Local Rules
At Cregmore Park Golf club, there are a number of local rules which all members and visitors should be familiar with.
Permanent Local Rules are printed on the golf card and on the Notice Board.
Additional Temporary Local Rules will be posted on the notice board as required.
Local Rules on back of golf card:
To be posted
Local Rules on Notice Board:
1. Play from areas designated as Ground Under Repair is prohibited. The following areas are deemed as GUR
• All areas of woodchip or bark
• All flower beds
• Temporary road ways
If a player’s ball lies in the GUR area, or if it interferes with the player’s stance or the area of his intended swing, the player must take relief. The player must lift the ball and drop it, without penalty, within one club-length and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief. The nearest point of relief must not be in a hazard or on a putting green.
2. The following are deemed immovable obstructions and relief of one club-length, not nearer the hole, is to be taken:
• Cart Paths
• Tee-box hole markers
• Stone edging to paths, flower beds and areas of woodchip or bark
• Benches
• Rubbish bins
• Ball washers
• Distance markers on fairway
• Sprinkler heads
• Water point covers
• Shoe Cleaner Hut
• Fairway direction post
3. Seams of Cut Turf
Seams of cut turf (not the turf itself) are deemed to be ground under repair. If the ball lies in or touches the seam or the seam interferes with the area of intended swing, but not the stance, a player may lift the ball and drop it, without penalty within one club-length and not nearer the hole.
4. Lateral Water Hazard
Area as defined by red posts to the right of 5th and 7th fairways.
One stroke penalty drop within two club lengths of the point where the ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard.
5. Water Hazard on 16th
When playing the 16th hole, if you hit a ball into the water hazard, relief under penalty of 1 stroke must be taken from the drop zone provided.
6. Integral Parts of the Course
• Internal Stone Walls
• Stones to right of 6th tee
7. The following are deemed moveable obstructions:
• Hazard Stakes
• Distance Marker Stakes
• Stones and rakes in bunkers
8. Out of Bounds
• On/in/over all existing boundary walls or fences or any other boundary marked with white posts.
• Ringfort to left of 4th, 8th, 9th, as defined by stone wall.
The key Temporary Local Rules are:
Preferred Lies
If 'Winter Rules' or 'Preferred Lies' are in play then you can mark, lift, clean and place your ball (within 6 inches) on the fairway only, without penalty.
Embedded / Plugged Ball in Rough
If your ball is plugged on the fairway (>50% of the ball covered) then under the rules of golf you are entitled to mark, lift, clean and place the ball without any penalty.
In order to get relief from a plugged ball in the rough, then a local rule must be in place indicating that embedded balls may be dropped in the rough (within one club-length).
Full Rules of Golf
To download a full copy of the rules of golf from the R&A, click here