Please be advised of a change to the Local rules, as below:
Ball coming to rest in a Red staked water hazard:
The golf course management have issued instructions that players must take all steps necessary to avoid damage to the lake water hazard linings.
The local rule is that any ball coming to rest below the initial grass banking, inside a red staked water hazard must be dropped outside the hazard, either where the ball entered the hazard, or in any designated drop zone.
A 1 stroke penalty is applied.
If your ball lies on the grass banking but the no play zone interferes with your stance or swing, you may take free relief by dropping the ball within one club length of the nearest point of complete relief from the no play zone, within the penalty area and not nearer the hole.
If your ball lies on the grassy bank within the penalty area, and you can play it without standing in the no play zone, you may do so without penalty.
The option to take relief outside of the penalty area under penalty is still available.
Previously, the entire penalty area was designated as a no play zone.
