LOBDEN GOLF CLUB
WHITWORTH - LANCASHIRE
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Founded 17th May 1888
The Hon. President The Lord of the Manor of Rochdale
MEDAL DAYS - SPECIAL RULES
Taken from the original Club rule book.
- All competitions for the Medal of the Club shall be decided by playing two rounds of the links, or eighteen holes. The competitor doing them in fewest strokes shall be the winner. Unless otherwise specially ordered, competitors may not start before 11.00 a.m., and must hand in their cards not later than 6.30 p.m. Ties will be decided by the parties playing another round, either that day or any other as the Captain or, in his absence, the Secretary may direct.
- On the morning of medal days or competitions for cups or prizes, any member playing on the putting greens before he competes will be disqualified.
- Before starting, each competitor must obtain a scoring card. The score shall be marked by an opponent or any member of the Club. Players must satisfy themselves at the finish of each hole that their scores have been accurately marked, and at the completion of the round they shall hand the cards to the Secretary or his Deputy.
- Rubs of the Green. - If a player's ball strike himself or his caddie, or if he strikes the ball a second time whilst in the act of playing, he loses a stroke.
- Ball Lost. - If a ball be lost, the player must return to the spot as nearly as possible where the ball was struck, tee another ball, and lose two strokes - the stroke by which the ball was lost counted as one of them. If the original ball be found before the player as struck the other ball, the first shall continue the one to be played.
- Unplayable Balls. - In medal playing a ball may, under a penalty of two strokes, be lifted out of a difficulty of any description and teed behind the hazard, except as otherwise provided in the foregoing Rules.
- All balls must be holed out, and no stimies allowed, and when on the putting-green the flag must be removed.
- If in putting, or in the course of the game, the player's ball strikes that of his opponent so as to cause the ball of the latter to be holed, this shall be accounted a stroke against his opponent.
- Where no penalty for the infringement of a rule is specially mentioned, the loss of a stroke shall be understood to be the penalty.
- The ordinary rules of Golf, so far as they are not at variance with the Local or Special rules, shall also be applicable on medal days.