Greetings fellow golfers,
Jack Fenelon asked me to reiterate some of the local rules that not everyone may be aware of.
Golf balls in footprints: If your ball comes to rest in a footprint in a bunker, you are allowed to pick it up and place it on a surface outside of the footprint, but no closer to the hole. There is no penalty for this. If you take a drop out of the bunker, then there is a two-stroke penalty.
Golf balls in gopher holes: If your ball comes to rest in a gopher hole, it can be removed. You then get a free drop within a club length of the gopher hole, but no closer to the pin. There is no penalty for this. If your ball lands on or near a gopher mound and your swing will most likely be impeded by the mound, you also get a free drop.
South perimeter fence on hole 4/13: When you look down the fairway from the T-box on this hole, if your ball ends up against the protective netting on the right border, you get a free drop away from the netting, no closer to the hole. To qualify for the free drop, your ball has to be close enough to the netting that your swing is impeded by the netting. In any area where there isn’t protective netting installed, you don’t get a free drop. If the ball goes through the net, but not the perimeter chain-link fence (comes to rest between the net and the chain-link fence) you get a fee drop. If the ball goes through the net and through the chain-link fence, you are SOL because the ball is now out of bounds and considered a doggy toy. (Note: You do not get a free drop when your ball comes to rest against the right border fence of hole #1/10 or hole #7/#16, or any other perimeter fence).
Golf carts near the greens: Golf carts are not to be driven within 25 feet of any green, especially along the fringe (frog hair). Some of our golfers were seen doing this today. Many golfers putt from the fringe. Tire marks interfere with the movement of the ball as it rolls along the fringe. Also, the weight of the cart can compress and damage the grass around the greens when subjected to frequent traffic. Some courses have 20 yard limits.
Today’s top golfers were Jack Fenelon with the best gross score of 81 and David Soriano with the best net score of 59. Way to go guys.
Regards,
Robert Escobedo