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Course Care
Golf
Course Care
Players must carry
and use a sand bucket and repair all divots.
Bunkers must be
raked and pitch marks on the greens repaired.
You can help by:
- Repairing plug marks on greens
- Raking bunkers after use
- Carrying a sand bucket and replace and repair divots
- Not littering the course
- Obeying directional signs, yellow lines and hoop placements
Slow
Play
To ensure an enjoyable game for everyone a round of golf should be completed in 4 hours (Stableford or Par) or 4 hours 15 minutes (Stroke). Stroke must not be played during social play. Players are expected to consider others and call the following group through if they fall behind the speed of play.
You can help everyone's game 'flow' if you remember:
- There are other players on the course apart from yourself
- To call following players through when a ball is 'lost'
- To be ready to play your shot when it is your turn.
Commencement of
Play
All players are
required to report to the Golf Shop 15 minutes prior to commencing their
round of golf.
Divots
1. Remove any loose turf from
the affected area.
2-3. Knock in all sides of the edge of the
divot with your club or your shoe.
4. Correctly mend
divot.
Ball Marks
1. Always
start at the back of the mark and push forward with the
repairer.
2. Use repairer around all sides and slowly ease turf
toward the centre of the mark. Do not lift the soil
upwards.
3. Lightly tap down with putter.
4. Your
completed repair should look like this.
Handling the flag
1. Don't drop the
flagstick on the putting surface as it will cause damage.
2.
Always lower the flagstick by club
3....or by hand.
4.
Avoid damage to surrounds by placing the stick in the centre of the
cup.
Removing Ball
Players are requested
NOT to use their
putter to remove their golf ball from the
hole.
