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Local Rules
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1. Out of Bounds (Rule 27)
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A ball is out of bounds if it lies:
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(a) Beyond any boundary wall or fence
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(b) On or over the path surrounding the Clubhouse
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(c) Beyond the line of white posts to the right of the 5th hole, and to the right of the 14th hole.
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2. Water Hazards (Rule 26)
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The burn between the 8th and 9th holes and to the right of the 17th and 18th holes and designated by red stakes/lines are deemed to be lateral water hazards. All other burns designed by yellow stakes/lines are deemed to be water hazards.
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3. Ground Under Repair (Rule 25)
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(a) Any area marked as Ground Under Repair, lined with white paint or as designated by blue stakes
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(b) A ball lying on a seeded sclaff must be lifted and dropped.
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4. Movable Obstructions (Rules 24-1)
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Stones in bunkers may be removed – if the ball be moved in so doing it shall be replaced in the exact spot from which it moved, without penalty.
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5. Immovable Obstructions (Rule 24-2)
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(a) Staked trees, trees and shrubs less than one club length in height
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(b) Roads and artificial paths and artificial surfaces, bridges, bridge supports and shelter huts.
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A ball lying within the area defined by white markings / burned grass line either side of the path to the right of the seventeenth fairway should be considered to be on the path, and relief take without penalty according to rule 24-2.
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(c) Internal fences and free standing bell standards.
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(d) Fixed sprinkler heads.
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A ball out of bounds at Freeland is recoverable, but players MUST use the gate.
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6. Relief for embedded. (Rule 25-2)
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(a) Ball embedded in closely mown area through the green
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(b) Ball embededed in rivetted bunker
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(c) A ball embedded in its own pitchmark in any closely mown area through the green may be lifted and dropped as near as possible to where it lay, but not nearer the hole.
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(d) A ball embedded in the face of a rivetted bunker may be lifted without penalty from the plug mark, cleaned and dropped at the nearest point of relief to the plug mark which is not nearer the hole. If in doing so, the ball returns to the hazard, the procedure should be repeated. If the ball again falls into the hazard the ball should be placed at the spot where the ball struck the course when it was dropped the second time. When dropping / placing the ball at the point of relief, no allowance for taking a stance is permitted.
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Players are asked to ensure that they repair plug marks on the greens.
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