MEN’S
MID-WEEK LOCAL RULES FOR 2010
The RCGA “Rules of Golf” book is available from the
Captain or Vice Captain. All competitions of the Men’s Mid-week
Club are played under the Rules of Golf as approved by the Royal
Canadian Golf Association except as provided for under the following
local rules.
Ball Unplayable, Ditches, Lateral Water Hazards (2nd
hole lake):
If a player deems a ball unplayable any place on the course, or
in a hazard marked by red stakes or a red line, he must, under
Penalty of one stroke (Rules 26, Hazard & 28, Ball Unplayable):
a. Replay the ball from the original spot, or
b. Drop a ball behind the point where the ball lay, if unplayable,
or entered the hazard, keeping that point directly between the
hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit
to how far behind that point the ball may be dropped, or
c. Drop a ball within two (2) club-lengths of the spot where the
ball lay or entered the hazard, but not nearer the hole.
Out of Bounds, play a Provisional Ball:
Competition Play: In the likelihood that his
ball has gone out of bounds or may be lost, a player must hit
a provisional second ball.
Out of bounds is defined by the nearest inside point of white
stakes or fence posts bordering the golf course at ground level.
Penalty - stroke and distance
Open Play: If a player fails to hit a provisional
ball and subsequently discovers the first ball is out of bounds
or lost, he may, in the interest of maintaining the pace of play,
substitute another ball as close to the point where his first
ball crossed the out of bounds line or at the nearest point of
relief, but no nearer the hole.
Penalty – two strokes
Ball lost through the green:
Where there is reasonable evidence that a ball is lost on the
fairway or open rough areas in abnormal ground conditions, including
casual water, ground under repair, plugged, or an area heavily
littered with leaves or other debris, a player may substitute
another ball and take relief by dropping a ball at the approximate
location of the first ball or if necessary within one club length
of the outermost limit of the
abnormal ground condition.
No penalty (adapted from Rule 25-1c(i))
Cart paths and roadways:
Lift the ball to the nearest point of relief then drop ball within
one club length no nearer the hole.
No penalty
Aeration Holes:
On the putting green a ball that comes to rest in or on an aeration
hole may be placed at the nearest spot, not nearer the hole, that
avoids the situation.
No penalty
Obstructions:
An “Obstruction” is anything artificial, including
paths, a staked tree and 150 yard marker bush. On holes 1 and
5, netting and guy wires are obstructions when this structure
interferes with stance or swing. A player is allowed to lift and
drop the ball on the fairway side of the netting within one club
length not nearer the hole without penalty. Similarly, if a playable
ball lies between the netting and boundary fence on holes
1 and 5, a player may lift and drop within one club length of,
but not nearer the hole on the fairway side of the netting without
penalty (Rule 24-2 applies). An unplayable ball
located between the boundary fence and the netting may be played
on the fairway side of the netting, as above, penalty one stroke.
Stones in bunkers are considered movable obstructions and may
be removed without penalty (Rule 24-1) applies
Playing the ball
Play the ball down, as it lies:
Effective May 1st, 2008 or later, subject to course condition.
Exception: A ball that comes to rest in a divot anywhere on the
course may be moved 6” no nearer the hole without penalty.
Preferred Lie Rule: (Winter Rules)
Effective October 1st to May 1st subject to course condition.
You are encouraged to play the ball as it lies. If you must move
the ball 6”, do so using the intended club. A ball lying
“through the green” may be marked, lifted, cleaned
and placed by hand within 6 inches of where it originally lay,
but not nearer the hole, without penalty.
Note: “through the green” is the
whole area of the course except:
1. The teeing ground and putting green of the hole being played.
2. All hazards on the course.
Exception: If the ball lies within 3 feet of, or
against, a tree trunk, the preferred lie rule does not pertain.
The ball must be played as it lies. Alternatively, it may be declared
unplayable and dropped within two club lengths of the spot no nearer
the hole. (Rule 28 applies).
Penalty - one stroke
Ground Under Repair:
If a player’s ball comes to rest in an area marked “Ground
Under Repair”, he may lift and drop within one club length,
no nearer the hole. No penalty
All planted flower areas are “Ground Under Repair”,
from which play is prohibited. If a player’s ball lies in
this area or the area interferes with the player’s stance
or his intended line of shot, he must take relief. (Rules 25-1 &
33-2 a.(iii) apply)
No penalty
If a player’s ball has come to rest in a location that he
believes should have been marked or declared “ground under
repair”, he may treat it as such
only after
obtaining the agreement of his playing partners including, if appropriate,
any opponent(s).
No penalty
