Wanaki has an in-course out of bounds area when playing the 15th hole. The out of bounds area is on the 14th hole side of the cart path (including the cart path itself) from the 15th tee box to the river.
Local Rule
While playing hole 15, if your ball, on any shot, comes to rest on or beyond the cart path on hole 14, it is out of bounds. The out of bounds runs from the back of the 15th tee box to the river. This area is OB for the entire time you are playing the hole. (not just on the tee shot). When your ball is out of bounds, the penalty is Stroke and Distance. A stroke and distance penalty means you return to where you last played from, add one stroke, and play your next shot. For example, if your tee shot goes out of bounds, you return to the tee box, re-tee the ball if you want, and hit your third shot. If your second shot goes OB, you return to that spot, drop the ball as near as possible to where the shot was played and hit your 4th shot.
In addition, there is a local rule in effect for all Wanaki Men’s Club leagues and events where you can, with a TWO stroke penalty, drop the ball in the fairway the same distance from the hole where the ball last crossed the OB line, and play from there. For more information see Model Local Rule E-5.
Please remember that the cart path itself is out of bounds and you do not get free relief from it, including stance or swing, but may stand on the path to hit your next shot.
When playing the 15th hole (solid white line) the shaded area is out of bounds for all shots on that hole.
Rule 18.2a.2 and 18.2b
18.2 Ball Lost or Out of Bounds: Stroke-and-Distance Relief Must Be Taken
a. When Ball Is Lost or Out of Bounds
(2) When Ball Is Out of Bounds. A ball at rest is out of bounds only when all of it is outside the boundary edge of the course.
A ball is in bounds when any part of the ball:
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- Lies on or touches the ground or anything else (such as any natural or artificial object) inside the boundary edge, or
- Is above the boundary edge or any other part of the course.
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A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball on the course.
b. What to Do When Ball Is Lost or Out of Bounds
If a ball is lost or out of bounds, the player must take stroke-and-distance relief by adding one penalty stroke and playing the original ball or another ball from where the previous stroke was made (see Rule 14.6).
Exception – Player May Substitute Another Ball Under Other Rule When It Is Known or Virtually Certain What Happened to Ball: Instead of taking stroke-and-distance relief, the player may substitute another ball as allowed under a Rule that applies when their ball has not been found and it is known or virtually certain that the ball:
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- Came to rest on the course and was moved by an outside influence (see Rule 9.6) or played as a wrong ball by another player (see Rule 6.3c(2)),
- Came to rest on the course in or on a movable obstruction (see Rule 15.2b) or an abnormal course condition (see Rule 16.1e),
- Is in a penalty area (see Rule 17.1c), or
- Was deliberately deflected or stopped by any person (see Rule 11.2c).
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Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Rule 18.2: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a.
Questions
If you have any questions about rules of golf situations related to Out of Bounds, please contact Joe Vachuska.
