Local Rules

PERMANENT LOCAL RULES

A-1 – Out of Bounds (Rule 18.2)

Generally, beyond white stakes, or fences and walls bounding the course. Additionally, as follows;

1. In or beyond the ditches to the left of the 1st fairway
2. On or beyond the wall to the left of the 1st teeing ground and along a line thereafter, to the beginning of the ditch on the left side of the 1st fairway. On or beyond the pathway running in front and to the side of the clubhouse.
3. In or beyond the ditch to the left of the 6th fairway which is marked by white posts and to the extensions thereof.
4. On the old Luss Road or in the ditches or the extensions thereof on both sides of the road.
5. On the left side of the 18th hole, beyond the white stakes from Old Luss Road until the white stakes tie in with the existing boundary fence.

B-1 Penalty Areas (Rule 17) 

All Penalty Areas are defined as Red Penalty Areas and are marked accordingly with red stakes. Relief can be taken under Rule 17.1.

E-1 Dropping Zones

If a ball is in the penalty area  behind the 2nd green, and to the left of the 9th green, including when it is known or virtually certain that a ball that has not been found came to rest in the penalty area, the player has these relief options, each for one penalty stroke:

• Take relief under Rule 17.1, or
• As an extra option, drop the original ball or another ball in the dropping zones marked by a circular red line, with DZ inside facing the general direction of play . The dropping zone is a relief area under Rule 14.3. There is no drop zone for the same penalty area played from the 3rd tee.

D-5 Status of Practice Putting Greens

The following practice putting greens are wrong greens for play on the 12th and 18th holes;to the right of the 12th fairway and the practise putting green area adjacent to the Club House. Free relief for interference must be taken under Rule 13.1f. 

E-8 No Play Zones

The turf nursery area defined by blue stakes to the right of the 13th fairway and to the right of the 14th fairway, is a no play zone that is to be treated as an abnormal course condition. Free relief must be taken from interference by the no play zone under Rule 16.1f.

F-1 Abnormal Course Conditions (including Immovable Obstructions) (Rule 16)

Relief may be taken from Ground Under Repair;

• Ground under repair is defined by any area encircled by a white line [or insert other colour or description as appropriate].
• Ground under repair includes exposed rocks in the general area.
• Areas in bunkers where sand has been removed by the movement of water resulting in deep furrows through the sand are ground under repair.
• Fixed sprinkler heads, hydrant covers and distance markers are Immovable Objects
• Protective fences around greens are immovable obstructions.
• All gravel filled ditches

F-5 Immovable Obstructions Close to Putting Greens

Immovable obstructions close to putting green: In addition to the types of interference described in Rule 16.1a, when a ball lies in the general area, interference also exists if an immovable obstruction is: on the player’s line of play, is within two club-lengths of the putting green, and is within two club-lengths of the ball.  The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b. (Exception – There is no relief under this Local Rule if the player chooses a line of play that is clearly unreasonable.)

TEMPORARY LOCAL RULES

Always check the Notice Board outside the Pro Shop for Other Local Rules that may be temporarily in force.

Temporary Local Rule – E-3 Preferred Lies

ONLY IN OPERATION WHEN INDICATED ON THE SIGN BESIDE THE 1ST TEE

When a player’s ball lies in a 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 the relief area. as described below;

• Reference Point: Spot of the original ball.
• Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: 6 inches from the reference point, but with these limits as follows:

Limits on Location of Relief Area:

• Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and
  • Must be in the general area cut to fairway height or less.

In proceeding under this Local Rule, the player must choose a spot to place the ball and use the procedures for replacing a ball under Rules 14.2b(2) and 14.2e.

Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Local Rule: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a. If a player incurs the general penalty for a breach of this Local Rule, no additional penalty under the Local Rule is applied.