Some local rules added
Local rules added
PLEASE NOTE MAY 2025-
DUE TO WARM WEATHER
THE FOLLOWING LOCAL RULES ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Rule Number 1
Model Local Rule F-8"Cracks in the ground in parts of the general area cut to fairway height or less are ground under repair. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b.
But relief is not allowed if the crack only interferes with the player’s stance.
Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Local Rule: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a

Rule Number 2

Model Local Rule F-9"If a player’s ball lies in the general area and there is interference from EXPOSED tree roots that are in the general area cut to fairway height or less OR
in the rough within FOUR club-lengths from the edge of the area cut to fairway height or less, the tree roots are treated as ground under repair.
The player may take free relief under Rule 16.1b. But relief is not allowed if the tree roots only interfere with the player’s stance.]
Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Local Rule: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a