Golf

Players may lift, clean and place the ball, within one club length, no closer to the hole in the fairway being played.

When a players ball is not found or is known or virtually certain to be out of bounds, the player may proceed as follows rather than under stroke and distance. For two penalty strokes, you may drop the ball in the vicinity of where the ball is estimated to have come to rest on course or last crossed the of course boundary to go out of bounds. You may also drop in the fairway of the hole being played no more than two club lengths from the edge of the fairway no closer to the hole (2 penalty strokes) Out of bounds are defined by white stakes and includes the edge of the paved road which is nearer the fairway on hole #11. All walled areas of the swimming pool and tennis courts are O.B.

One stroke penalty relief allowed. Yellow lines allow two relief options; red lines give lateral relief option in addition to the two relief options for yellow. All surface drainage ditches are considered penalty areas whether they are marked or not (red area).

All cart paths and maintenance roads, all concrete catch basins and catch basin grates and all shelters are immoveable obstructions. The concrete catch basin on #11 and mounding above it is considered part of the construction of the basin. Relief: Stance and swing relief plus one club length, no nearer the hole.

Play is prohibited; the player must take relief outside the area not nearer the hole; stance and swing relief plus one club length.

If the players' ball, stance, or area of intended swing is affected by an abnormal ground condition in general area the player may take relief. If the player elects to take relief from ball the player must drop the ball within 1 club length of the nearest point of relief not nearer the hole. The player may not drop the ball onto a putting green. In a bunker the player may take 1 club length free relief no nearer the hole or under penalty of one stroke, outside the bunker, keeping the point where the ball lay directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind the bunker the ball may be dropped. Relief is afforded from temporary water on the line of play if the ball is on the putting surface.

Relief allowed under Rule 16.3 only when player’s ball is embedded in general area.

If the player is in an area that is not marked but feels he is entitled to relief an alternate ball may be played and a ruling may be obtained at the scoring table.