PATERSON OPEN PLAYING CONDITIONS TBC

UNLESS OTHERWISE ADVISED ON THE NOTICE BOARD; 30CM PREFERRED LIES (YOUR FAIRWAY ONLY)

1) Local Rules are to be read in conjunction with the Rules of Golf (current edition) & any Temporary Local Rules as displayed on the notice board.

2) Out of Bounds (Rule 18): All areas beyond the boundary fences (including the Sports Ground) & the areas defined white signs &/or posts.

3) Penalty Areas (Rule 17): Red Penalty Areas are defined by red stakes, lines or plates. Yellow Penalty Areas are defined by yellow stakes, lines or plates

4) Protective Screens: relief permitted (inclusive of line of sight) with the exception of the Boundary Fence on the 2nd/11th.

5) Abnormal Course Condition (Rule 16) a. Ground Under Repair: Any area bounded by a continuous or dotted white line, Clearly defined wheel ruts, Garden Beds, Areas of bare earth on fairways and greens, Stoney surfaces (Through the Green), Mulched areas, Unmarked drains & Sprinkler head value boxes & other irrigation fittings. b. Immovable Obstructions: Constructed roads or paths

6) Players are permitted to use the 9th/18th green for practice prior to their round (when starting times are under 2 hours).

7) Alternative to Stroke and Distance for Lost Ball or Ball Out of Bounds (Rule 8, E-5): When a player's ball has not been found or is known or virtually certain to be out of bounds, the player may proceed as follows rather than proceeding under stroke and distance.

For two penalty strokes, the player may take relief by dropping the original ball or another ball in this relief area (see Rule 14.3):

Two Estimated Reference Points:

(a). Ball Reference Point: The point where the original ball is estimated to have:

• Come to rest on the course, or

• Last crossed the edge of the course boundary to go out of bounds.

(b). Fairway Reference Point: The point of fairway of the hole being played that is nearest to the ball reference point, but is not nearer the hole than the ball reference point.

For purposes of this Local Rule, "fairway" means any area of grass in the general area that is cut to fairway height or less.

If a ball is estimated to be lost on the course or last crossed the edge of the course boundary short of the fairway, the fairway reference point may be a grass path or a teeing ground for the hole being played cut to fairway height or less.

Size of Relief Area Based on Reference Points: Anywhere between:

• A line from the hole through the ball reference point (and within two club-lengths to the outside of that line), and

• A line from the hole through the fairway reference point (and within two club-lengths to the fairway side of that line).

But with these limits:

Limits on Location of Relief Area:

• Must be in the general area, and

• Must not be nearer the hole than the ball reference point.

Once the player puts a ball in play under this Local Rule:

• The original ball that was lost or out of bounds is no longer in play and must not be played.

• This is true even if the ball is found on the course before the end of the three-minute search time (see Rule 6.3b).

But the player may not use this option to take relief for the original ball when:

• That ball is known or virtually certain to have come to rest in a penalty area, or

• The player has played another ball provisionally under penalty of stroke and distance (see Rule 18.3).

A player may use this option to take relief for a provisional ball that has not been found or is known or virtually certain to be out of bounds.

Tee Markers: White - Men's, Red - Women's

Flag Positions: (approximate placings) Front = Red, Middle = Yellow, Back = Blue