COMMON SITUATIONS RULES CARD
The Niner Executive Board will hand out a laminated version of this rules card at the beginning of the season. If you lose yours or do not get one right away, please print a copy so you are aware of the options for some of the most common golf situations you'll encounter.
Common Situations |
Procedures |
Ball in yellow staked penalty area |
A, B or D |
Ball in red staked penalty area |
A, B, C or D |
Ball hit out of bounds or lost ball (not in penalty area) - Local Rule |
A or M |
Ball in bunker (sand trap, not waste area) |
A, G, K, or L |
Unplayable lie (includes up against fence) |
A, B or E |
Hit in marsh on Player #7, #16 or Founders #7 or Reserve #4, #18 - LGA Rule |
J or B |
Abnormal ground conditions (casual water, tire tracks, plugged lie in fairway) |
F |
Immovable obstruction interferes with swing or stance (cart path, drain, etc) |
F |
Hitting the wrong ball |
H and I |
Ball on green hits another ball on green |
H and I |
Giving or asking for advice (stroke play only) |
H |
Putting off green, sprinkler head interference - Local Rule |
F |
A |
One stroke penalty and hit from prior position |
B |
One stroke penalty and drop ball as far back as desired on a line straight back from the where ball CROSSED MARGIN of penalty area, no closer to the hole |
C |
One stroke penalty and drop laterally within 2 club lengths outside the margin where ball crossed the penalty area, no closer to the hole |
D |
Play as it lies, no penalty |
E |
One stroke penalty and drop laterally within 2 club lengths,no closer to the hole |
F |
Free relief - take stance at NEAREST point of relief, drop within 1 club length |
G |
One stroke penalty and move ball laterally up to 2 club lengths in bunker |
H |
Two stroke penalty on player hitting ball |
I |
Owner of hit ball returns ball to original position |
J |
Two stroke penalty - may elect to carry ball around marsh to Drop Zone |
K |
One stroke penalty and move ball straight back on line of relief in bunker |
L |
Two stroke penalty and move ball outside the bunker straight back from the HOLE through the lie of original ball |
M |
Two stroke penalty from relief area 2 club lengths laterally onto fairway from where ball crossed margin (white stake) or the spot where the ball is believed lost |