Local Rules

Course boundaries and out of bounds

Boundary fence posts or white stakes
A ball coming to rest beyond a public road is out of bounds, even if it is on another part of the course that is in bounds for other holes.

Internal out of bounds

Club House Area: including gardens and marked by white stakes and painted lines; course side concrete edges; paths; parking area.
hole 1: Club House Area; practice area boundary fence posts; white stakes.
hole 9 and 10: white stakes.
hole 13: There is an "Internal Out of Bounds" when playing the 13th. Hole, it is defined by a line of white pegs that are situated in the stand of trees down the left-hand side of the 13th fairway. The OOB starts from just behind the 12th green and continues up the tree line, crossing the 14th fairway in front of the yellow tee box, then crosses the 16th and 17th fairways until it reaches the boundary fence down the right-hand side of the 17th fairway
hole 18: Club House Area.

Declaring practice bunkers part of general area

The practice bunker located: to the extreme right of hole 10; to the extreme left of hole 11 and hole 15; is ground under repair and is part of the general area. Free relief is available under Rule 16.1b.

Local Rule E-12 is in effect.

Protection of garden areas and trees

Garden areas (defined as any planned space set aside for the cultivation and enjoyment of plants but excluding the garden area defined as an internal out of bounds on hole 9); trees identified by height less than 2 club lengths or with protecting stakes; are no play zones.

The player must take relief under Rule 16.1f.

All course paths and roads treated as obstructions

Except paths and roads designated out of bounds and the un-grassed area between hole 16 tee blocks and hole 15 green which is not a path all other course paths and roads are treated as immovable obstructions from which free relief is allowed under Rule 16.1.

Treating movable objects to be immovable

All: boundary fence gates; stakes (not boundary stakes) on the course; are immovable obstructions from which free relief is allowed under Rule 16.1. Relief is not allowed to be taken under Rule 15.2.

Painted lines or dots

Painted dots or lines on the putting green or in a part of the general area cut to fairway height is ground under repair from which relief is allowed under Rule 16.1. Interference does not exist if painted dots or lines only interfere with the player’s stance.
Preferred lies (cleaning and replacing) only apply when printed on playing card.

Other

Practice is only permitted:
Club House Area; (chip green; putting green);
Hole 1; behind tee block (pitch/chip green; bunkers; driving bays); driving range left of fairway; hole 11; bunker and green to extreme left of 11th green;
Hole 12; driving range right of tee block and fairway or access from Links Road;

Methods for stopping and resuming play

A suspension of play for any reason will be signalled by 2 extended siren bursts. All players on the course must immediately return to the Club House. If play is able to continue, players will be given 15 minutes to return to their position on the course when resumption of play will be signalled by 1 extended siren burst.

Distance markers

Distance on sprinkler heads; fairway markers are measured in metres to the centre of the green.

Fairway markers: blue 170; white 135; red 100.