{"id":3823,"date":"2014-09-13T03:50:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-13T03:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medwaygolf.com.au\/cms\/?page_id=433"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:05:13","slug":"competitions-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.medwaygolf.com.au\/cms\/golf\/competitions-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Competitions &#038; Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Slope &amp; Scratch Ratings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Men Blue Slope 124, Scratch 70.<br>Men White Slope 120, Scratch 69.<br>Men Gold Slope 116, Scratch 68.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women Gold Slope 124, Scratch 74.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women White Slope 126, Scratch 75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women Blue Slope 129, Scratch 76.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>A typical week at Medway.<\/h2>\n<p>Monday\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 18 hole Medley competition (optional), plus public bookings\/ visitors, groups all day.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u00a0 &#8211; Women&#8217;s AM 18 hole &amp; 9 hole competition and members only until 1pm. Public bookings Visitors &amp; guests access after 1pm.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday &#8211; 18 hole Medley competition (optional)\u00a0 and 9 hole competition up to approx 1.00pm. After Competition Visitors welcome all day. Public bookings from 4pm.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday-\u00a0 Men&#8217;s PM competition All day competition members only. Social access from 4pm<\/p>\n<p>Friday &#8211; Men and Women competition up to 1.00pm hit off. Public bookings, Visitor &amp; Group access all day. Typically corporate golf day bookings in peak season<\/p>\n<p>Saturday &#8211; All day competition members only with 7 day access.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday &#8211; All day competition members only (men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s) with guests upon approval. Public bookings visitors after 12.30pm (12.00pm is peak season). Competition visitors welcome.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>LOCAL &amp; TEMPORARY RULES<\/h2>\n<p>See notice board in front of golf shop and the Miscore App.<\/p>\n<p>Local rules are on the back of the scorecard and on the Miscore APP.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Local Rule #<\/td><td>Details<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Out of Bounds (Rule 18.2) <br><br>All ground beyond the external fences including areas defined by white stakes with black tops e.g. \u2013 on right side of 7th and 8th Holes, Car Park, Clubhouse, Putting Green areas and Maintenance Compound and driveway as defined <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Trees and Shrubs identified by Stakes only are no play zones<br> <br>Staked trees and staked shrubs (includes the Stake and any wrapping) are no play zones that is treated as an abnormal course condition. Free relief MUST be taken from the interference by the no play zone under Rule 16.1f. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Fixed Sprinkler Heads, Hoops, Ropes, Stakes, Tree Guards<br>&nbsp;<br>All fixed sprinkler heads, hoops, ropes, stakes, and tree guards are immovable obstructions and relief from interference by them may be obtained under Rule 16-1b <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Immovable Obstructions (eg Sprinkler Heads) close to Putting Greens \u2013 Line of Play Interference<br>&nbsp;<br>Rule 16.1b applies to immovable obstructions close to putting greens. In addition to the types of interference described in Rule 16.1a, interference also exists if an immovable obstruction is: on the player\u2019s line of play, and is within two club-lengths of the putting green, and is within two club-lengths of the ball. (Exception \u2013 There is no relief under this Local Rule if the player chooses a line of play that is clearly unreasonable.) <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Cracks.<br>&nbsp;<br>Cracks in the ground in parts of the general area are ground under repair. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b. But interference does not exist if the crack only interferes with player\u2019s stance. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td><strong>Seams of Cut Turf<\/strong><br>&nbsp;<br>If a player\u2019s ball in the general area lies in or touches a seam of cut turf, or a seam interferes with the player\u2019s area of intended swing, the player may take relief under Rule 16.1b. But interference does not exist if the seam only interferes with the player\u2019s stance. All seams within the area of cut turf are treated as the same seam in taking relief. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td><strong>Relief from Paths<\/strong><br>&nbsp;<br>Only Paths of construction type Bitumen, Concrete, Granitic Sand or Artificial Grass are treated as immovable obstructions from which free relief is allowed under Rule 16.1 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td><strong>Aeration Hole<\/strong><br>&nbsp;<br>If a player\u2019s ball lies in or touches an aeration hole:<br>(a) Ball in General Area. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b. If the ball comes to rest in another aeration hole the player may take relief again under this Local Rule.<br>(b) Ball on Putting Green. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1d.<br>But interference does not exist if the aeration hole only interferes with the player\u2019s stance or, on the putting green, on the player\u2019s line of play.<br>Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Local Rule: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a.<br>&nbsp;<br>Unless otherwise noted, the penalty for a breach of a Local Rule is the general penalty (stroke play \u2013 two strokes, match play \u2013 loss of hole) <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stakes<\/td><td>White \u2013 GUR (Abnormal Conditions) Optional Free Relief<br>&nbsp;<br>White with Black Tops \u2013 Out of Bounds<br>&nbsp;<br>White with Green Tops \u2013 Abnormal Condition &amp; No Play Zone Compulsory Free Relief<br>&nbsp;<br>Red\/Yellow \u2013 Penalty Zones <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slope &amp; Scratch Ratings Men Blue Slope 124, Scratch 70.Men White Slope 120, Scratch 69.Men Gold Slope 116, Scratch 68. 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