Winter Rules
A ball lying on a closely-mown area through the green may, without penalty, be moved or may be lifted, cleaned and placed within six inches of where it originally lay, but not nearer the hole and not in a hazard or on a putting green. A player may move or place his ball once and after the ball has been so moved or placed, it is in play.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF LOCAL RULE:
Match play: Loss of hole
Stoke play: Two strokes
RELIEF FOR EMBEDDED BALL
Through the green, a ball which is embedded in its own pitch-mark in
the ground, other than in sand, may be lifted without penalty, cleaned and
dropped as near as possible to where it lay but not nearer the hole. The
ball when dropped must first strike a part of the course through the
green.
Exception: A player must not obtain relief under this Local Rule if it is
clearly unreasonable for him to play a stroke because of interference by
anything other than the condition covered by this local rule.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF LOCAL RULE:
Match play: Loss of hole
Stoke play: Two strokes
Peter
Harrington
Secretary
13th November 2004