The 18th Green At BSGC
Course Rules
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Course Layout.
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Out of Bounds (Rule 27)
  • Beyond any ditch, hedge or fence bounding the course.
  • The Practice Ground.
  • Beyond the line of white posts to the right of the 11th Hole.
  • The Clubhouse Patio and adjoining flower beds.
Immovable Obstructions (Rule 24.2)
  • All Fixed course 'furniture', including:
    Sprinkler Heads, Manhole and Hydrant Covers, Blue - 150 yard Marker posts and signs, Ball Cleaners, Drinking fountains, etc.
  • ALL STAKED TREES. Relief must be taken.
Movable Obstructions
  • Bunker Rakes and their Holders.
  • Stones in Bunkers.
  • Directional Marker Posts.
Ground Under Repair
  • Fissures (open cracks) in the ground. (Rule 25.1.b)
  • Tractor tyre ruts in the soil (not compressed grass).
  • Drainage lines
  • Temporary Greens - relief must be taken. Play prohibited.
  • All cultivated flower and shrub areas, relief must be taken.
Plugged Ball (Ball Embedded)
  • A ball embedded in its own pitch mark, through the green, shall be lifted and cleaned, without penalty dropped as near as possible to the original spot but not nearer the hole.
All Unmarked Ditches
  • Deemed to be Lateral water hazards. (Rule 26)
Practice Putting Green
  • This is an integral part of the course. (Rule 25-3 applies).