Romsey Golf Club
Local Rules (March 2024)
Out of Bounds (OOB)
- All exterior fences and into the cricket/football oval area (16th Hole).
- 1st Hole
- Right Hand Side (right of the drain)
- Left Hand Side (beyond the wooden fence and, passed the gate, left of the drain)
- 18th Hole RHS – Large white posts. (Ball outside of post line and beyond is OOB)
Relief may be taken from (NPOR no closer to hole)
- Bare patches on the fairway you are playing. (Drop)
- GUR marked with white paint. (Drop)
- All drains. (Drop)
- All animal scratchings, paspalum, sprinklers, tracks, corings, tree stumps (where the stump interferes with a player’s stance or swing) and cracks. through the general area. (Drop)
- Garden beds are not integral parts of the course. If player &/or marker believe ball is in a garden. then free drop. The same rule for balls thought to be in the spouting of the shed.
- Green Keeper’s waste. (Drop)
- Tree roots more than one club length from the base of the tree.(Drop).
- All damaged and bare patches on a green. (Place)
Additional Local Rules
- Boggy ground is considered temporary water and full relief can be taken in accordance with the rules of golf.
- During very wet weather – Carts; members who have prior knowledge of which areas to avoid may use carts. If unsure either walk the course first or ask for clarification.
- 5th Green – new area being developed, if shot is obstructed by playing over new area then drop zone at front of green
- 5th green – piles of sand and soil on left of green are GUR Drop – NPOR
- 3rd fairway – piles of sand and screenings on right are GUR, drop – NPPR