Comanche Trace Local Rules

2022 LOCAL RULE SHEET - COMANCHE TRACE

1)       Please refer to the Rules of Golf book effective January 2019 concerning any rules questions. These Local Rules supersede Local  Rules on the scorecard. 

2)       Penalty Areas will be defined by yellow or red stakes, lines or physical features (See #3 of Local Rules). Where marked, lines will define the penalty area and stakes identify the penalty area. In the absence of lines, stakes define the area. As an additional option for a red penalty area, where possible, a player may have the additional  option of using the opposite margin  equidistant to the point the ball entered  the penalty  area as the reference point.
 

3)       NATIVE AREAS: All native areas throughout the course are considered "Red Penalty  Areas'  and  the edge of the  penalty  area  is where the grass and native area meet. Where a cart path is adjacent to a native area, the edge of the path on the native area side will act as the edge of the penalty area. NOTE: Mowed areas to the side of paths which lead to a native area ARE NOT part of the native area. Where native areas border both sides of a cart path, the path lies in the penalty  area and the edge of the penalty area goes across the path at the point where grass would meet the native area if the path was not present.    NOTE: lf a ball crosses over a penalty area and comes to rest out of bounds, that rule applies (Rule 18.2) and penalty area relief is not available.

4) Ground under repair will include:

•   Areas on the course marked with white lines

• Newly planted sod not marked as ground under repair should be played as it lies, although, if your ball lies in a SOD SEAM, relief will be granted if the sod seam interferes with the lie of the ball or your area of intended swing

• French Drains (stone filled drainage ditches)

• Staked trees... Any young tree on the course designated by ropes and stakes is considered a no plav zone in which mandato1y relief required for lie of ball, stance and area of intended swing...the tree itself along with the ropes and stakes are considered as one.

  5)  Out of bounds will be defined by white stakes, property fences, inside edges of any city road and where applicable, white dots adjacent to the city road. A ball which comes to rest on or over a city road is considered out of bounds. OB is determined by the nearest inside points of the fence, stake or road at ground level. 

6)  Fire ants and their mounds are considered a dangerous situation and relief is granted under Rule 16.2a & 16.2b.

7) Animal hoof damage: In the general area or in a bunker, dan1age that is clearly identifiable as having been caused by animal hoofs is ground un(!_er repair and Rule 16.1 applies (Abnormal Course Conditions). Such damage on the putting green may be repaired and Rule13. lc (2) applies.

8)  Deer or antelope dung in any area except a penalty area is considered as either loose impediments or as ground  under repair at the option of the player. An accumulation of dung will be considered as one area of ground under repair.

9)  Damage by animals: Damage in the "general area" caused by animals such as armadillos or skunks will be considered ground under repair. Interference does not exist if the damage only interferes with the player's stance. 

10)    Integral parts of the course:

• Wires, cables or electric boxes  closely attached to trees or other permanent objects

• Retaining artificial walls when located within penalty area.

 11)  Obstructions close to putting green... If a ball lies in the general area and an  immovable obstruction  within 2 club lengths of the putting green and within 2  club lengths of the ball intervenes on the line of play between the ball and the hole, the player may take relief as follows:

• the ball may be lifted and dropped within the relief area using Rule 16.1 b.

 12)    Drop Zones: As an additional option for a ball in a penalty area, drop zones may be provided as part of an individual rules sheet for an event.

13)    Rules Committee: Bobby White, Director of Golf