{"id":3868,"date":"2025-04-15T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scsmgc.com\/?page_id=3868"},"modified":"2025-10-13T13:55:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:55:26","slug":"local-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scsmgc.com\/?page_id=3868","title":{"rendered":"Local Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LOCAL RULES ADJUSTED TO USGA. USE YOUR DRIVER FOR MEASURING RELIEF<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\u2026 HAVE FUN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No penalty strokes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B..1-club length relief- no closer to the hole:
.. cart paths
.. flower beds
.. sprinklers\/ drain covers.
.. staked trees.
.. ground under repair.
.. driving range net, guide wires or all safety nets \u2013 no penalty, even if ball is lost.
C\u2026water in sand traps\/fairway.
D\u2026sand traps \u2013 lift ball, rake sand and replace ball in original position.
ADVICE on shots is free<\/span>: BUT all strokes and PUTTS count \u2013 no gimmies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penalty strokes<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Out of bounds<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Fences on left side of holes 9-10-11-12-13 \u2013 Play a provisional ball from where you hit your
last ball- penalty 1 stroke. If you didn\u2019t hit a provisional and later determine that the ball is OB, drop another
ball on the fairway near where you figure it went out \u2013 2 stroke penalty.
B Holes 10, 11 and 12<\/strong><\/span> – OB white stakes on right side, same as above.
C Hole 8 <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 the protective net is an immovable obstruction but unlike all the other protective nets on the course,
it is in play. If the net interferes with your ball, drop your ball off the green, 1 club length from the right edge of
the net. No penalty.
D Water hazards<\/strong><\/span>\u20141 stroke penalty and play your ball from behind the water.
E Remove ball from sand trap<\/strong><\/span>\u20141 stroke (except in Winter).
F Lost ball on the course<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 2 stroke penalty – drop on the fairway near where you figure it disappeared.
G Swing and miss ball<\/strong><\/span>\u2014round of snickering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Please repair all divots on the fairways and ball marks on greens<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter rules:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may lift & clean ball anywhere on the course.
You may remove ball from sand traps and play your ball from behind the trap – no penalty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LOCAL RULES ADJUSTED TO USGA. USE YOUR DRIVER FOR MEASURING RELIEF A\u2026 HAVE FUN No penalty strokes: B..1-club length relief- no closer to the hole:.. cart paths.. flower beds.. sprinklers\/ drain covers… staked trees… ground under repair… driving range net, guide wires or all safety nets \u2013 no penalty, even if ball is lost.C\u2026water in … Continue reading “Local Rules”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scsmgc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3868"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scsmgc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scsmgc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scsmgc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scsmgc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3868"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/scsmgc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5523,"href":"https:\/\/scsmgc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3868\/revisions\/5523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scsmgc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}