NEW RULES- PENALTY AREAS

DEAR MEMBER,

Further to the recent rule changes (see explanation below), all water hazards are now known as  penalty  areas, and in keeping with the GUI recommendations and in order to avoid confusion we intend to mark all penalty areas with red stakes. 

Proposed Rule: Under the new Rules, “Water hazards” would be superseded by the expanded concept of “penalty areas“, and new Rule 17 will provide the same basic options for relief that exist under the current Rules:

Ø A penalty area would include both (1) all areas currently defined in the Rules as a water hazard or lateral water hazard and (2) any other areas the Committee chooses to define as penalty areas (with recommended guidelines as provided in the rules Handbook). 

Ø Penalty areas may therefore include areas such as deserts, jungles, lava rock fields, etc. 

Ø The two types of penalty areas would be known by the colour of their marking: red penalty areas (today called lateral water hazards) and yellow penalty areas (today called water hazards); and Committees would be given the discretion to mark all penalty areas as red so that lateral relief would always be allowed. 

Ø The term “hazard” would no longer be used in the Rules. 

We would be glad to hear any opinions Members may have on this proposal:- email to hollywoodlakesmensclub@gmail.com

The Committee.

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