- Alignment of our Local Rules to the 2019 Rules of Golf
- Match Committee’s decision on the adoption of the Model Local Rules
- Alternative to Stroke and Distance for Lost Ball or ball Out of Bounds
- “Maximum Score” as an additional form of stroke play
- Alignment of our Local Rules to the 2019 Rules of Golf
Our thanks go to Greg Fitzhardinge for revising our Local Rules to align with the 2019 Rules of Golf.
There is no change to the intent of how we play the course and this revision is required to:
- Remove Local Rules that are no longer required because they are incorporated into the Rules of Golf; and
- Change terminology used in our Local Rules to align with the terminology used within the Rules of Golf.
The revised Local Rules take effect immediately and supersede the Local Rules printed on the back of our score cards. It is an approved practice for clubs to continue to use existing scorecards until stock runs out.
In the interest of fair and fast play, we ask Members to familiarise themselves with the revised Local Rules and the key changes to the 2019 Rules of Golf.
- Match Committee’s decision on the adoption of the Model Local Rules
In support of speeding up play, the R&A has provided Model Local Rules that clubs can choose to implement. Refer to: www.golf.org.au/LR-oob-lostball
After consideration the Match Committee has voted to not implement these local rules and to await feedback from clubs that choose to be early adopters.
With regard to the Model Local Rules offering an alternative to Stroke and Distance for Lost Ball and ball Out of Bounds, it is considered that the layout of our course, including: our heavily treed fairways; line of sight issues; and the location of the out of bounds areas, will provide challenges for players in establishing the required reference points which define the Relief Area. If this is not a straight forward process, use of these local rules will not produce fair and equitable results and will not have the desired impact on speed of play.
With regard to “Maximum Score” as an additional form of stroke play, the Match Committee has voted to not use this scoring method so as to preserve the challenge of stroke play golf – which is generally only used for our major trophy events.
Please note that all stroke scores are converted to stableford scores for handicapping. Hence players can choose to pick-up on any hole of a stroke round if they are playing badly and, whilst they will not qualify for prizes, a modified score will still count for handicapping. Click on link below for the current local rules.
