New tee-up Local Rule

Starting immediately, there are Temporary Local Rules (July 2024) that will be in force until further notice. Please note the first two new local rules, regarding tee-up on all closely mown surfaces, are designed to protect our fairways.

July 2024 Temporary Local Rules are listed below. You can also read them in the Settings menu of the MiScore App.

Post and rope barriers

These are there for a reason. All players are required not to move the ropes, lower the rope so their buggies can go over it, or raise the rope and push their buggies underneath it. The ropes are there to protect the front of the greens during the winter months by keeping the area free of wear and tear, reducing mud and footprints, and helping to maintain grass cover. Please do not just ignore them.

Frosty conditions

The course will be closed when it is frosty. This is to preserve the grass and greens from being damaged.  Walking or driving on frozen grass breaks the stems causing it to die.

If you are booked into a competition early when there is frost, you will need to wait. As an example, the women's competition this week was deferred until 10.30am.

Motorised carts must be driven off the fairway until the frost has completely thawed.

Divots and pitch marks

Please take the time to repair divots on fairways and pitch marks on greens. While I appreciate members do the right thing, we have many people who use the course that don’t. We thank you all for your additional attention to this.

Temporary Local Rules July 2024

TEE-UP ON CLOSELY MOWN SUFACES
All players must tee the ball up on closely mown areas. Players are to mark, lift, clean and tee their ball as close as possible to where their ball has come to rest until further notice.
If a player wants to putt their ball from the fringe of a green, they do not need to tee the ball up. They may take a preferred lie prior to playing their shot with a putter.

BUNKERS
Due to unfinished renovations in the bunkers, players may lift, rake and place their ball, as close as possible to where their ball initially lay in the bunker.

GROUND UNDER REPAIR
Relief must be taken from all GUR in the general area, in accordance with Rule 16.1.
Players may take relief from the following in accordance with Rule 16.1:

• Leaf, stick and mulch piles
• Burnt ash piles
• Storm damage: Any disturbed areas due to tree removal, ground out stumps, or cut and standing stumps.

If a ball comes to rest on a tree root, or a tree root interferes with a player's stance or swing, relief may be taken in accordance with Rule 16.1b.

11TH GREEN
If a player's ball comes to rest in GUR as marked out on the green, a player may move their ball to the nearest "drop zone", as identified on the green. The ball may be placed in the drop zone and played from there.

POST AND ROPE BARRIERS
Post and rope barriers are to be treated as immovable obstructions and relief must be taken in accordance with rule 16.1. If your ball hits the post or rope, it must be played as it lies. Players are not allowed to replay the shot.