LT LOCAL RULES – LONE TREE GOLF CLUB

 

 

Local Rules have the same status as a Rule of Golf for that competition or course. 

The Association will enforce the 9-hole completion time of two (2) hours and 15 minutes.

The course has 2 drop zones on the front 9 (holes 3 & 6) & 1 drop zone on back 9 (hole 12). The league plays from DZ2 when there are 2 drop zones.

 

Roads:

Holes 1, 3, 5, and 6 all have roads along them.  Any ball that goes into the road is OOB.

 

Course Drop Zones:

Hole 3:  The pond in front of the green is a RED Penalty Area. Player has 2 options:  

(1) re-tee the ball for stroke and distance; or 

(2) proceed to the Drop Zone in front of the pond, 1 stroke penalty. 

 

The road to the left of the hole is OOB. If the tee shot goes into the street, you must re-tee the ball. 1 stroke penalty.  

 

If a ball, other than the tee shot, goes into the street, proceed to Drop Zone,1 Stroke penalty.

 

Hole 6:    

The lake/pond on the right is marked as either YELLOW or RED penalty area. If your tee shot goes in the water, mark the spot where your ball crossed the YELLOW line into the water (not where it splashes/bounces in). Drop the ball from your knee, as far back in the line as you would like. 1 stroke penalty. 

 

If your ball goes into the water on any other shot, proceed to Drop Zone 2 for penalty relief. 1 stroke penalty. 

 

The culvert/large drainage structure is a RED Penalty Area. To obtain the nearest point of relief, while not impeding your stance, mark 1 club length (with longest club). Then mark 1 additional club-length out from the original mark, and then you have a semi-circle in which you can drop your ball from your knee for the nearest point of relief. 1 stroke penalty. 

 

Hole 7:  

OOB - in front of the public sidewalk/condos.

RED Penalty Area - area to the right of the hole and surrounding the back side of the green.

 

Hole 8:  

OOB - fence line along the entire left side of the hole is a boundary fence.

RED Penalty Area - waste brush area to the right of the entire hole and surrounding part of the green.

YELLOW Penalty Area - ditch and rocks in front of the green. 

FREE Relief Areas - (1) beginning at the large sand bunker on the left and before the boundary fence, the rocks that run the length of the hole; (2) footbridge by ditch and rocks in front of the green if your ball comes to rest on it (no closer to the hole).

 

Hole 9:  

OOB - (1) driving range to the right of the hole; (2) area on the other side of the sidewalk around the practice area. 

RED Penalty Area - brush area to the front left of the tee box and the waste/brush area along the left side of the hole. 

 

Hole 10:  

OOB - (1) the 2 white stakes on the right to protect the practice area; (2) cart path and tunnel behind the green.

RED Penalty Area - waste/brush area to the left of the entire length of the hole.  

Play as it Lies - beyond the 2 white stakes on the hill on the right, this area is considered in bounds and playable. 

 

Hole 11:  

OOB - (1) brick fence that lines the entire length on the left of the hole is a boundary fence; (2) houses on the right side of the hole marked by white stakes.

RED Penalty Area - pond in front and to the left of the tee box.

 

Hole 12:   

The lake in front of the green is marked by both YELLOW and RED penalty markers. **Pay special attention to where it is ‘yellow’ and where it is ‘red’.  

 

The wet area behind and to the right of the green that separates the tee box of Hole #13, and the green is marked as a RED penalty area.  

 

If your tee shot goes in the water, mark the spot where your ball crossed the YELLOW line into the water (not where it splashes/bounces in). Drop the ball from your knee, as far back in the line as you would like. 1 stroke penalty. 

 

If your ball goes into the water on any other shot, proceed to Drop Zone 2 for your penalty relief. 1 stroke penalty.

 

Hole 13:

OOB - white stake area behind the green next to the homes. 

RED Penalty Area - brush on the right of the tee box.

 

Hole 14:  

OOB - (1) brush area along the left side of the fairway is marked by white stakes; (2) the ‘rattlesnake’ area that is elevated and walled on the right of the fairway and cart path is also marked by white stakes; (3) fence line on the hill beyond the fairway is a boundary fence; (4) fence line beyond the green adjacent to the homes is a boundary fence.

Play as it Lies - tall grass in front of the boundary fences is deemed playable without relief, if found.

 

Hole 15:

OOB - (1) houses that border the entire right side of the fairway are marked by white stakes; (2) houses in the distance (west side) of the hole are also marked by white stakes. 

Play as it Lies - tall grass/brush along the left side of the tee box and fairway is marked as a ‘rattlesnake’ area but is considered in play until you reach the fence above/beyond the tall grass.  You may play the ball as it lies or take an unplayable lie. 

Immovable Obstruction - at the right side of the green adjacent to the cart path is a large grate that covers a drainage device. If your ball comes to rest on or in or adjacent to the structure, such that it impacts your stance or swing, you are entitled to FREE relief.

FREE Relief Area - if your ball is on the grate, you may take FREE relief; (2) If your ball falls into the grate AND you can identify your ball you may also take FREE relief.

 

Hole 16:  

OOB - (1) the hill and houses that line the right side of the tee box and fairway are marked by white stakes; (2) white stakes along the left side of the tee box and fairway near the homes; (3) behind the green there are also white stakes.

RED Penalty Area - left of the fairway adjacent to the last house.  

 

Hole 17:

OOB - (1) the dog leg hole is marked on both sides by either white penalty stakes adjacent to the houses and/or a rock wall which is considered a boundary wall; (2) the road on the far side, beyond the green.

 

Hole 18:

OOB - (1) the white stakes in front of the road that border the far right; (2) the white stakes in front of the boundary fence along the left, spanning the length of the hole; (3) the white stakes on the far right of the fairway along the homes; (4) iron fence beyond the ditch; (5) white stakes near the tunnel or any ball ending in the tunnel.

RED Penalty Area - ditch area behind the green and beyond the sidewalk.