SILVES INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUB

LOCAL RULES

The Rules of The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews as endorsed by the Portuguese Golf Federation apply.

Rule 16. Relief from Abnormal Ground Conditions (including Immovable Obstructions).

The following are considered to be Immovable Obstructions and free relief is allowed under Rule 16.1: -

• Irrigation equipment including Sprinkler Heads and Control Boxes

• All course furniture including; Information boards, Bench Seats, Drainage Grills and Ball Washers.

• All Buggy Paths and Service Roads.

All stone walls on the course and the ruin to the right of the 4^th hole are all an integral parts of the course and there is no relief without penalty.

Ground under Repair (GUR)

All GUR areas are marked with Blue Lines and/or Stakes.

Relief from Aeration Holes on Putting green

If a player’s ball lies in or touches an aeration hole on the putting green, relief may be taken under Rule 16.1

Mushrooms on Putting Green.

Mushrooms that are attached on the Putting green are ground under repair from which free relief is allowed under Rule 16.1d.

Protection of Young Trees.

The young trees identified by; Stakes, White Tags or Wire Mesh are no play zones.

If a players ball lies anywhere on the course other than in a penalty area and it lies on or touches such a tree or such a tree interferes with the player’s stance or area of intended swing, the player must take relief under Rule 16.1f.

Rule 17. Penalty Areas

All penalty areas are marked with Yellow and/or Red stakes.

In order to proceed under this Rule it must be known or virtually certain (95%) that the ball is in Penalty Area. In the absence of knowledge or virtual certainty a ball that cannot be found must be considered lost somewhere other than in a penalty area and the player must proceed under Rule 18.2

Please note that if the ball is known or virtually certain to be in a Penalty Area it is not allowed to play a Provisional Ball apart from the following Local Rules regarding hole 11.

Provisional Ball for Ball in the Penalty Area on Hole 11

If a player does not know whether his or her ball is in the penalty area on the left-hand side of Hole 11, the player may play a provisional ball using any of the following relief options: stroke-and-distance, back-on-the-line or the lateral relief option (see Rule 17.1d).

Rule 18. Out of Bounds

Beyond any wall, fence or white stakes bounding the course.

Any ball that crosses the fence to the left of the 11^th hole is Out of Bounds even if it comes to rest on either the 6^th or 12^th hole.