairway height or less, the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or another ball in and playing it from this relief area.
• Reference Point: Spot of the original ball.
• Relief Area: 6 inches; must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and must be in the general area.
Model Local Rule E-2: Mark, lift, clean & replace (commonly referred to as the mud ball rule)
Due to the wet conditions, we are adopting a temporary local rule allowing balls to be marked, lifted, cleaned, and replaced in the same spot in the semi-rough. In this rule, the semi-rough is defined as the area between the edge of the fairway and the thickest rough (this is not a preferred lie).
This rule does not include Penalty areas & bunkers (see rule 14.1 and 14.2).