Local Rules
Unless otherwise provided, penalty for breach of a Local Rule is: Stroke Play-Two Strokes, Match Play-Loss of hole.
Ground Under Repair – a) ground under repair includes areas defined by white lines (except dropping zones); b) French drains; c) Relief is for the lie of the ball or area intended for swing only for the following (through the green only): (i) Sod seams-all seams within the sodded area are considered the same seam; (ii) Newly trenched areas. a. The area containing scars from the drainage on the left of #6 fairway shall be played as it lies unless otherwise marked. Rule 16: Abnormal Course Conditions . Free Relief. Pick a Reference Point at the near- est point of complete relief in the General Area. Establish your Relief Area by measuring with your longest club (except putter). Drop from knee high within this area. Embedded Ball, Burrowing Animal Holes, Immovable Obstructions. Rule 16: Abnormal Course Conditions. Free Relief. Pick a Reference Point at the nearest point of complete relief in the General Area. Establish your Relief Area by measuring with your longest club (except putter) . Drop from knee high within this area. a. Includes internal barbed wire fences. Immovable Obstructions Close to the Putting Green (example: Sprinkler Heads) A player may take free relief from an immovable obstruction if the obstruction is on or within two club-lengths of the putting green and when the ball lies within two club-lengths of the immovable obstruction if it is on your intended line of play. How to proceed – The ball must be lifted and dropped within the Relief Area established by a Reference Point which is the nearest point of relief no nearer the hole. This only applies when both the ball and the ob- struction are in part of the general area cut to fairway height or less. Model Local Rule F-5.2
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