PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL RULES AS SHOWN ON THE SCORE CARD. THE SATICOY SENIOR MEN'S CLUB LOCAL RULES ARE ADDITIONS TO THE LISTED LOCAL RULES ON THE SCORE CARD.

DEFINITIONS:
PERIMETER FENCE: THE FENCE THAT SURROUNDS THE COURSE, INCLUDING THE DRIVING RANGE FENCE ON HOLES # 1/10.  A BALL BEYOND A PERIMETER FENCE IS OUT OF BOUNDS. THERE IS NO FREE RELIEF FROM A PERIMETER FENCE.

IF YOU THINK YOUR BALL MAY BE LOST OR OUT OF BOUNDS ANYWHERE ON THE COURSE, YOU SHOULD HIT A PROVISIONAL BALL BEFORE GOING TO LOOK FOR IT. IF YOUR FIRST BALL IS OUT OF BOUNDS, AND THE PROVISIONAL BALL IS OK, YOUR NEXT SHOT WILL BE # 4.

IF YOUR BALL IS  OUT OF BOUNDS, AND YOU HAVE NOT HIT A PROVISIONAL BALL, YOU MAY DROP A BALL WHERE IT WENT OB AND TAKE A TWO SHOT PENALTY. YOUR NEXT SHOT WILL BE # 4. (OR GO BACK AND REPLAY THE SHOT, COUNT ALL STROKES, AND TAKE A ONE SHOT PENALTY.)

PROTECTIVE FENCE: ANY FENCE OR PART OF A FENCE THAT IS IN PLACE TO PROTECT PERSONS OR PROPERTY FROM ERRANT SHOTS. THE TALL BALLFIELD FENCES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF # 4/13 AND # 7/16, AND THE SHORT CHAIN LINK FENCES THAT GUARD THE POLE SUPPORT WIRES ON # 4/13 ARE PROTECTIVE FENCES. A BALL BETWEEN THE TALL FENCE AND THE SHORT CHAIN LINK FENCE ON THE ABOVE HOLES IS NOT OUT OF BOUNDS AND THE PLAYER MAY DROP THE BALL, NOT NEARER THE HOLE, AT A POINT THAT GIVES RELIEF FROM THE TALL FENCE. (NO PENALTY)

THERE ARE SEVERAL INTERIOR PROTECTIVE FENCES ON THE COURSE. IF YOUR BALL IS BEHIND THIS TYPE OF FENCE, YOU MAY GO TO EITHER END OF THE FENCE THAT IS NOT NEARER THE HOLE AND DROP THE BALL. (NO PENALTY) RELIEF FROM ALL PROTECTIVE FENCES DOES NOT INCLUDE RELIEF FROM TREES

1. PLAY THE BALL AS IT LIES, UNLESS THE RULES OF GOLF ALLOW YOU TO DO OTHERWISE. PLAYERS SHOULD MARK BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION WITHOUT TOUCHING OR LIFTING THE BALL. IF A BALL MUST BE TOUCHED OR LIFTED FOR IDENTIFICATION, IT MUST BE DONE AS STATED IN RULE 12-2, WHICH IS TO ADVISE ANOTHER PLAYER WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, THEN ALLOW HIM TO WATCH YOU MARK THE LOCATION OF THE BALL, LIFT AND IDENTIFY IT, THEN REPLACE IN THE EXACT SPOT.

2. IF A BALL STOPS ON THE EDGER CUT LINE AROUND THE GREEN, YOU MAY PLACE IT OFF THE LINE, NOT NEARER THE HOLE.


3. IF THERE ARE NO OB MARKERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE # 9/18 FAIRWAY, THE OB LINE SHAL BE THE EDGE OF THE PAVED SURFACE CLOSEST TO THE FAIRWAY.

4. A PLAYER SHALL NOT PLAY A PRACTICE STROKE ON OR NEAR THE GREEN OF THE LAST HOLE PLAYED. A 2 STROKE PENALTY WILL BE ADDED TO THE SCORE OF THE NEXT HOLE FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS RULE. IF THE VIOLATION OCCURS ON THE LAST HOLE TO BE PLAYED, THE PENALTY WILL APPLY TO THAT HOLE.

5. HITTING RANGE BALLS ANYWHERE ON THE COURSE IS A 2 STROKE PENALTY, UNLESS THIS IS YOUR BALL IN PLAY.

6. THERE IS FREE SWING AND STANCE RELIEF FOR THE ON COURSE REST ROOM.
FIND THE NEAREST POINT OF RELIEF, NOT NEARER THE HOLE, AND DROP WITHIN 1 CLUB LENGTH. LINE OF SIGHT RELIEF IS NOT ALLOWED.

7. STONES IN BUNKERS ARE MOVEABLE OBSTRUCTIONS. (RULE 24-1 APPLIES)
    DIRT CART PARTS ARE IMMOVEABLE OBSTRUCTIONS. (RULE 24-2B APPLIES)

8. SCRAMBLE RULES ARE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR.

9. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LOW HANDICAP PLAYER IN EACH GROUP TO INSURE THAT THE CORRECT SCORES ARE RECORDED FOR EACH PLAYER IF A PLAYER STATES A SCORE KNOWN TO BE INCORRECT, THE LOW HANDICAP PLAYER SHALL RECORD THE CORRECT SCORE.

10. PLAYERS MUST KEEP UP TO GROUP AHEAD. IF YOUR GROUP IS FALLING BEHIND, THE FIRST TWO PLAYERS TO HOLE OUT SHOULD GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEXT TEE AND HIT.

11. IF YOU ARE NOT PLAYING BY THE RULES AND COUNTING YOUR STROKES CORRECTLY, YOU ARE LYING TO YOURSELF AND YOU COULD BE STEALING PRIZE MONEY FROM OTHER CLUB MEMBERS. PLEASE HAVE THE INTEGRITY TO COUNT YOUR SCORE CORRECTLY AND TO PLAY BY THE RULES.

MEMBERS ARE ADVISED THAT YOUR CLUB CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS ALLOW THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO CONSIDER REMOVAL OF A MEMBER WHO DOES NOT PLAY WITH THE CLUB 6 TIMES IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS.