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https://stclements.hub.clubv1.com/Account


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Weekday £14

Weekend £17

Junior Guest £5

Members Handbook, Guide on how to pay fees on Club V1, guide on how to setup V1 and lightning policy

Suggestion box

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Contact

ST CLEMENTS GOLF CLUB
St Clements Golf Club Ltd, Ribbans Park Road, Ipswich, UK, IP3 8XL

07549170172
stclements_secretary@protonmail.com

For more information on the Rules of Golf, please visit usga.org or randa.org.

2023 RULES OF GOLF: 5 KEY CHANGES The R&A and the USGA have released the most recent edition of the Rules of Golf, effective January 2023. HERE ARE 5 KEY CHANGES

New Rule — Modifications for Players with Disabilities

These modifications are
now part of the Rules
and are in effect for all
competitions and all
players who fall under
the categories covered
in new Rule 25.

Replacing Damaged Clubs

If your club is damaged during
a round (except
in cases of abuse)
you may replace it,
repair it or continue
to use it.

Ball Moved by Natural Forces

When your ball is at rest
after taking relief and
then rolls into another
area of the course due
to natural causes, there
is no penalty, and you
must replace it.

Handicap on Scorecard (Stroke Play Only)

You are not required to put your handicap on your
scorecard and there is no penalty if you return your
scorecard in a competition with an incorrect handicap,
as this is now the Committee’s responsibility.
This change is consistent with other penalty reductions,
such as reducing the penalty for playing an incorrectly
substituted ball from the general penalty to one stroke.

Simplified Back-on- the-Line Relief

When using this relief
option, you are required
to drop your ball on the
line, and it may roll up
to one club-length in
any direction.

Local Rules

ST CLEMENTS GOLF CLUB LOCAL RULES

1. OUT OF BOUNDS: (rule 2.1)
Beyond any fence bounding the course
Beyond white stakes bounding the course.

2. TREE ROOTS
If a player’s ball lies in the general area and there is interference from exposed tree roots, the roots are treated as ground under repair and the player may take free relief under Rule 16.1b.
But relief is not allowed if the tree roots only interfere with the player’s stance.
Penalty for playing ball from a wrong place in breach of Local Rule: General Penalty under Rule 14.7a (two strokes in stroke play, loss of hole in match play).


3. PROTECTION OF YOUNG TREES:
If a tree identified by a stake or tag interferes with a player's
stance or area of intended swing, the ball MUST be lifted and dropped in
accordance with the procedure prescribed in rule 16. If (Immovable Obstruction)

4. FIXED SPRINKLER HEADS:
Rule 16.1

5. PATHS
All rubber and wood chipped paths are immovable obstructions from
which relief MUST be taken (rule 16.1a) All other paths are integral parts of
the course. The ball must be played as it lies or declared unplayable (Rule 16)

6. SAFETY FENCES
If the safety fences protecting the 2nd and 8th greens interfere
with a player’s stance or area of intended swing , relief MUST be taken by
using the nearest dropping zone which is not nearer the hole.

7. GROUND UNDER REPAIR: (RULE16.1B)
Play is prohibited from all areas marked GUR. Relief must be taken.
by using the associated dropping zone, or where one does not exist, under rule.
17.1. Plies of grass cuttings are considered to be ground under repair.

PENALTY FOR BREACH OF LOCAL RULES:
Match Play - Loss of Hole.
Stroke Play - Two Penalty Strokes.