Info, Standards & Rules
Acceptable Attire
On the course: standard golfing attire, i.e. shirts with collars, tailored shorts or trousers and closed shoes with hard or soft spikes. Men may wear shorts with long stockings or short predominantly white socks.
Bookings
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and Saturdays all day are reserved for members only. However, if there are times available the day before or on the actual day, they are made available to visitors with official handicaps. In December and January one tee only is in use with times available throughout the day, except for members’ competition days. During the other months tee times from both the 1st and 10th tees are from 07h04 until 08h49 in the morning, and from 11h39 until 13h31 in the afternoon.
The Course Rules
Local Club Rules
1. PREFERRED LIES (Model Local Rule E-3)
When a player’s ball lies in the fairway, the player may take relief once by placing the original or another ball within one club length, in the general area, not nearer the hole than the spot of the original ball. The player must choose a spot to place the ball and use the procedure for replacing a ball under Rules 14.2b(2) and 14.2e
2. OUT OF BOUNDS (Rule 18.2)
A ball is out of bounds if it comes to rest
a) Beyond boundary fences or white stakes.
b) On or beyond any white line defining the boundary of the course.
c) Within the fences of the railway reserve.
d) In the Clubhouse or on the brick surfaced car park, inclusive of its flower beds.
e) At the 18th hole, on or beyond the paved path surrounding the clubhouse.
f) On or in the cement ramps and subways on the 6th, 7th and 16th holes.
3. DRAINAGE DITCHES (Model Local rule B-4.2)
All grass covered drainage ditches and run off areas, running alongside fairways, are to be treated as part of the general area and not as penalty areas.
For a ball not found in temporary water in these areas, and if it is known or virtually certain that the ball is in the temporary water, the edge of the temporary water, where the ball entered, may be used as the spot of the ball for purposes of finding the nearest point of complete relief, for free relief. Once a ball has been put in play under Rule 16.1c, the original ball is no longer in play, even if found within 3 minutes. The dropped ball must be played.
4. DROPPING ZONE ON THE 16TH HOLE (Model Local Rule E-1.1) AND EXCEPTIONS
4. DROPPING ZONE ON THE 16TH HOLE (Model Local Rule E-1.1) AND EXCEPTIONS
As an extra option for relief under Rule 17.1d, for a ball that is in the Penalty area in front of the putting green, the player may drop the original or another ball in the dropping zone, located to the left of the teeing area. The dropping zone is a relief area under Rule 14.3.
RULE 5 -8 EXCEPTIONS:
a) No free relief is available if the ball is in a penalty area,
b) Interference by anything OTHER than the condition covered by these local rules makes the
stroke clearly unreasonable, or
c) Interference by this condition would exist only through use of a clearly unreasonable club
choice, stance, swing or direction of play.
5. ABNORMAL COURSE CONDITIONS (Rule 16.1) SEE EXCEPTIONS IN RED
DROPPING ZONES as an additional free relief option for gardens and pathways are
• Left and behind the 6th green
• Behind the 16th green
5.1 GROUND UNDER REPAIR
a) Is defined by a G.U.R. signs and/or encircled by white paint.
b) Irrigation workings.
c) The practice bunker right of the 18th green
d) In the general area, all new re-sodded areas.
e) In the general area in Temporary water
5.2 ANIMAL HOLES
Relief will be denied for interference to stance from a hole, cast or runway made by a mole, reptile or bird.
6. PROTECTION OF THE COURSE (Rule 16.1f) SEE EXCEPTIONS ABOVE IN RED
a) Trees identified by a WHITE stake are No Play Zones. If interference exist by the tree, excluding the bowl, with the lie of the ball, stance or intended swing of the player, the player MUST take free relief under Rule 16.1f.
b) The turf nursery between the 5th and 6th fairways is a No Play Zone. The player MUST take free relief under Rule 16.1f.
c) All gardens within the course are No Play Zones. The player MUST take free relief under R16.1f. As an additional option for free garden relief there are drop zones left of the sixth green and behind the 16th green. The area right of the eighth green and behind the 12th green and the area left of the 1st fairway are NOT gardens. It is part of the general area.
