Dear Linda,
Our club now has a Local Rule that you cannot have relief in the
rough on the 14th hole. I think the rules now state that you can have
relief for a plugged ball in the rough. So can you have a Local Rule
that says you cannot?
Lou from France
Dear Lou,
Yes.
Rule 16.3 allows free relief for a ball embedded anywhere in the general area. Model Local Rule F-2.1 allows the Committee to limit that free relief to balls embedded in the general area cut to fairway height or less. The Committee may also deny free relief for a ball embedded in the wall or lip of a bunker via Model Local Rule F-2.2.
Linda
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