Due to the overall wet condition of the golf course Preferred Lies now apply throughout the General Area.
Preferred Lies through the General Area due to Winter Conditions (Model Local Rule E-3)
- Throughout the General Area, place the ball within one club-length no nearer the hole
‘Through the green’ the golf course is very wet and the rough and fairway grass is longer than standard. There are also places where mud is adhering to golf balls. Until conditions for fair play can be restored, preferred lies apply in the general area (ie the previous ‘Though the Green’ provision).
When a player’s ball lies in a part of the general area, the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or another ball (as per Rule 14.2) in and playing it from this relief area:
- Reference Point: Spot of the original ball
- Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: one club length from the reference point, but with these limits:
- must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and
- must be in the general area.
The ball may be cleaned when lifted. It is good practice to mark the original spot of the ball, but it is not compulsory.
PENALTY FOR PLAYING BALL FROM A WRONG PLACE IN BREACH OF LOCAL RULE: General Penalty under Rule 14.7a.
Match Committee
Grounds and Greens Committee
29 July 2021