We would respect that you read and follow these guildines for Darwen Golf Club.

Full details of the rules of the game of golf can be found within the Rules section of the R & A web site. here

Etiquette
Darwen Golf Club hold strict guildelines to maintain a high standard for the Club.

1. It is the responsibility of every player to play the game at a good pace.


2. Every player on the course is of equal standing; even a single player.


3. The maximum game that we allow at Darwen is 4 balls. Any bigger game is invalid.


4. Any match playing a whole round may claim the right to pass a match playing a shorter round.


5. Players looking for balls MUST allow other matches coming behind to pass. They should NOT wait for 5 minutes before so doing.


6. If a match fails to keep its place on the course, and looses more than 1 clear hole from the match in front of them, and is holding the up the match behind, it MUST invite those playing behind to come through. The match being held up may also request to play through.


7. Players who have holed out on the green, should not try their puts again when players are waiting to play. Neither is it good etiquette for players to retrieve their balls from the hole using their putter heads.


8. The player who has the honour from the tee should be allowed to play before their opponent tees up their ball.


9. Players should be ready to play when it is their turn to play. However, they should not play until the match in front is out of range.


10. No player, caddie or onlooker should move or talk during a stroke.

Penalties
Competitors failing to fulfil their allocated or allotted tee times may be penalised as follows: -

1. Lateness on the first tee (Rule 6-3a)


2. Lateness on the Tee up to 5 minutes, Strokeplay - 2 shot penalty. Matchplay - Loss of first hole.


3. Lateness on the Tee after 5 minutes, disqualification.

Care for the course
Please respect the course and follow these rules so every player gets a adequate game.

1. All pitch marks identified on a green should be repaired at once.


2. All divots displaced by a stroke should be replaced at once.


3. A player should carefully fill up all footprints and holes in a bunker before leaving that bunker.

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