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
8 - in front of tee, in front of green
15 - in front of tee
17 - in front of green
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
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
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
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
10 -- river crossing the fairway
12 -- in front of tee
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
Construction areas, all flower beds and landscaped tree bases -- mandatory relief
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
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.
If the original ball is found outside the Penalty Area, the play must continue play with it.
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.
If the original ball is not found or identified within the three-minute search period, the player must continue with the ball played provisionally.
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 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.
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.
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