2024 SSA 18 & Under Championships
(To be read in conjunction with the Golf NSW and JNJG Local Rules and the Rules of Golf as adopted by the R&A)
Royal Canberra Golf Club
1. Out of Bounds. I. All ground outside the boundary fences. Any area beyond the inside points, at ground level, of any line of white stakes with black tops or black lines.
2. Staked Trees or Shrubs. I. Staked trees/shrubs or those protected by a tree guard are no play zones and are ground under repair (the GUR includes any stakes and/or protective guards. Relief MUST be taken in accordance with Rule 16.1b
3. Ground Under Repair. I. All areas defined by white stakes and/or a continuous or broken white line. II. Any print or cast in a bunker made by a kangaroo that interferes with the Lie of the Ball only i.e. no relief available for interference to stance or swing. III. Any garden bed marked with a white stake are no play zones and are ground under repair. Relief MUST be taken in accordance with Rule 16.1b
4. Immovable Obstructions. I. All artificially surfaced roads and pathways including their edges. II. The Machinery compound on the right-hand side of the 9th fairway as defined by the walls of the shed and chain-wire fencing. III. Wooden posts used to identify species of trees. IV. Any stake identifying GUR or Penalty Areas. V. All Sprinkler Heads, including line of play interference near putting green - Rule 16.1b applies to immovable obstructions close to putting greens. In addition to the types of interference described in Rule 16.1a, interference also exists if an immovable obstruction is: on the player’s line of play and is within two club-lengths of the putting green and is within two club-lengths of the ball. Exception – There is no relief under this Local Rule if the player chooses a line of play that is clearly unreasonable. VI. Steps in Bunkers - For a ball lying on a step providing access to bunkers relief may be taken in accordance with Rule 16.1c.
5. Drop zone - 14th Fairway. I. A drop zone is available as an additional relief option under Rule 17 Penalty Area.
6. Integral Parts of the Course. I. All dirt tracks, pathways and roads that are not artificially surfaced. II. All wood chipped and mulched areas. Individual pieces of such material are loose impediments and to be played as it lies, unless otherwise marked as GUR. Warning: Wildlife can be hazardous – do not approach. Measurements on distance markers are in metres to the centre of the green.
Temporary Local Rules
Tree Removal or Damage There are a number of areas where either fallen or cleared trees with exposed roots have created damage to areas of rough and, occasionally, fairways. Such damaged areas are to be considered NO PLAY ZONES and relief must be obtained under Rule 16.1F (Abnormal Course Conditions).
Interference: For relief to be available, the ball must be in or touching the abnormal course condition or the condition interferes with the player’s stance, or the area of the players intended swing. Older tree stumps without exposed roots on the course, are not GUR unless specifically marked as such. “A stump is still a tree”.
Relief: The player must take relief by dropping a ball, without penalty, within one club-length of, and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief. When the ball is dropped within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, the ball must first strike a part of the course at a spot that avoids interference by the condition.
Note: When taking relief under this Local Rule, a player is permitted to drop the ball onto the fairway if the nearest point of relief is found in that direction, and the drop is taken within the one club-length limit. Further, once dropped onto a fairway, the player may subsequently invoke any Preferred Lie Local Rule that may be in effect. Preferred Lies Preferred lies on holes 10-27 only within 1 score card length on fairways only.
Guidelines for Dropping within a Drop Zone: Royal Canberra has one permanent Drop Zone (DZ) in play throughout the course. The DZ in front of the teeing ground on hole 14th provides an additional option for relief under Rule 17 Penalty Areas. The following provisions apply regarding the dropping and re-dropping of the ball in the dropping zones: • The player does not have to stand in the dropping zone when dropping the ball. • When a player is using a dropping zone, the relief area is defined by that dropping zone and the ball must be dropped in and come to rest in the dropping zone (see Rule 14.3). • If the dropping zone is defined by a line on the ground, the line is inside the dropping zone.
Penalty for Breach of all Local Rules Stroke play — Two strokes (General Penalty)