Walsall Golf Club Local Rules
Players are expected to abide by the Local Rules of Walsall Golf Club at all times.
1. OUT OF BOUNDS
- A ball played into or over a boundary ditch or over a boundary fence or hedge is out of bounds.
- Boundary ditches are those on the left hand side of the 1st and 3rd holes.
- A ball in or beyond the gutter surrounding the putting green on the clubhouse side of the white posts is Out of bounds.
- The car park is out of bounds.
2. WATER HAZARDS
- The brook is a water hazard. The boundary ditches at the 1st and 3rd holes are NOT water hazards (See 1 above).
3. IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS
- Staked trees are immovable obstructions.
- All bridges and man-made paths are to be regarded as immovable obstructions.
- Fixed sprinkler heads are immovable obstructions.
- Relief from immovable obstructions may be obtained under Rule 24.2. For fixed sprinkler heads the procedure in specimen Local Rule App. 1 B6 should be adopted.
4. MOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS
- Stones in bunkers are movable obstructions. Rule 24.1 applies.
5. GENERAL
- A ball lying in the flower beds on the back of the 9th and 18th greens must be dropped. Rule 25.1b applies.
- All Rules of Golf refer to the 31st Edition 2008 .
6. TEMPORARY LOCAL RULES
- For temporary Local Rules please see Notice Board