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| Rules Newsletter - August 2007 |
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Members will know that I have been keen to focus our minds on the Rules of Golf, essential to playing in competitive golfing situations – in matches, in qualifying competitions, other Club Open Days and, yes, even against the men! The knowledge of the Rules of Golf shows that a lady golfer is taking the game seriously. By joining an 18 hole club and gaining a CONGU handicap, a player no longer just a social golfer but one who is striving to improve their game in every area – and enjoy the benefits of the golfing social life that Les Mielles, especially, bring!! Sound knowledge of the Rules of Golf (Definitions and 34 Rules) will enable you to use them to their best advantage for you and you will be on the course with increased confidence. Always remember to check the Local Rules of a golf course (normally on the back of the scorecard).
Please ask me if you would like to see any of these books before purchase.
The onus is on the player to learn and understand the Rules, however your Lady Captain or a member of the Committee is always there to help. We do not promise to answer every question right away but we will always search out the information and report back. With this in mind I instigated a little red book (with the other signing in books in the clubhouse) at the beginning of the year for use of golfing queries, rule clarifications and general club suggestions; to date this has not been used so please, if you have a query, do use it and then other members can also benefit. We have run a couple of Rule Question Time session in the early months of the year in conjunction with an LGU Medal and many thanks to those Committee Members who have helped us through matchplay rules and water hazard rules. Further sessions will be arranged in the autumn and winter months. Over the coming months, Rule of the Week will appear on the noticeboard. and will be based queries brought to the Committee’s attention; they will be retained in a folder for further use. The notices will also be posted on the website - www.lesmielles.net/ladies. "A Walk on the Wide" Side has been arranged for Monday, 10th September starting at 1.00 pm at the Clubhouse. We will walk around the north side of the course and cover the rules that crop up frequently on those holes and will finish in the clubhouse for tea and scones. A sign up sheet will appear on the noticeboard so please make every effort to participate; hopefully this will be repeated on a Sunday afternoon later into autumn to allow the Saturday members to join in. Attached to this newsletter is a separate sheet (so you can print off and pop in your bag) –
"10 Golden Rules of Golf". If you adhere to these ten points you can’t go too wrong!
I am planning to incorporate a rules session for all new club members as part of their introduction to the club alerting the ladies to those rules that may be new to them, ie. local rules, water hazards, out of bounds at Les Mielles, etc. Team members playing for the Les Mielles Ladies team for the first time will be encouraged to have sessions with members who are ‘hot on rules’ at the beginning of the season to ensure that Les Mielles Ladies taking part in Matches (and Open Days) will be aware and confident with rules.
It is good to remember that correct application of the Rules is essential to fair play which is very important in a competition – if some players are not abiding by the rules then they may have an unfair advantage. It is not just the rules that are vital to a round of golf, but etiquette is just as important. You will all have seen my reminders in the March newsletter but also remember that we are all striving to increase our knowledge, and those of our fellow members. As a beginner, I was very grateful to established members of the club who took the trouble to explain the rules of golf, showed me how to take a drop, how to work my stableford points etc. Please help each other out, correct others and accept correction with understanding and gratitude. Far rather that we learn with our friends, rather than finding ourselves in a competitive situation when a penalty may be imposed. Finally – DO NOT PANIC – Les Mielles Ladies know their rules better than many other clubs - because we have all those wretched hazards on the course - Let us continue in that way!!
Happy golfing Rachel, Lady Captain
10 Golden Rules – Laws of the Game of Golf 1. Play the ball as it lies. 2. Don’t move…….. bend……. press down ……. or break……… anything growing or fixed (except in taking your stance or swing fairly). 3. Natural objects (loose impediments) not fixed or growing may be lifted (except in a water hazard or bunker) with no penalty. 4. Man made objects (i.e. movable obstructions) can be moved, even in a bunker or water hazard. If they are immovable you may drop 1 club length from nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole and if in a bunker you must drop in the bunker and there is no penalty. However you cannot take relief from an immovable obstruction in a water hazard. 5. Free drop allowed from casual water, ground under repair, burrowing animal holes or casts. If on a putting green place, or a bunker drop , the ball at nearest point of relief; otherwise drop within one club length of nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole. 6. In a hazard (water or bunker) don’t touch the water or ground with your hand or club before the stroke. 7. If you hit ball into a water hazard – yellow stakes - (and cannot play it) either drop behind the hazard or at the place where you last played the shot; one penalty shot. If you hit into a lateral water hazard – red stakes – you may also drop within two club lengths of the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin, or a point equidistant from the hole on the opposite margin; one penalty shot. 8. If you hit your ball out of bounds, or lose it, add a penalty stroke and go back and drop a ball at the place where you last played the shot. On the tee, you may tee up the ball. If you think you have hit your ball out of bounds, or lost it outside a water hazard, play a provisional ball before searching for the first one. 9. When you have an unplayable lie, you may drop a ball at the place where you played the previous shot, adding a penalty shot. If you are on the tee you may tee up the ball. Alternatively drop within two club lengths, no nearer the hole, or any distance behind the unplayable spot, keeping it between you and the hole. If the ball is in a bunker you must drop in the bunker, under either of the alternative options, or you may always go back to where you played your previous shot. 10. On the putting green, you may repair ball marks and old hole plugs on the line of the putt, but not spike marks. |