Burbank Men's Golf Club Rule Sheet

Barrancas: Played as a lateral water hazard and water hazard when marked with red and yellow stakes. Proceed under the normal penalty procedure for either.

Bridges: A ball coming to rest on a bridge crossing a barranca is considered to be in the barranca please proceed with the barrancas rule above.

Cart Path: A ball coming to rest on a paved cart path or dirt/wood chip path that is used as a path may take free relief from the point where the ball rests.

Out of Bounds: Is marked with white stakes and boundary fences.

Flower Beds: Located on hole 7 behind the green and on hole 15 right of the green marked with white tipped markers. YOU MUST take your free drop either at the nearest point of relief (no closer to the hole) on #7 or in the closest drop area on number 15. If none is marked on #15, please drop the ball in the rough on the right between the greenside bunker and the cart path. No penalty.

Interior Protective fences: You can take stance a swing relief, not line of sight. Determine the nearest point of relief and drop within one club length no nearer the hole.

Embedded Ball Rule: Embedded ball rule through the green will be in effect in all Men's Club play. Determine the nearest point of relief from where the embedded ball is take your drop and proceed with no penalty.

Special Notes

•    A Ball crossing the farthest point of a barranca is out of bounds.

•    The old cart storage barn between holes 17 and 18 is played as an immovable obstruction, stance and swing relief not line of sight.

•    The cement walls by hole 2 and 3 green are immovable obstructions, stance and swing relief not line of sight.

•    Rocks in bunkers are deemed as loose impediments and may be removed

•    Hardpan, dirt paths and dirt service paths must be played as it lies no relief is granted.

•    A ball crossing over, under, or through the protective fence on hole 2 requires a mandatory drop of two club lengths and a one-stroke penalty.

•    If your balls comes back down the cart path on the left side of 15 a player IS NOT allowed to take a one stroke penalty a place the ball where it crossed the path.

*If you are ever uncertain of a ruling play two balls and see the rules committee after the completion of your round for the ruling. *