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Local Rules (USGA Rules apply in all other cases)
Summer rules: Play the ball as it lies and the course as you find it.
Winter rules(preferred lies): A ball lying "through the green" may be lifted and cleaned, without penalty, and placed within 6" of where it originally lay, no nearer the hole, and so as to preserve as nearly as possible the stance required to play the ball from the original lie. After the ball has been so placed, it is in play, and if it moves after the player has addressed it, the penalty shall be one stroke. (Rule 18-2B and Appendix 1)
Out of Bounds: Defined by white stakes and fences. Penalty of one stroke and loss of distance. (Rule 27) Hole #18: There are several areas where the sidewalk from the public street extends 4 to 6 inches inside the course from under the OB fence. These areas are considered part of the OB, and are NOT an Immovable Obstruction.
Immovable obstructions: Water fountains, switch boxes, bridges, cart paths, foot bridges, ball washers, rocked drains (through the green), water sprinklers, valve covers, sewerage line covers, water drain grills. (Rule 24)
Provisional ball over a water hazard (Holes 5, 9, 16 & 17): If a player believes her ball might be in the water hazard, but is not sure, and going forward to determine whether the ball is in the hazard would unduly delay play, the player MAY play a provisional ball under any of the options provided under Rule 26-1 (Relief for Ball in Water Hazard). After proceeding forward, if the original ball is NOT in the hazard, it is still the ball in play and the provisional ball must be abandoned. However, if the original ball is in the hazard, the player has only two options: play the original ball AS IT LIES, or play the provisional ball. (Local Rule per USGA Rules of golf, Appendix 1, Part A, 2b.
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