1. Who May Compete. All Active Members with a handicap may play during our
time slot and compete in the regular weekly Competitions. Active Members are
members of the Oceanside Wednesdays Men's Golf Club (the Club) that are current on
their dues. Those Active Members who have an Associate Membership or Trial
Membership may not compete in the Presidents Cup, the Club Championship nor Club
paid social events and may not vote. Guests of Active Members are welcome, but may
not participate in competitions. Members shown as “inactive” by the USGA are not
eligible to compete with the exception that a member who is inactive because of
delinquent dues, may compete with the permission of the Club's Treasurer if there is a
question on the status of payment between the Club and the SCGA. New players without
a handicap may receive a temporary handicap from the tournament director.
2. Fee to Compete. The weekly fee to play is $10.00. For tournaments that extend
multiple weeks, you must pay that fee each week you are in the competition.
3. Play Ready Golf, except for match play or when it is previously announced
not to. Make every effort to stay up with the group ahead of you. You can do this by: a.
Tee-off as soon as the group ahead is clear. b. Do not use the honor system, the player
who is ready should hit. c. Shorter hitters should hit first off the tee if they can't reach
the group ahead. d. Carry an extra ball and use it to play a provisional if yours may be
lost or OB. e. When driving a cart, drop your partner at his ball, then continue to yours.
f. Take appropriate clubs to your ball and hit without delay. g. The group should watch
where each shot goes and help search for lost balls limiting searches to 3 minutes
maximum. i. Park your golf cart by the side of the green not in front. j. Study your putt
while others are putting. k. Continue putting until holed out. l. Place your clubs where
you exit the green. m. Leave the green immediately after holing out and mark your score
at the next tee.
4. Posting Scores. The club will post your “Adjusted Score”. Adjusted Score is for
handicapping purposes and equates to a net double bogey. The goal of an Adjusted
Score is to prevent exceptionally high scores from unduly increasing a player's handicap.
5. Course Handicap/TEAM Handicap. The Handicaps for our Competition will be
that published by the USGA near the first of each month. It will be used for the entire
month, even if yours should change in the month. TEAM Handicaps will be used for
best ball, scrambles and other team competitions. Course Handicap will be used for all
other unless specifically announced.

6. Tees To Play. Unless the competition specifies otherwise, you may play from
White, or Gold as long as you adjust your Course Handicap/TEAM Handicap to match.
7. Competition Results. Competitions will normally be broken down into flights
determined by the Handicap Index of the player or team as applicable. With winners
paid from each flight. When we have a tie score, the winner will be the one with the best
last nine holes, net score. If still tied, best last 6 net, then 3 net and if still tied, best net
score on final hole. Competition results will normally be sent out by email the following
Monday. You will have six days after that to contest the results by a reply email. Unless
contested, the results will be final a week after being sent out. Winnings are paid in
Course Credits. If an event has winners for both net and gross, a player who is a
potential winner in both will only be paid for one, the one with the highest award.
8. Score Cards. Two cards must be turned in on the day of the Competition by each
group with the last names, tees played, Course Handicap/TEAM Handicap as applicable,
hole by hole and total scores of all players in the group as well as any other information
required by the Competition. Players are responsible to do any necessary computations
and show on the card the net scores required of the Competition. The cards must be
dated, agreed to and signed by all the players. Cards will be kept at least a month.
9. Local Rules. Except as modified by these Local Rules USGA Rules apply. The
Board has adopted the following local rules for Club Competitions:
I. Alternate relief for Lost or 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
alternative to stroke and distance.
For two penalty strokes, the player may take relief by dropping the original ball or
another ball in this relief area:
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).
The Relief Area must be in the general area, and can not be nearer the hole than the
ball reference point.
II. Relief from Roads and Paths. All roads and paths on the  course , even if not
artificially-surfaced, including the bare dirt approaches to the path on holes 8 and 12
near the one hundred yard marker, are treated as  immovable obstructions  from which
free relief is allowed under Rule 16.1 .
III. Relief from Aeration Holes. If a player’s ball lies in or touches an aeration
hole:

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.

b. Ball on Putting Green. The player may take relief under  Rule 16.1d . but
interference does not exist if the aeration hole only interferes with the player’s stance or,
on the  putting green , on the player’s  line of play .
IV. Relief from Seams of Cut Turf. A portion of the course that has been
repaired with cut turf is ground under repair and if:

a. The ball lies in one of the cut turf seams (also known as sod seams) or
b. The seam interferes with the player’s area of intended swing. When such

seams only interfere with the player’s stance, there is no relief.
V. Relief from Bunkers which contain Temporary Water. are deemed to be
Ground Under Repair. Relief Procedure: Determine nearest point of complete relief
no nearer the hole. Drop within one club length of that point.
VI. Relief from Mud or Bare Ground in the fairway. will be deemed an
Abnormal Course Condition and relief may be taken as in USGA Rule 16 by dropping
one club length from the nearest point of relief no nearer the hole.

VII. Local Rule Red One Stroke Penalty Area on hole 12. A Red Penalty area on
hole 12 starts at the right/inside edge of the cart path north of the bridge. It continues
along the inside edge of the cart path all the way to the cart turn out area behind the blue
tee box on hole 13. Then wraps around on the east side of the tee boxes on hole 13 and
crosses over the cart path. From this point the red penalty area runs along the inside edge
of the cart path bordering the 12th hole and continues south until the cart path bends
easterly, just past the tree stump. At this point the red penalty area continues southerly
on a straight line aimed at the east side of the palm tree that is across from the 13th
green and ending upon reaching the existing red penalty area (water) behind hole 13. A

drop zone is established at the 150 yard marker on the right side of Hole 12 two club-
lengths from the marker.

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VIII. Additional Course Rules. The Oceanside Golf Course has the following rules:
a. Penalty areas and out of bounds areas are marked. There are interior out

of bounds on the right of hole #2 and the left of hole #4 and hole #9.

b. Relief may be taken from any tree roots interfering with a player's swing.

Relief may NOT be taken for tree roots interfering with the player's stance.

c. All water is played as red penalty areas except in front of #6, #7, #8
and #12 which are yellow penalty areas.

VIX. Relief from Ruts and Trenches. If a ball comes to rest in a rut caused by a
vehicle or a trench caused by runoff and that rut or trench interferes with making
complete contact with the ball, the player may take free relief as provided in USGA Rule
16.1.
VX. Relief from Sprinklers near Green. Free relief under Rule 16.1b may be taken
if a sprinkler box, hole or head is: On the line of play and is: Within two club-lengths of
the putting green and within two club-lengths of the ball. There is no relief under this
Local Rule if the player chooses a line of play that is clearly unreasonable.
10. Violation of Rules and or Procedure. Violation of Local Rules or the Rules of
Golf can result in penalty strokes or disqualification. The decision of the Tournament
Rules Director as to any violation will be controlling. Failure to follow the above
procedures or the rules and procedures applicable to Specific Games or Competitions
may result in disqualification or penalty in the discretion of the Tournament Directors.