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SANTA TERESA WOMEN’S GOLF CLUB LOCAL RULES  
     

·         OUT OF BOUNDS (rule 27)

o        All boundary fences

o        White OB stakes on the right of #2, 3,11,and 12

o        White OB stakes on left of #1 and 7

o        You must replay from the original point – one stroke penalty

o        If you replay from the tee box, you may tee up your ball

o        There is no relief from stakes or fences defining out of bounds

 ·         WATER HAZARDS (rule 26) 

o        Canal on #11 and #12 fairways

o        (1) You may drop ball behind hazard, keeping the point at which the ball last crossed the hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit as to how far back you may go – one stoke penalty

o        Or (2) Replay from the spot from which original ball was played – one stroke penalty

o        If you replay from the tee box, you may tee up your ball 

 

·         LATERAL HAZARDS (rule 26-1c)

o        Red stakes right of #1, 2 and 9

o        (1) Ball may be played from hazard without grounding club – no penalty

o        Or (2) Drop ball within two club lengths from where ball last entered hazard, no nearer hole – one stroke penalty

o        (3) You may also choose one of the two options for water hazard as above

 

·         IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS (rule 24-2)

o        All cart paths and rocks defining the cart paths

o        Concrete on #14 and #15;gravel based ditch on #10 and #14; metal pipe left side on #2; worn out wooden drain covers to right near OB stakes on #12 

o        Staked trees

o        Steel towers

o        Fairway markers (Yellow– 250 yd, Blue-200 yd, White-150 yd, Red 100 yd)

o        Sprinkler heads

o        If any of the above obstructions interfere with player’s stance or swing, the ball may be dropped within one club length from the nearest point of relief, no near the hole - no penalty

 

·         MOVEABLE OBSTRUCTIONS (rule 24-1)

o        150 yard poles are moveable obstructions

o        You may (1) remove the pole before you make your shot regardless of the distance you are from it

o        If the ball hits the marker, you must play it as it lies

 

·         OVERHEAD WIRES

o        Ball striking overhead wires must be replayed

 

·         STEEL TOWERS

o        Ball striking towers is in play

 

·         GROUND UNDER REPAIR (rule 25)

o        Bark surrounding the large Oak trees

o        Animal rooted areas

o        All roped off areas

o        Ball may be dropped to nearest point of relief no nearer the hole – no penalty

 

·         TEMPORARY GREENS

o        On temporary greens with a regular size cup, a two-putt maximum is in effect.  You may try for a one putt should you chose, but if you miss, pick up.  If the cup is oversized you must putt out

 

·         LARGE ROCKS

o        Rocks defining the boundary of the course,  left of green by the road on hole #2 and right of green by the road on hole #3

o        Must play ball as it lies or treat as an unplayable ball

 

·         SPRINKLER HEADS NEAR GREEN

o        When sprinkler heads are within 2 club lengths from the green and within two club lengths from the ball interfere with the line of play

o        Ball may be dropped within one club length from the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole nor onto the green - no penalty

o        Ball may be cleaned when lifted

 

·         WINTER RULES when posted

o        Mark the ball’s position before you lift, Clean and replace the ball no more than 6 inches and can be moved from rough to fairway, no nearer the hole.   USGA does not make a distinction between rough and fairway.

 

·         DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES

o        Players may obtain distance information by using devices that measure only distance.  Devices that measure other conditions that might effect play, such as wind-speed, temperature etc, are not allowed regardless to whether these features are used.

o        Upon request information obtained from these devices must be shared with other players 

 

·         PUTTs and CHIP INs

o        All putts made on the green are counted as putts.

o        A ‘Chip-In’ is any stroke made from off the green that goes into the hole.

 Printed February 2010                           Updated February 2009, October 2008, August 2006. 


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