LOCAL RULES

Welcome to the Local Rules page, a new feature of the Kingsdown Golf Club website! 

Please use the links below to access the Kingsdown Golf Club Local Rules, presently in force.

Permanent Local Rules

The following link here will reveal the Permanent Local Rules applicable to Kingsdown Golf Course:

Temporary Local Rules - Active only when notified on H&C board in clubhouse

Please see below for all of the current temporary local rules applicable to Kingsdown Golf Course:

Model Local Rule F-7 – Relief from Seams of Cut Turf

If a player's ball lies in or touches a seam of cut turf or a seam interferes with the player's area of intended swing:

(a) Ball in General Area. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b.

(b) Ball on Putting Green. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1d.

But interference does not exist if the seam only interferes with the player's stance.

All seams within the area of cut turf are treated as the same seam in taking relief.

This means that if a player has interference from any seam after dropping the ball, the player must proceed as required under Rule 14.3c(2) (must drop again) even when the ball is still within one club-length of the reference point.

Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Local Rule: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a