Club Rules – Emu Park Golf Club

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Club Rules

Emu Park Golf Club – Local rules (in addition to USGA Rules of Golf)

Out of Bounds: As designated by black and white markers

around club house, car park, garden beds and buggy shed
along fairways on Hole numbers 4, 7, 12, 13, 14 & 15
area behind Hole 12 green, BBQ area.

Relief without penalty: Compulsory consultation with marker on nearest point of relief. (EXCLUDES stone areas off fairways)

Golf ball hitting any crocodile signs, power lines and power poles – BALL MUST BE REPLAYED
Hole 12 – garden bed of Men’s Hole 10 tee box. (Drop zone marked by sign).

Nearest point of relief in accordance with Rule 14.3 no nearer to the hole from:

Immovable stones areas within fairway cut on hole currently playing
Bridges and roadways across drains in front of Hole numbers 7, 16 & 17.
Roadways from Hole 7 green up to Hole 8 Tee, between Hole 2 & Hole 3, and left side of Hole 11 green.
Roadway top of dam wall along right hand side Hole 8 and extending toward Hole 8 Tee.

Bare/sand patches on greens:

Use Rule 16.1 abnormal condition for relief when ball is on the putting green – no relief for ball off the putting green.

Red Penalty Area along Hole 9

Right hand side – Area of gardens beds on both sides of the road, and the part of the road in between the garden beds is red penalty area.

Playing Hole 9: There is no ‘point of entry’ penalty relief for this area. Penalty relief to be taken at the penalty Drop Zone, 2 club lengths from the sign (not nearer the hole).

Playing Hole 12: There is no ‘point of entry’ penalty relief for this area. Penalty relief to be taken at the penalty Drop Zone, in the marked area behind Ladies Hole 10 Tee.

Stakes on Course: (stakes in ground treated as immovable obstruction Rule 16)

Yellow & Red stake = Penalty areas – refer to Rule 17
Black & White stake = Out of bounds – Rule 18
White stake = G.U.R – Rule 16 abnormal condition
Staked Trees – Immovable obstruction Rule 16

Pace of Play:

Stroke Play – maximum 10 strokes per hole then pick up ball (excludes all championship and monthly medal rounds).
Marking of score cards – proceed to next tee before marking card.
Looking for lost ball – maximum 3 minutes (Rule 18.2a).