Juniper Hill Local Rules

Out of Bounds

• 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,18 -- stone walls, out of bounds stakes, and fences defining out of bounds are not obstructions

• 2,3 -- fence on right, fence behind green

• 9 - fence on right

• 9, 18 -- snack bar area, grounds maintenance buildings, and parking area

Yellow Penalty Area Holes

• 8 - in front of tee, in front of green

• 15 - in front of tee

• 17 - in front of green

Red Penalty Area Holes

• 4 - right of fairway

• 6 - front of tee, right of tee, fairway, and green

• 7 - entire right side of fairway, stone runoff basin on left

• 8 - right of tee, left of tee

• 10 - left of green

• 13 - front of green

• 14 - entire right side and left side, in front of green

• 15 - right of tee, stone runoff basin right of fairway

• 17 - right and left approaching green

No Play Zone

• Construction areas, all flower beds and landscaped tree bases -- mandatory relief

• 1 - rock drainage behind and right of green

• 4,5 - rock drainage area right of fairway

• 7 - on left approximately 225 yards from the green

• 15 - face of drain under cart path

• 16, 17 - drain under cart path and rock drainage area

• 18 - tree stumps in front and right of green and beside cart path

Obstructions

• All cart paths, work roads, and associated worn areas

• 6,13,14 -- screened fences

• 14 - when taking relief from screened fence, place the bal (without penalty) no nearer the hole, within one club-length of the nearest relief

Out of Bounds

• 1,3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18 -- stone walls, out of bounds stakes, and fences defining out of bounds are not obstructions

• 12, 13, 14, 18 -- parking lot, cart garage and parking area

Yellow Penalty Area Holes

• 10 -- river crossing the fairway

• 12 -- in front of tee

Red Penalty Area Holes

• 3 - right of fairway

• 4 -- right of the fairway

• 5 - pond right of green, pond left of green, river behind green

• 6 -- right of tee, right of fairway, stream left of fairway

• 8 -- stream behind green

• 9 -- river on left side, stream right of tee

• 10 -- right of fairway greenside of the bridge

• 11 -- pond right of green, river right of green

• 12 -- left of tee, right of tee

• 13 -- left of fairway, left of green, stream right of green

• 17 -- pond left of tee, pond on right, river, stream behind green

• 18 -- stream in front and right of tee

No Play Zone

• Construction areas, all flower beds and landscaped tree bases -- mandatory relief

Obstructions

• All cart paths, work roads, and associated worn areas

• 2 -- screened fence behind green

• 6 -- screened fence right of green, fence left of green

• 8 -- screened fence behind forward tee

• 14 -- ball netting protecting cart garage, screened fence behind green

• 14 -- when taking relief from the cart path right of fairway, drop ball (without penalty) no nearer the hole, within one club-length of the nearest relief on the left side of the path

Ball Played Provisionally in a Yellow or Red Penalty Area

1. Unless prohibited in USGA or Mass Golf matches, if there is doubt whether a ball is in or lost in a yellow or red penalty area, the player may play another ball provisionally under any of the applicable options.

2. If the original ball is found outside the Penalty Area, the play must continue play with it.

3. If the original ball is found in the Penalty Area, the player may either play the original ball as it lies or continue with the ball played provisionally under applicable options.

4. If the original ball is not found or identified within the three-minute search period, the player must continue with the ball played provisionally.

Distance Measuring Devices:  

Unless prohibited in USGA or Mass Golf matches, USGA approved distance measuring devices are allowed in competition.  Devises that measure slope are not allowed.

Stones in Bunkers: 

Stones in bunkers may be treated as movable obstructions, and be removed, if they represent a danger to the player or interfere with the proper playing of golf.

Accidental Movement of a Ball on the Putting Green: 

No penalty when a player, an opponent or either of their partners, caddies, or equipment accidentally moves a ball or ball-marker on the putting green.