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SHORELINE GOLF LINKS
"Your
position on the course is immediately behind the match in front.
Not immediately in front of the match behind."
The U.S.G.A. Rules of Golf govern all play, and are supplemented by local rules
LOCAL RULES
Summer rules will be in effect when the course is in good shape. Tournament Chairs will determine and post when Lift, Clean and Place Rules are in effect. Tee to green, a ball may be marked, lifted and cleaned, without penalty, and placed within 6 inches of where it originally lay, not nearer the hole.
BARE SPOTS
In the fairway only, the ball may be dropped within one club length on the
nearest grass, no nearer the hole. No penalty.
WATER HAZARDS
Holes #4 and #11 are water hazards defined by yellow stakes. Hole #17 is
played as a lateral hazard from the red tee. You may play the ball from the
hazard without grounding the club - no penalty, or you may take relief under
rule 26 1-a and 26 1-b. A drop area will be designated for water holes #4
and #11. You cannot tee the ball up in the drop area. ALSO, drop areas do
not apply for major tournaments (Match Play or Club Championship) or
Captain's Day Trophy.
LATERAL WATER HAZARDS
Holes # 1,3,10, and 12 are lateral hazards defined by red stakes or lines.
Hole #17 is played as
a lateral hazard from the red tee. You may play the ball from the hazard
without grounding the club - no penalty, or you may take relief under rule
26 1-a, 1-b, or 1-c.
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA (ESA)
Environmentally Sensitive Areas are defined as any hole, cast or runway
reasonably believed to
have been occupied by or made by a burrowing owl. Play from there is
PROHIBITED. Relief
MUST betaken pursuant to Rule 21 b or 25-1 c if located or lost therein
WATERFOWL FENCING
Fences and other devices which are installed seasonally to help protect
greens from migratory birds are defined as temporary immovable obstructions.
If a player's ball is located outside the hazard, the player is entitled to
relief, not nearer the hole at no penalty. If a player's ball is
located with the hazrd,the options for relief from the fencing are: (a) a
ball drop within the hazard, not nearer the hole without penalty. The player
should drop the ball on the green side of the fencing, but still within the
margins of the hazard. This may require moving a distance
along the fencing, in order to satisfy the "no closer to the hole"
component, and where there is space within the margin of the hazard that
allows swing/stance without interference from the fencing, or (b) a ball
drop outside the hazard, not nearer the hole at a
penalty of one stroke.
OUT OF BOUNDS
Out of bounds (Rule 27) are defined by boundary fences and are located on
the following holes: #1 (right.), #7 (right), #8 (right), #9 (right and
rear), #10 (left), #12 (right and rear), #13 (left and rear), #15 (rear),
#16 (left), #18 (right and rear). No relief from stakes or fences defining
out of bounds.
GROUND UNDER REPAIR (GUR)
Do not hit out of GUR in areas where play is prohibited. Take complete
relief, including fences surrounding GUR, at nearest point, no closer to the
hole (Rule 25 1-b).
IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS
Immovable obstructions (Rule 24) are defined as:artificially surfaced golf
cart paths and headers;
sprinkler heads; drainage ditches and irrigation control boxes; staked
trees; 150 and 100 yard markers;manholes and related systems; the retaining
wall on hole #10 is an integral part of the course. If a ball lies off the
putting green but not in a hazard and an immovable obstruction on or within
two club-lengths of the putting green and within two club lengths of the
ball intervenes on the line of play between the ball and the hole, the
player may take relief as follows: the ball must be lifted and dropped at
the nearest point to where the ball lay that (a) is not nearer the hole, (b)
avoids intervention and (c) is not in a hazard or a putting green. The ball
may be
cleaned when lifted.
MOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS (Rule 24-1):
Stones in bunkers are defined as movable obstructions.
BIRD DROPPINGS:
If a player's ball lies on, next to or has feces adhering to the ball, the
player may mark, lift, clean the ball and place it within six inches of the
original spot, no nearer the hole.
DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES:
the use of devices that measure distance is allowed. However, the use of
devices that gauge or measure other conditions that might affect a player's
play (e.g., wind or gradient) is not permitted.
RAIN OUT—DAY OF
PLAY
The tournament director will call the ProShop to find out if it is raining
at the course. If so and she decides to cancel she will let the Pro Shop
know by 6:30 AM. If you are a starter/scorer, be sure to call and see if it
is cancelled so you won't have to go to the course.
FROST DELAY
Members should call to find out if there is a frost delay If there is a
frost delay, members must still arrive and check in by 8:30.No one will be
bumped until after 8:30. The desk will then stay open until 8:45 and any
reassignments will be determined between 8:30 and 8:45