Author: Ian Goodman
You should all have received Keith Melia’s email update on Friday 23 October. Just in case you didn’t, here is the key section which will apply to Seniors who take part in Happy Mondays golf from 26 October until further notice:
Multi-mat / Fairway mat – Local Rule – (For General play and casual golf)
Playing from general play areas cut at fairway height below, there are two options available:
- Play the golf ball from a multi-mat (as described in the local rule for competition golf)
- Mark the position of the golf ball, lift, clean if required and place the golf ball in the rough at the nearest point, no nearer the hole
When the golf ball comes to rest in general play areas of rough, there are three options available:
- Play the golf ball as it lies
- Mark the position of the golf ball, lift clean and drop in the rough within 1 inches of the original position of the golf ball and no nearer to the hole
- Mark the position of the golf ball and play from a multi-mat
Happy Mondays players can also take advantage of our ‘leaves on the fairway’ rule which is included in our Strategy, Rules and Guidelines document; extract below:
If you and your playing partners all agree that the ball finished “somewhere
on the fairway, round about here” but it looks hopeless – leaves abound, and
you are sinking into the mud and somebody has probably stood on the
missing ball already. Throw down your trusty mat, place a fresh ball on it,
and play on – NO PENALTY. If however, you hit your ball into any trees area
and can’t be found in leaves, then, if no provisional ball has been played, no
score.
Please note: an update regarding the Seniors’ league (including next Friday’s Autumn league round) and other competitions will be included in the Seniors Newsletter to be issued on Wednesday 28 October. This will clarify how the introduction of the Multi-mat / Fairway mat local rule and also the fact that our rounds (not including Happy Mondays) are now ‘handicap counting’ will impact Seniors’ golf. The Strategy, Rules and Guidelines document will be updated in the coming week.
