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Bathurst Golf Club – Additional Local Rules

To be read in conjunction with the Rules of Golf. The JNJG and Golf NSW Rules Hard Card applies, but in the case of any inconsistency, these Supplementary Local Rules apply. The club local rules do not apply.

Penalty for Breach of Local Rule – Match Play – Loss of Hole, Stroke Play – 2 strokes

JNJG TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS

Players may call the following numbers and an official will attend as soon as possible:

Daniel Smyth – 0423 953 533
Greg Watkinson – 0407 422 112
Ethan Keane – 0435 033 255

In the case of a player being unable to gain assistance from one of the officials, the player may proceed in accordance with the procedure outlined in Rule 20.1 of the Rules of Golf and play a second ball before seeking clarification on the rule with the official after the round.

1. Ground under Repair

1.1. All maintained gardens and mulch / woodchip covered areas.

1.2. Any roped off areas.

1.3. Bare patches on closely mown areas (fairway).

1.4. Exposed tree roots on closely mown areas (fairways).

1.5. Clearly defined vehicle and machinery tracks (through the green).

1.6. New drainage / excavation works (through the green).

1.7. Artificially surfaced roads and paths (through the green).

1.8. Aeration Holes on the Putting Green. Any ball that comes to rest in or on an aeration hole may be lifted, without penalty, and placed at the nearest spot no nearer the hole that avoids the aeration hole.

1.9. Relief on Greens – line of putt relief can be taken to avoid putting over bare patches / ground under repair on the green. Relief must be the nearest point of relief, which gives a clear line of putt to the hole, taking into account the anticipated path of travel of the putt.

2. Immovable Obstructions

1. The artificial surfaces and artificial edges or borders of roads and paths (includes gravel paths, wood-chipped paths, etc).
2. When two artificially-surfaced paths are adjoining, they are treated as the one path.
3. When white-lined areas tie into an immovable obstruction, the two conditions are treated as a single abnormal course condition.
4. Landscaped garden areas and everything growing in them that are surrounded by an immovable obstruction are treated as a single abnormal course condition.
5. Mats that are secured and all ramps covering cables.
6. Staked trees and staked shrubs are ground under repair (the GUR includes the stake and any wrapping).

3. Returning of Scorecard

3.1. In a situation where a player has returned an incorrect scorecard, a specific mistake will be treated as a ‘committee error’ (which means the player will be exempt from any penalty for this mistake under Rule 3.3b and this mistake must be corrected on the scorecard, regardless of whether the error is discovered before or after the competition has closed) when ALL of the following are true:

Where the committee in charge of the competition had appointed a ‘scorecard return official/s’.
Where the ‘scorecard return official’ would reasonably be expected to have identified the mistake.
Where the player left the scoring area only after having received some sort of advice from the ‘scorecard return official’ to the effect that the scorecard was returned in full compliance with Rule 3.3b.

3.2. In a situation where Hard Card Local Rule 20.a does not apply, Rule 3.3b(2) is modified in this way: if a player returns a scorecard without the hole scores being certified either by the player, the marker or both, the player gets two penalty strokes. The penalty applies to the last hole of the player’s round.

4. Immovable Obstructions (e.g. Sprinkler Heads) Close to Putting Greens – Line of Play Interference

5.1 Rule 16.1b applies to immovable obstructions close to putting greens. In addition to the types of interference described in Rule 16.1a, at the player’s discretion, interference under 16.1a is considered to also occur with an immovable obstruction when all of the following are true:

It is on the player’s line of play, AND
It is within two club-lengths of the putting green, AND
It 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.)

5. Maximum Score Format of Play (Rules of Golf Rule 21.2)

5.1 Maximum Score is a form of stroke play where a player’s score for a hole is capped a maximum number of strokes set by the committee. At JNJG Junior Masters Events, the maximum score for any hole is 10 strokes.

6. Parents, Spectators and Bag Pusher Guidelines

6.1 There are no caddies allowed at any JNJG Tour Event. See the JNJG Parents and Spectator guidelines for more details.

7. Course Information

1. Pin Positions
  1. Red Flag (front 1/3 of the green)
  2. White Flag (middle 1/3 of the green)
  3. Yellow Flag (back 1/3 of the green)

1. Distance Markers (all to centre of green)
  1. Blue – 200m
  2. White – 150m
  3. Red – 100m

1. Tee Markers
  1. White JNJG Tee Markers – all BOYS divisions
  2. Red JNJG Tee Markers – all GIRLS divisions

8. Trees & Shrubs
8.1 Staked trees and shrubs 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.
8.2 On fairways and within 2 club lengths from the edge of the fairway, if a player’s ball or swing has interference from exposed tree roots, the tree roots are to be treated as ground under repair. The player may take free relief under Rule 16.1b; interference does not exist if the tree roots only interfere with the player’s stance.

9. Out of Bounds
9.1 All areas outside the boundary of the property as defined by the perimeter fence.
9.2 The car parking area including associated kerbing and gutter.

Make sure you keep up with the group in front, carry and use a sand bucket to replace divots, and fix all pitch marks on the greens. Let’s leave the course in the same condition as when we arrived!!