2024 Illawarra Junior Masters

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The Links Shell Cove – Additional Local Rules

(To be read in conjunction with the JNJG & GNSW Local Rules Hard Card and the Rules of Golf as adopted by the R&A)

 

Playing Conditions	PLAY AS IT LIES
Long Unmaintained Grasses	Long Unmaintained Kikuyu & Native Grasses All areas of long UNMAINTAINED native grass (including areas of long unmaintained kikuyu grass) are to be treated as “Penalty Areas” and relief may be taken, with penalty, following rule 17.1d.
Penalty Area Definitions	Where applicable, the penalty area line is defined by the cart path edge in between red pegs Examples of this are on holes 2, 4, 10 & 12
COURSE CARE	Fix your pitch mark and at least one other Rake bunkers after play Carry & Use a sand bucket
Play Ready Golf	Shortest hitters play first (no honours) If ready (even if not your turn) hit your shot if safe to do so Line up putts while others are putting Mark scorecards on the next tee while others are playing

 

 

The Links Shell Cove – Tournament Information
 

1. Scorecard Return and Tournament Office
   1. A player’s scorecard is deemed officially returned to the Tournament Committee when the player has left the tournament office. Once the player has left the tournament office, no changes may be made to the scorecard.
   2. Players MUST move straight from the 18th green to the tournament office to complete and sign their scorecards.
       
2. On Course Enquiries
   1. Players may call the following numbers and the rules official will attend if possible:
      1. Greg Watkinson (Rules Official) - 0407 422 112
      2. Ethan Keane (Tournament Co-Ordinator) - 0435 033 255
      3. Isabelle Mansfield (Junior Co-Ordinator) - 0451 171 391
      4. Annika Boyd (Junior Co-Ordinator) - 0416 140 302
   2. In the case of a player being unable to gain assistance from one of the numbers above, the player may proceed in accordance with the procedure outlined in Rule 20.1c(3) of the Rules of Golf and nominate to play a second ball. The player must report the facts of the situation to the Committee before returning the scorecard, even if the player scores the same with both balls.
       
3. Maximum Score Format of Play (Rules of Golf Rule 21.2)
   1. Maximum Score is a form of stroke play where a player’s score for a hole is capped a maximum number of strokes set by the committee. At JNJG Junior Masters Events, the maximum score for any hole is 10 strokes.
       
4. Parents, Spectators and Bag Pusher Guidelines
   1. There are no caddies or bag pushers allowed at any JNJG Tour Event.
       
5. Course Information
   1. Tee Markers
      1. White JNJG Tee Markers – all BOYS divisions
      2. Red JNJG Tee Markers – all GIRLS divisions
          
   2. Distance Markers
      1. 100m, 150m and 200m to the centre of the green

 

Make sure you keep up with the group in front, carry and use a sand bucket to replace divots, and fix all pitch marks on the greens. Let’s leave the course in the same condition as when we arrived!!