Exceptions: No free relief is available if the ball is embedded in sand in a part of the general area that is NOT closely mown, or when neither the reference point nor any part of the course within one club length of the reference point is in the general area.
(For example, when the ball is embedded in the very base of the lip of a bunker or the spot right behind the ball, is in the bunker)
8. TREE ROOTS (Model Local Rule F-9.2) SEE EXCEPTIONS ABOVE IN RED
If a player’s ball is in the general area and there is interference from exposed tree roots that are on the fairway or within 4 club-lengths of the edge of the fairway, the player may take free relief under Rule 16.1. Interference does not exist if the tree roots only interfere with the player’s stance.
4. DROPPING ZONE ON THE 16TH HOLE (Model Local Rule E-1.1)
As an extra option for relief under Rule 17.1d, for a ball that is in the Penalty area in front of the putting green, the player may drop the original or another ball in the dropping zone, located to the left of the teeing area. The dropping zone is a relief area under Rule 14.3.
RULE 5 -8 EXCEPTIONS:
a) No free relief is available if the ball is in a penalty area,
b) Interference by anything OTHER than the condition covered by these local rules makes the
stroke clearly unreasonable, or
c) Interference by this condition would exist only through use of a clearly unreasonable club
choice, stance, swing or direction of play.
5. ABNORMAL COURSE CONDITIONS (Rule 16.1) SEE EXCEPTIONS ABOVE IN RED
DROPPING ZONES as an additional free relief option for gardens and pathways are
• Left and behind the 6th green
• Behind the 16th green
5.1 GROUND UNDER REPAIR
a) Is defined by a G.U.R. signs and/or encircled by white paint.
b) Irrigation workings.
c) The practice bunker right of the 18th green
d) In the general area, all new re-sodded areas.
e) In the general area in Temporary water
5.2 ANIMAL HOLES
Relief will be denied for interference to stance from a hole, cast or runway made by a mole, reptile or bird.
7. EMBEDDED BALL (Rule 16.3) SEE EXCEPTIONS ABOVE IN RED
Exceptions: No free relief is available if the ball is embedded in sand in a part of the general area that is NOT closely mown, or when neither the reference point nor any part of the course within one club length of the reference point is in the general area.
(For example, when the ball is embedded in the very base of the lip of a bunker or the spot right behind the ball, is in the bunker)
8. TREE ROOTS (Model Local Rule F-9.2) SEE EXCEPTIONS ABOVE IN RED
If a player’s ball is in the general area and there is interference from exposed tree roots that are on the fairway or within 4 club-lengths of the edge of the fairway, the player may take free relief under Rule 16.1. Interference does not exist if the tree roots only interfere with the player’s stance.
9. INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE COURSE
a) All roads and paths, except those which are artificially surfaced.
b) Barbed wire attached to boundary fences.
c) All fencing on course
10. CODE OF CONDUCT (Rule 1.2b)
A Code of Conduct, with penalties for a breach of its standards is adopted by the Committee. See separate document.
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The R&A Rules
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HIGH JAN – MAR 2025
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LOW APR – SEP 2025
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LOW APR – SEP 2024
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Range Balls Visitors (25 Balls)
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R55.00
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R55.00
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R50.00
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R55.00
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R25.00
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R25.00
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R20.00
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R25.00
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R460.00
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R460.00
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R430.00
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R460.00
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R480.00
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R480.00
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R450.00
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R480.00
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R290.00
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R290.00
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R250.00
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R290.00
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R349.95
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TBC
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R349.95
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R349.95
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R500.00
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TBC
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R500.00
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R500.00
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R160.00
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R160.00
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R150.00
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R160.00
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