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Part I - General play

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1. THE GAME

  1. The game of Pitch and Putt consists of playing a ball with a club from each Teeing Ground into the associated target hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with these Rules.
  2. Except as otherwise allowed by the Committee the holes must be played in sequence, commencing at the first hole.
  3. The ball shall be played as it lies, except as otherwise provided in the rules.

PENALTY: disqualification

2. PRACTICE

On any day or days of a competition, or during the course of any format of competition itself, players must not practice within the boundaries of the course. This rule is valid both for Matchplay and Strokeplay competitions.

PENALTY: disqualification

Between the play of two holes a player must not make a practice stroke, except on the putting green of the last hole played provided he does not unduly delay play.

PENALTY: one stroke

Play in a different competition on the same day(s) does not constitute practice. Practice on a designated practice range and putting green prior to commencement of any round is permitted. Strokes played in continuing the play of a hole, the result of which has been decided, are not practice strokes.

3. OBSTRUCTIONS

Any movable obstruction may be removed without penalty.

  1. If the ball moves, caused by the removal of the obstruction, it must be replaced.
  2. If the ball lies in or on the obstruction, the ball may be lifted and the obstruction removed. The ball must through the green or in a hazard be dropped, or on the putting green be placed, as near as possible to the spot under the place where the ball lay in or on the obstruction, but not nearer the hole.
  3. Except when the ball is in a water hazard, a player may obtain relief when a ball comes to rest on or near an immovable obstruction so as to interfere with a player's stance or swing.

Procedure:

  • Through the green, lift the ball and drop without penalty within two club-lengths of the nearest point of relief - though not nearer the hole.
  • Bunker, lift the ball and drop in the bunker without penalty as above.
  • Green, lift the ball and place it without penalty at the nearest point of relief.

PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 3b: one stroke

4. CASUAL WATER

If a player's ball lies in or touches casual water or when such a condition interferes with the player’s stance or swing, the player may obtain free relief.

Procedure:

  • Through the green, lift the ball and drop without penalty within two club-lengths of the nearest point of relief - though not nearer the hole. 
  • Bunker, lift the ball and drop in the bunker without penalty as above. 
  • Green, lift the ball and place it without penalty at the nearest point of relief. 

PENALTY: one stroke

5. ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

  1. A ball having entered an Environmentally Sensitive Area must not be recovered if recovery requires a player’s entry to that area. 
  2. A ball having entered an Environmentally Sensitive Area must be replaced by dropping a ball within two club-lengths of the nearest point of relief without penalty. 
  3. A ball having entered an Environmentally Sensitive Area and which is recoverable by a player without entry to that area shall be lifted and dropped within two club-lengths of the nearest point of relief without penalty. 
  4. If a wire barrier marking an Environmentally Sensitive Area, intervenes with a player's line of play, the player may drop the ball within two club-lengths of the nearest point of relief without penalty. 

PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 5a: one stroke

6. GROUND UNDER REPAIR FLOWER BEDS AND STAKED TREES

  1. The Committee may declare any flower beds, clearly defined vegetative areas or staked trees (if the tree or stake interferes with the player's stance or swing) as Ground Under Repair for the purposes of this Rule. 
  2. Playing from “ground under repair” is permitted except when prohibited by a Local Rule. 
  3. A ball that comes to rest in or touches a composted flower bed, clearly defined vegetative area or by a staked tree (if the tree or stake interferes with the player's stance or swing) or Ground Under Repair, or when such a condition interferes with the player’s stance or swing, the player may obtain free relief. 

Procedure:

  • Through the green, lift the ball and drop without penalty within two club-lengths of the nearest point of relief - though not nearer the hole. 
  • Bunker, lift the ball and drop in the bunker without penalty as above. 
  • Green, lift the ball and place it without penalty at the nearest point of relief. 

PENALTY: one stroke

7. SAND BUNKERS

  1. Before making a stroke at the ball in a sand bunker the player must not 
    • Touch the ground or the sand with a club.
    • Touch or move a loose impediment in the bunker.
    • Any movable obstruction lying in the bunker may be removed. 
  2. A stroke which does not leave the ball clear of the sand is not of itself a breach of Rule, but to smooth irregularities before playing a second or any further strokes in the sand is a breach of the Rule. 

PENALTY: one stroke

8. WATER HAZARDS

  1. A ball in a water hazard may be played without penalty, but the player must not
    • Touch the ground or water in the hazard with a club.
    • Touch or move a loose impediment in the hazard.
    • Any movable obstruction lying in the water hazard may be removed. 
  2. If a ball is in or is lost in a water hazard (whether the ball lies in water or not), the player may under penalty of one stroke:
    • Play a ball, as nearly as possible, to the spot from which the original ball was last played; or
    • Drop a ball behind the water hazard, keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind the water hazard the ball may be dropped.
    • Drop a ball outside the water hazard within two club-lengths of and not nearer the hole than the point where the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard. 

PENALTY: one stroke

9. THE TEEING GROUND

  1. The ball must be played off the defined teeing ground or mat by placing it on a tee. 
  2. If a player, when starting a hole, plays a ball from outside the teeing ground / mat, he shall incur a penalty of one stroke and shall then play a ball from within the teeing ground / mat. 
  3. If the ball falls off the tee or is knocked off by the player while addressing it, it shall be re-teed without penalty. If a stroke is made at the ball in these circumstances, the stroke shall be counted and the ball played as it lies. 

PENALTY: one stroke

10. THE PUTTING GREEN.

  1. A ball on the putting green may be marked and lifted. 
  2. On the putting green:
    • Loose impediment may be removed by picking it up or by brushing it aside provided that nothing is pressed down on the line of play.
    • Damage caused by the impact of the ball may be repaired. 
  3. If the marker interferes with the line of play of an opponent, if so requested it should be placed one or more club head(s) length, to either side of its original position. If the marker is so placed to either side, it must be replaced in its original position before the ball is replaced. 
  4. If a player's ball when played on the putting green strikes another ball also on the putting green, the player shall incur a one stroke penalty and his ball is played as it lies. The moved ball must be replaced in the original position. 
  5. The player’s ball must not strike the flagstick either placed in the hole or having been removed from the hole when the ball is played from the putting surface. 
  6. A ball lying on a putting green other than that of the hole being played it must be lifted and dropped without penalty within two club-lengths of the nearest point of relief - though not nearer the hole. 
  7. When any part of a ball overhangs the edge of a hole, the owner of the ball may wait 10 seconds to determine whether it is at rest. If by then the ball has not fallen in the hole, it is deemed to be at rest and shall be played accordingly. 
  8. If any old hole plug interferes with the line of putt then the ball may be marked, lifted and placed at the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole, without penalty.

    PENALTY: one stroke.

  9. No club except a putter may be used on a green except if during the normal course of play the club is damaged. The player may finish the stipulated round with either of his other clubs, or substitute the putter for another without causing undue delay. 

PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 10 i: one stroke

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