View Claremont Golf Club’s Policy and Regulations
Local Rules
- A player must take a free drop, no nearer the hole and within one club length of the ball, if the player must stand on homeowner property to play the ball that lies in bounds.
- All flower beds are ground under repair from which play is prohibited and players must take free drop, no nearer the hole and within one club length of the ball (Rule 25-1).
- Out of bounds defined by white stakes and all perimeter walls and fences.
LOCAL RULE E-5 for Alternative to Stroke and Distance for Lost Ball or Ball Out of Bounds
When a player’s ball has not been found or is known or virtually certain to be out of bounds, the player may proceed as follows rather than proceeding under stroke and distance.
For two penalty strokes, the player may take relief by dropping the original ball or another ball in this relief area (see Rule 14.3):
For two penalty strokes, the player may take relief by dropping the original ball or another ball in this relief area (see Rule 14.3):
Two Estimated Reference Points:
a. Ball Reference Point: The point where the original ball is estimated to have:
- Come to rest on the course, or
- Last crossed the edge of the course boundary to go out of bounds.
b. Fairway Reference Point: The point of fairway of the hole being played that is nearest to the ball reference point, but is not nearer the hole than the ball reference point.
For purposes of this Local Rule, “fairway” means any area of grass in the general area that is cut to fairway height or less.
If a ball is estimated to be lost on the course or last crossed the edge of the course boundary short of the fairway, the fairway reference point may be a grass path or a teeing ground for the hole being played cut to fairway height or less.
Size of Relief Area Based on Reference Points: Anywhere between:
- A line from the hole through the ball reference point (and within two club-lengths to the outside of that line), and
- A line from the hole through the fairway reference point (and within two club-lengths to the fairway side of that line).
But with these limits:
Limits on Location of Relief Area:
- Must be in the general area, and
- Must not be nearer the hole than the ball reference point.
Once the player puts a ball in play under this Local Rule:
- The original ball that was lost or out of bounds is no longer in play and must not be played.
- This is true even if the ball is found on the course before the end of the three-minute search time (see Rule 6.3b).
But, the player may not use this option to take relief for the original ball when:
- That ball is known or virtually certain to have come to rest in a penalty area, or
- The player has played another ball provisionally under penalty of stroke and distance (see Rule 18.3).
A player may use this option to take relief for a provisional ball that has not been found or is known or virtually certain to be out of bounds.
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- All golfers must register in the Golf Shop 15 minutes prior to your tee time.
- You need to be ON THE TEE at your tee time.
- Should you need to cancel you tee time, please call us at least 2 hours prior to scheduled tee time.
- Proper golf attire is expected. Please NO TANK TOPS. Only appropriate tee shirts are permitted. Sleeveless shirts for women only please.
- Please note, only appropriately attired golfers are permitted to play! Please one practice swing only.
- Pace of Play: 2 hours,15 minutes per nine holes or less is even better.
- If you are not able to play in this amount of time, you may be asked to pick up your golf ball and get back in position with the others on the golf course. This insures a pleasant experience for all golfers. PLAY READY GOLF!
- Please keep pace with group in front of you at all times.
- Golfers playing 18 holes must check in with starter at the turn.
- Only alcoholic beverages purchased in the golf shop are permitted on the golf course by OLCC rules. If you bring your own alcoholic beverages onto the golf course, you will be asked to return them to your car or pour them out.
- Golfers are responsible for damage to property and persons. It is not the homeowners’ responsibility to control YOUR errant golf ball!
- The property adjacent to the golf course is private, so please stay on the golf course and leave the balls to the owners who own the property.
- Riding carts must stay on paths around all tees and greens, approaching at least 30 yards from greens. No carts of any type are allowed between greenside bunkers and greens. This includes pull carts.
- Please repair divots and ball marks, it helps keep our course beautiful.
- White stakes note out of bounds. Red stakes note lateral penalty areas.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in making this an enjoyable playing experience for all players!