Local Rules in play as at 10/07/25
E-10 - Protection of Young Trees
As part of our bio-diversity net gain plan, new trees have been planted around the course, notably the 1st and 6th. The following local rule is in place to help prevent damage to the young trees when a player makes a stroke.
Local Rule E-10.1 - The young trees identified by wooden stakes around the tree are no play zones:
If a player's ball lies anywhere on the course other than in a penalty area and it lies on or touches such a tree or such a tree interferes with the player's area of intended stance or area of intended swing, the player must take relief under Rule 16.1f.
Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Local Rule: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a.
Area in front of the 2nd tee – there are no longer any specific local rules in place that relate to this area.
Scorecard Local Rules
Local Rules
Out of Bounds (Rule 18.2)
Note: Out of bounds posts, white stakes and fences are all fixed and relief is not permitted under Rule 8.1a
Penalty Areas (Rule 17)
The River Misbourne at the 1st, 18th and the ditch across the 16th are deemed Yellow and Red Penalty Areas, marked accordingly with stakes. The ponds to the left of the 7th, right of the 8th, the moat around and including the island between the 10th and 11th, the ditch on the right of the 17th and left of the 18th are deemed as Red Penalty Areas. All other drainage ditches whether defined by stakes or not are deemed as Red Penalty Areas.
Roads and Paths
All roads and paths on the course, even if not artificially-surfaced, are treated as immovable obstructions from which free relief is allowed under Rule 16.1.
No Play Zones in General Area defined as Abnormal Course Condition
Immovable Obstructions close to putting green
Immovable obstructions close to putting green: In addition to the types of interference described in Rule 16.1a, when a ball lies in the general area, interference also exists if an immovable obstruction is: on the player’s line of play, is within two club-lengths of the putting green, and is within two club-lengths of the ball. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b. (Exception – There is no relief under this Local Rule if the player chooses a line of play that is clearly unreasonable)
Embedded Ball in soil bunker face
Free relief is not allowed when a ball is embedded in soil faces above bunkers.
Practice Area between 1st/18th and Practice Putting Green
Penalty for Breach of Local Rule: General Penalty