1. Out of bounds
- 1.1. All the fences around the course.
- 1.2. The practice, except while playing hole n°3 (see rule 4.3. hereunder).
- 1.3. A ball which crosses the public road between the holes n°6 and n°9 and comes to rest beyond that road is out of bounds even though it may lie on another part of the course.
- 1.4. The agricultural fields around the golf course. It is strictly forbidden to collect the ball from the field.
- 1.5. The fairway of hole 15 while playing hole 13.
2. Movable obstructions (R. 15.2)
- 2.1. Any stones in the bunkers.
3. Abnormal course conditions (including immovable Obstructions) (R. 16.1)
- 3.1. All roads and paths, fences and slopes along the walkway through holes 10 and 11 are part of the obstruction.
- 3.2. The wooden beams placed in the bunkers of holes 18.
3.3. All fixed sprinklerheads. In addition, if such an obstruction on or within two club-lengths of the putting green of the hole being played intervenes on the line of play between the ball and the hole, the player may obtain relief, without penalty, as follows:
- if the ball lies off the putting green but not in a water hazard and is within two club-lengths of the intervening obstruction, it may be lifted, cleaned, and dropped at the nearest point to where it was which:
- (a) is not closer to the hole,
- (b) avoids embarrassment,
- (b) avoids embarrassment,
- - if the ball is in a bunker, it must be dropped in the bunker.
4. Ground Under Repair (GUR) & No Play Zone (NPZ)
- 4.1. It is forbidden to play on any ground under repair (GUR) & no play zones (NPZ).
- 4.2. Playing on the winter greens is prohibited. A blue stake is placed in the center of each winter green and is reinforced by blue markings on the ground bordering the winter greens (NPZ).
- 4.3. At hole 3, the practice is considered as NPZ. The ball must be played from the Men’s dropping zone if the player starts from the white tee boxes and from the Ladies’ dropping zone if the player starts from the blue tee boxes.
- 4.4. If the ball falls into the NPZ at hole n°8, the player has to play a 2nd ball on the tee box area without penalty.
- 4.5. All roads and paths, fences and slopes along the walkway through holes 10 and 11 are considered a NPZ.
- When playing hole 10: the player must play the ball from the dropping zone on the mound of hole 10, even if the ball is on hole 11.
- When playing hole 11: the player must play the ball from the dropping zone on the mound of hole 11, even if the ball is on hole 10.
5. Miscellaneous
- 5.1. A ball in a bunker, lying in a groove formed by water flow, can be dropped without penalty in the bunker at the nearest point, not nearer the hole.
- 5.2. If a ball strikes overhead wires, streetlamp or a mast, a new ball shall be played without penalty as near to the spot as possible from where the original ball was played.