Local Rules and TLR

November 7, 2025

LANGDON HILLS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

LOCAL RULES (Revised April 2025)

 

  1. OUT OF BOUNDS (RULE 18.2)
  2. Beyond all fences and any line of white stakes defining the boundary of the course.
  3. On or over the road on the left of the 9th
  4. The reservoir and driving range area in the centre of the course, as defined by the white stakes on the right of the 6th hole and the left of the 15th hole and 16th
  5. Beyond the white posts on the right side of the 10th hole, denoting Internal Out of Bounds.

Please note that when playing the 18th hole, the Out of Bounds markers along the right side of the fairway are deemed Immovable Obstructions.

 

 

  1. PENALTY AREAS (RULE 17)

Penalty Areas are indicated by red stakes.

The edge of the penalty area is defined by the break of the ground into the ditch/pond unless defined by a red line.

When both stakes and lines are used, the stakes identify the Penalty Area, and the line defines the margin.

 

13th hole – As an extra relief option for the Penalty Area situated to the back right of the green only – adding one penalty stroke – a player may drop a ball in the dropping zone situated to the right of the Penalty Area.  A sign marks the dropping zone and the relief area is within one club length from the sign.  The dropping zone is a relief area under Rule 14.3.

 

14th hole – As an extra relief option if a ball comes to rest in the penalty area in front of the green, adding one penalty stroke, a player may drop a ball in the designated dropping zone. The dropping zone is a relief area under Rule 14.3.

 

15th hole – The sleepers supporting the Penalty Area to the front and left side of the green are deemed to be within the Penalty Area and the edge of the Penalty Area is defined by the course-side edge of these sleepers.  Therefore, a ball resting against them is in the Penalty Area and the player does not have free relief from them.

 

  1. ABNORMAL COURSE CONDITIONS / No Play Zones (NPZ) (RULE 16.1)

This includes Immovable Obstructions and Ground under Repair.

  1. Pump houses and associated pipe work.
  2. Roads, Pathways, Bridges, etc.

All pathways, parts of bridges which lie outside the margin of Penalty Areas, internal fences, course markers and course furniture (including inspection chambers) from which free relief is available under Rule 16.1.

  1. Sprinkler Heads

When a ball lies in the General Area, interference also exists if a sprinkler head is:

on the player’s line of play, is within two club-lengths of the putting green AND is within two club-lengths of the ball.

  1. All Unhealed Drainage Channels

An unhealed drainage channel is any depression, gully or remnants of drainage work which has not fully grassed over.

  1. GUR areas are marked by white lines and/or hoops and/or ropes.

 

  1. WRONG GREENS (RULE 13.1f)

Relief from Wrong Greens also includes the apron/fringe of Wrong Greens.  Relief MUST be taken under Rule 16.1b.

 

  1. NO PLAY ZONES (NPZ) (RULE 16.1)
  2. Relief MUST be taken WITHOUT PENALTY from interference by any NPZ.

NPZ’s are defined by orange stakes

  1. Environmentally sensitive areas are clearly marked with orange stakes and are designated NPZ’s. For safety reasons – Do not enter these areas
  2. Young Trees – If a young tree (defined by an attached supporting stake and/or less than two driver lengths in height) interferes with a player’s stance or area of intended swing. Relief must be taken without penalty.

 

  1. Temporary Local Rules

 

Tyre ruts due to construction work 

During the construction work being carried out on or close to the course, there is likely to be damage caused by way of deep tyre ruts. These areas of damage, although not individually marked, are deemed to be Ground Under Repair (GUR) from which free relief maybe taken under Rule 16.1

Note – A deep tyre rut is deemed to be any such rut which, due to its depth, means that when a ball lies within or beside it, the player’s club face is not able to strike all parts of the golf ball when making a stroke

Adverse weather conditions

Preferred Lies
Commonly known as ‘Pick, Wipe and Place’

As and from Monday 27th October 2025 the following Local Rule is effective:

When a player’s ball lies in a part of the general area cut to fairway height or less the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or another ball and playing it from the relief area.

Reference Point: Spot of the original ball.
Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: 6 inches from the reference point but with these limits:
Limits on Location of Relief Area: Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point and must be in the general area.

Tee area Mats

Where present teeing area mats comprise the teeing area. When starting a hole, from a teeing area mat, the player must stand on and play a ball from the mat.

Penalty for breach of local rules (general penalty)

Stroke Play – 2 strokes

Match Play – Loss of hole

 

 

Course Safety

 

Lightning Risk

Players are responsible for their own safety when there is a risk of lighting (Rule 5.7a)

 

Course Evacuation

 

Audible (Klaxon) warning:

Three short blasts: Fog or Lightning

When the klaxon is sounded in fog or when lightning risk exists during a competition, play is suspended and players MUST leave the course.