OUT OF BOUNDS

• Beyond a Boundary Walls or any fence boundary the course.
• Internal cut bounds as defined by white stick.
• Right side of fairway # 1 and 2^nd across the fence.
• Across the green No. 5,.
• Complete Walking Track.
• Left side of the fairway # 10 (tee to green No. 10)
• Hole No. 11 across the fence over the green.
• CDA area of the right side of fairway # 15 near green.
• CDA fence of left side of fairway # 16.
• Across and right of green # 18.

IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTION

• Sprinkle head fixed irrigation units, water taps, pipe lines, benches.
• Sign Board, Distance Marker, Tee Marker Safety Nets.
• All pathways from green to tee.
• Ball lying in marked area near safety nets may be dropped without penalty in ‘DROP ZONE’
• All pits with or without plants.

General Points

Tee Shot (Rule 11)

Play your tee shot from between, and not in front of, the tee-markers.
You may play your tee shot from up to two club-lengths behind the front line of the tee-markers.
If you play your tee shot from outside this area:

• In match play there is no penalty, but your opponent may require you to replay your stroke provided he does so immediately;
• In stroke play you incur a two-stroke penalty and must play a ball from within the correct area.>

Playing the Ball (Rules 12, 13, 14 and 15)

If you think a ball is yours but can’t see your identification mark, after notifying your marker or opponent, you may mark the position of the ball and lift it to identify it (Rule 12-2).

Play the ball as it lies. Don’t improve your lie, the area of your intended stance or swing, or your line of play by:
• Moving, bending or breaking anything fixed or growing, except in fairly taking your stance or making your swing, or
• Pressing anything down (Rule 13-2).

If your ball is in a bunker or a water hazard, don’t:
• Touch the ground (or the water in a hazard) with your hand or club before your downswing, or
• Move loose impediments (Rule 13-4).

If you play a wrong ball:
• In match play you lose the hole
• In stroke play you incur a two-stroke penalty and must correct the mistake by playing the correct ball (Rule 15-3).

On the Putting Green (Rules 16 and 17)

On the putting green, you may:

• Mark, lift and clean your ball (always replace it on the exact spot), and
• Repair ball marks and old hole plugs, but not any other damage, such as spike marks (Rule 16-1).

When making a stroke on the putting green, you should ensure that the flagstick is removed or attended. The flagstick may also be removed or attended when the ball lies off the putting green (Rule 17).

Ball Moved, Deflected or Stopped (Rules 18 and 19)

Ball at Rest Moved (Rule 18)

Generally, when your ball is in play, if:
• You accidentally cause it to move
• You lift it when not permitted, or
• It moves after you have addressed it

Add a penalty stroke and replace your ball (but see the exceptions under Rules 18-2a and 18-2b).

If someone other than you, your partner or your caddies moves your ball at rest, or it is moved by another ball, replace your ball without penalty.

If a ball at rest is moved by the wind or moves of its own accord, play it as it lies without penalty.

Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped (Rule 19)

If a ball struck by you is deflected or stopped by you, your partner, your caddies or your equipment, you incur a penalty of one stroke and play the ball as it lies (Rule 19-2).

If a ball struck by you is deflected or stopped by another ball at rest, there is normally no penalty and the ball is played as it lies. However, in stroke play only if both balls lay on the putting green before you made your stroke, you incur a two-stroke penalty (Rule 19-5a).

Lifting, Dropping & Placing the Ball (Rule 20)

Prior to lifting a ball that has to be replaced (e.g. when you lift a ball on the putting green to clean it), the position of the ball must be marked (Rule 20-1).

When the ball is being lifted in order to drop or place it in another position (e.g. dropping within two club-lengths under the unplayable ball Rule), it is not mandatory to mark its position although it is recommended that you do so.

When dropping, stand erect, hold the ball at shoulder height and arm’s length and drop it.

The most common situations where a dropped ball must be re-dropped are when the ball:
• Rolls to a position where there is interference from the condition from which free relief is being taken (e.g. an immovable obstruction)
• Comes to rest more than two club-lengths from where it was dropped, or
• Comes to rest nearer the hole than its original position, the nearest point of relief or where the ball has last crossed the margin of a water hazard.

There are nine situations in total when a dropped ball must be re-dropped and they are covered in Rule 20-2c. If a ball dropped for a second time rolls into any of these positions, you place it where it first struck the course when re-dropped.

Relief Situations & Procedures (Rules 22, 23, 24 and 25)

When playing golf, you must play the ball as it lies, whether your ball is in a good lie or a bad lie, unless the Rules allow you to do otherwise.

For example, the Rules allow you to move natural objects like leaves and twigs – the Rules call these “loose impediments.”

The Rules also permit you to lift and move your ball if you have interference from certain conditions. Sometimes you can move your ball without penalty, e.g. when you have interference due to a man-made object – called “obstructions” – such as a road or path, or an abnormal ground condition, such as casual water and ground under repair. At other times, you may incur a penalty if you wish to move your ball, e.g. when your ball is in a water hazard.

Have a look at the following sections to learn more: –
• Loose Impediments
• Ball Assisting or Interfering with Play
• Movable Obstructions
• Immovable Obstructions and Abnormal Ground Conditions
• Water Hazards

Ball Lost or Out of Bounds; Provisional Ball (Rule 27)

Check the Local Rules on the score card to identify the boundaries of the course. These are normally defined by fences, walls, white stakes or white lines.

If your ball is lost outside a water hazard or out of bounds you must play another ball from the spot where the last shot was played, under penalty of one stroke, i.e. stroke and distance.

You are allowed 5 minutes to search for a ball. If it is not found within 5 minutes it is lost.

If, after playing a shot, you think your ball may be lost outside a water hazard or out of bounds you should play a provisional ball. You must state that it is a provisional ball and play it before you go forward to search for the original ball.

If the original ball is lost (other than in a water hazard) or out of bounds, you must continue with the provisional ball, under penalty of one stroke. If the original ball is found in bounds, you must continue play of the hole with it, and must stop playing the provisional ball.

Ball Unplayable (Rule 28)

If your ball is in a water hazard and you do not wish to play it as it lies, you must proceed under the water hazard Rule – the unplayable ball Rule does not apply. Elsewhere on the course, if you believe your ball is unplayable, you may under penalty of one stroke:

• Lay a ball from where your last shot was played, or
• Drop a ball any distance behind the point where the ball lay keeping a straight line between the hole, the point where the ball lay and the spot on which the ball is dropped, or
• Drop a ball within two club-lengths of where the ball lies not nearer the hole.

If your ball is in a bunker you may proceed as above, except that if you are dropping back on a line or within two club-lengths, you must drop a ball in the bunker.