Rules of Golf 2012-2015 Pocket Edition - The R&A
Rules of Golf 2012-2015 Pocket Edition - The R&A
Rules of Golf 2012-2015 Pocket Edition - The R&A
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Appendix I 121<br />
3. Areas <strong>of</strong> the Course Requiring Preservation; Environmentally-<br />
Sensitive Areas<br />
Assisting preservation <strong>of</strong> the course by defining areas, including turf nurseries,<br />
young plantations and other parts <strong>of</strong> the course under cultivation, as ground<br />
under repair from which play is prohibited.<br />
When the Committee is required to prohibit play from environmentallysensitive<br />
areas that are on or adjoin the course, it should make a Local Rule<br />
clarifying the relief procedure.<br />
4. Course Conditions – Mud, Extreme Wetness, Poor Conditions and<br />
Protection <strong>of</strong> Course<br />
a. Lifting an Embedded Ball, Cleaning<br />
Temporary conditions that might interfere with proper playing <strong>of</strong> the game,<br />
including mud and extreme wetness, warranting relief for an embedded ball<br />
anywhere through the green or permitting lifting, cleaning and replacing a ball<br />
anywhere through the green or on a closely-mown area through the green.<br />
b. “Preferred Lies” and “Winter <strong>Rules</strong>”<br />
Adverse conditions, including the poor condition <strong>of</strong> the course or the<br />
existence <strong>of</strong> mud, are sometimes so general, particularly during winter<br />
months, that the Committee may decide to grant relief by temporary Local<br />
Rule either to protect the course or to promote fair and pleasant play. <strong>The</strong><br />
Local Rule should be withdrawn as soon as the conditions warrant.<br />
5. Obstructions<br />
a. General<br />
Clarifying status <strong>of</strong> objects that may be obstructions (Rule 24).<br />
Declaring any construction to be an integral part <strong>of</strong> the course and,<br />
accordingly, not an obstruction, e.g. built-up sides <strong>of</strong> teeing grounds, putting<br />
greens and bunkers (<strong>Rules</strong> 24 and 33-2a).<br />
b. Stones in Bunkers<br />
Allowing the removal <strong>of</strong> stones in bunkers by declaring them to be movable<br />
obstructions (Rule 24-1).