Rules and Rants

Play at Good Pace and Keep Up

It is a group's responsibility to keep up with the group in front. If it loses a clear hole and it is delaying the group behind, it should invite the group behind to play through, irrespective of the number of players in that group.

Be Ready to Play

Players should be ready to play as soon as it is their turn to play. When playing on or near the putting green, they should leave their bags or carts in such a position as will enable quick movement off the green and towards the next tee. When the play of a hole has been completed, players should immediately leave the putting green.

Lost Ball

If a player believes his ball may be lost outside a water hazard or is out of bounds, to save time, he should play a provisional ball.

Players searching for a ball should signal the players in the group behind them to play through as soon as it becomes apparent that the ball will not easily be found.

They should not search for five minutes before doing so. Having allowed the group behind to play through, they should not continue play until that group has passed and is out of range.

Cart etiquette

When using a riding cart, please do not sit in the cart and wait for your cart-mate to play and then go to your ball...this slows down play. Assuming your ball is not in her line, get a club or two and walk to your ball and get ready to hit when it is your turn.

Remember, golf is a game of proper etiquette!

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Triggs Local Rules

Preferred lies in your own fairway (6 inches).

In all sand bunkers you may remove rocks, but you may not improve your lie in any way.

Cart path extensions (entrances and exits only) are deemed to ground under construction.

7th hole: the worn area between the tree and the bunker on the left side of the green is considered cart path.

8th hole: until the area between the tee and 150 yd marker is fixed, play that area as a preferred lie. Also, the area on the right of the fairway bunker is considered cart path.

11th hole: free lift from the brook on the drive; since there is no mowed landing area in front of the brook, we play the entire area up to and including the brook as a preferred lie but only on the drive! (If in the brook, you may go as far back as you want.)

12th hole: brook is a lateral hazard; consider the hazard line to be the top of the slope on either side.

14th hole: area behind green is a lateral hazard. Drop nearest point of entry or use drop area in front of green (1 shot penalty).

15th hole: the drainage ditch that runs across the fairway is a preferred lie (take the ball back 1 club length from the ditch); roped off area in front of tee is ground under repair.

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RULE QUESTION

20-2c/1.7 Whether Re-Drop Required If Ball Dropped Under Rule 24-2b Rolls Nearer Hole Than Nearest Point of Relief But Not Nearer Than Where It Originally Lay
Q: A player's ball comes to rest on a cart path such that his nearest point of relief is behind the obstruction. He properly determines this point and lifts and drops the ball in accordance with Rule 24-2b. The ball rolls and comes to rest nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief, but not nearer the hole than where it lay originally on the path. Must the ball be re-dropped?

A: Yes -- see Rule 20-2c(vii)(b).

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Important rule change 2008

Rule 12-2
Lifting Ball for Identification
Q. Am I permitted to lift a ball that I believe is mine to identify it?
A. Yes, under Rule 12-2, a ball may be lifted for identification. The player must announce his intention to lift the ball to an opponent, fellow-competitor or marker, and mark the position of the ball. He may then lift the ball and identify it, provided that he gives his opponent, marker or fellow-competitor an opportunity to observe the lifting and replacement. This may be done anywhere on the course, including when the ball lies in a hazard.

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