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Local Rule: E-5 Alternative to Stoke and Distance

If a ball is lost or out of bounds, as an alternative to stroke-and-distance relief, Model Local Rule E-5 may be used. For instance, a player may drop a ball within two club-lengths, but not nearer the hole, of the nearest edge of the fairway at an equal distance from the hole to where the ball was believed to be lost or went out of bounds and add two penalty strokes.

This Local Rule may not be used:

1) if a provisional ball is in play, or

2) for a ball in a penalty area, or

3) for an unplayable

Rule 17 - Penalty Areas - Red & Yellow

Purpose of Rule: Rule 17 is a specific Rule for penalty areas, which are bodies of water or other areas defined by the Committee where a ball is often lost or unable to be played. For one penalty stroke, players may use specific relief options to play a ball from outside the penalty area.

Applying Penalty Boundaries and Drop Zones around water

Rule 17: Illustrations of how to apply the rules at 'The Lakes Country Club'.

A little lengthy - covers so many questions a player has!

Taking Back-on-the-line Relief (Rule 26-1b)

One of your options for relief from either a red or yellow penalty area is called back-on-the-line relief. (Rule 26-1b)

Dropping correctly from a Cart Path

Rule 16: Abnormal course conditions (including immovable objects).... in this case a Cart Path,

Dangerous animal conditions where to take a drop

Rule 16.2: Dangerous animal conditions - snakes, bears, bees, ants --- oh my!

Universal Relief Procedure

Know how to drop and take relief from desert, embedded ball and red penalty area's.

Our next event ..

21st February 2022 at The Forty Niners Golf Club, East Tucson (also Southern District 'Scotch' at Mountain View, North Tucson.)

KWGA could not find an alternative date.

Do not forget to signup at your HOME club or contact your representative via our Contact Menu. You may bring one guest!

Individual Members may now signup online via Contact Menu select Individual Members GA.

We are going to have fun!

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KWGAKachina Women's Golf Association