LOCAL RULES FOR THE
AMENDED AUGUST 10, 2011
All
tournament play will be governed by the USGA Rules of Golf. In addition to them, the following LOCAL RULES will apply.
OUT-OF-BOUNDS
All
perimeter fences and WHITE
stakes define Out-of-Bounds with the following exceptions and specifics:
HOLE #1 White
Stakes to the right extending from Hole #1 tee to the end of the pond
nearest Hole #2 tee (Hole #2 fairway is Out-of-Bounds for Hole #1 play). White stakes at end of the fairway and behind
the green.
HOLE #2 Left
A ball left
of the perimeter fence is O.B.
Additionally, any ball, which lies to the left of a line, defined by the
outside left margin of the protective screen posts at the tee, extending to the
last protective fence post, is Out-of-Bounds (The protective screens are Obstructions,
Rule 24). A ball in the tunnel is
Out-of-Bounds.
Right White Stakes Beginning
at the first white stake after the pond and extending to the white stake
at the right rear of the green at the perimeter fence. (Protective fence
between Hole #1 and Hole #2 is an Obstruction,
Rule 24). Cart storage area is
Out-of-Bounds.
HOLE #7 White
Stakes Right of Hole #8 tee.
HOLE #8 Right
White Stakes tee area.
HOLE #12 Left
White Stakes Tee to Green area.
HOLE #13 Ball in
tunnel is Out-of Bounds.
HOLE #14 Left
White Stakes Tee to Green area. (Protective fence is In-Bounds,
Obstruction, Rule 24). Fenced-in cart
storage area and pump area are specifically Out-of-Bounds.
HOLE #16 Right White Stakes, Tee to end of trees.
Rear of Green White Stakes
behind protective screen.
HOLE #17 Right
White Stakes are NOT Out-of
Bounds.
HOLE #18 Left
Rear
of Green. White
Stakes (Putting Green and OB right Hole #2).
WATER HAZARDS: Rule 26
REGULAR
WATER HAZARDS are designated by YELLOW
stakes or marking.
LATERAL
WATER HAZARDS are designated by
RED stakes or marking.
SPECIFICS:
HOLE #1 - Right Regular Hazard from pond nearest the
Tee to corner of pond by willow tree. Lateral
Hazard from corner of pond by willow tree to corner of pond near Tee #2.
HOLE #2 - Right Lateral Hazard.
HOLE #3 - Left Lateral Hazard.
HOLE #6 - Left Lateral Hazard.
HOLE #7 - Crossing Regular Water Hazard.
HOLE #8 - Right Fairway - Lateral Hazard
(Upper Pond). In addition to relief
provided under Rule 26, Drop Areas may be used. Procedure: Determine at which point
the ball entered the hazard, determine the Drop Area which is closest to that
point AND is no closer to the
hole; perform a Drop in the Drop Area.
Penalty: one stroke.
Left Fairway to Willow
tree closest to the Green Lateral Hazard.
Crossing
Pond at Green Regular Water Hazard.
Right Pond at Green
Lateral Hazard. In
addition to relief provided under Rule 26, Water Hazards; two Drop Areas for
this hazard may be used. One is located to the right of the land bridge near
the willow tree. Another is located to
the right rear of the green, behind the bunker and left of the cart path
circle. (Penalty: one stroke).
HOLE #14 - Right Lateral Hazard.
HOLE #15 - Crossing Immediately in front of the tee. Regular Water Hazard.
Right at Green Lateral
Hazard.
HOLE #16 - Left Regular Water Hazard
(in front of Hole #15 tee) and Lateral Hazard.
Crossing at Front of
Green Regular Water Hazard.
HOLE #17 - Right Regular Water Hazard.
HOLE #18 - Crossing and Left Regular and Lateral Water Hazards. Regular Water Hazard Tee side of
pond from culvert on right side of pond to extreme left tee side corner of
pond, and extreme right side of pond to the extreme left side of the pond at
the Green. Lateral Hazard From culvert extreme Tee-side right corner of the
pond extending to the extreme right corner of the pond at the Green), and the
left Tee-side corner of the pond extending to the extreme left corner of the
pond at the Green.
Right Lateral Hazard.
OBSTRUCTIONS:
GENERAL: All interior fences (Excluding
perimeter fences); refreshment stand; restrooms; fountains; garbage cans;
artificially surfaced cart paths and roads; electrical panels; alI irrigation components, including pump houses; posts and
poles; aircraft navigation equipment; and drainage ditches (FRENCH DRAINS),
(see definition below); are considered IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS.
SPECIFICS:
HOLE #2 - TEE RETAINING WALL is NOT an Obstruction, but an Integral Part of the
course.
.HOLE #16 - PUMP HOUSE Immovable
Obstruction.
PROTECTIVE FENCE located at the
rear of the Green. You may proceed under relief provisions of Rule 24. Another option offered is to determine which
side of the WHITE LINE on the cart path that your ball lies; utilize DROP AREA located at the extremes
of the fence on the side that your ball lies.
No Penalty.
HOLES #10, 11, & 12 - LANDING LIGHTS
Immovable Obstruction.
DRAINAGE DITCHES (FRENCH DRAINS):
DEFINITION: - These are small areas, mostly around the Greens
and consist a depression in the normal terrain which have
been filled with small rocks or pebbles.
RELIEF: FREE DROP within one club length of nearest point of
relief, no closer to the hole. (No Penalty).
STAKED TREES AND BUSHES - All staked trees and bushes you are
entitled to relief from the stake according to Rule 24.
GROUND UNDER REPAIR:
EMBEDDED BALL - Rule in effect through the Green (Hazards
not included).
GENERAL - Ground under repair any area
so designated by the committee.
EARTH
CRACKS Any ball coming to
rest IN or ON an Earth Crack (which is wider than the head
of a tee), may receive relief without penalty.
(Drop within one club length of nearest point of relief, no closer to
the hole).
TREE
WELLS - Balls coming to rest within a TREE
WELL are specifically NOT entitled
to relief. Bark and other materials
within these areas are to be treated as LOOSE IMPEDIMENTS.
YARDAGE MARKERS: - In
most instances, yardage is indicated by Kirby or like MARKERS in the
fairway which are located at 100, 150, and 200 yards. Additionally on some
holes, flowering plum trees, which border the fairway, indicate approximately 150
yards from the CENTER of the Green. All yardage is measured to the