OHENIMURI COUNTRY CLUB - LOCAL RULES Temporary rules of the day - Please refer to the club Notice Board
OUT OF BOUNDS As demarcated by the white out of bounds stakes as well as all fences and roads.
PLACING ON FAIRWAYS: One club length (not closer to pin) without: improving your line of play regarding any natural and/or other hazards. Improving your stance. Improving your swing. However the rule may not be employed to place ball from fairway to rough.
PLACING ON GREENS: A ball resting on sand on the green may be placed at the nearest point of relief, not closer to the pin. No relief if the ball rests on grass (the ball must be putted through the sand).
FREE DROP A All trees marked with white stakes or less than 2 (m) high. B Dirt tracks/roads within the inplay boundaries of the course. C Stones in semi-rough at the 6th hole. Drop One club length not closer to pin and without improving the line of play, stance or swing. Always keeping all the natural and other hazards between ball and green. B and C Drop is allowed if the ball comes to rest on the dirt track or rocks. A second drop is allowed if the ball once again comes to rest on the dirt track or rocks. After the second drop the player may request from his marker, to place the ball in the rough within a club length, not closer to the pin.
POWERLINES: A ball striking the power lines or pylons on the 11th and the 16th may be replayed without penalty.
PENALTY AREAS: Whilst playing the 10th , 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th holes, any shot played and coming to rest on another holes fairways must be played as it lies (except if it rests on a green). If it is moved in any way, a one stroke penalty is counted.
PASSING: If a match fails to keep its place on the course and loses more than one clear hole to the players in front, it must allow the match following to pass.
BUNKERS: Stones may be removed from the bunkers.
DISTANCE MARKERS: White bricks are 150 m from front of green except hole number 15 and 75 m to front and all par 3 holes - bricks on the tee are distance on card from approximately center of green. |