Yelverton Golf Club

Clarification of Tees of the Day and Local Rules Amendments

Tee of the Day

Yellow for Gents, Red for Ladies and Blue for Academy players. White tees are for competition use, and, by exception, with the express permission of the Secretary / General Manager, on a case-by-case basis.

Local Rules Amendments

Stakes on the course

All stakes on the course, i.e. stakes defining the margins of water hazards, ground under repair, etc. are deemed to be immovable obstructions.

Distance Measuring Devices (DMDs)
(Extracted from the English Golf Unions website)

In all Yelverton competitions, a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only. If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g. gradient, wind speed, temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional function is actually used.

Mobile Phones

a) Used as a distance measuring device (DMD)
If a player uses a mobile phone as a DMD, the phone must not have any other feature or application which can gauge or measure other conditions that might affect your play e.g. gradient, wind speed or temperature. If the phone has such a capability, irrespective of whether it is used, the player will be disqualified.

For example, if the phone has a non-conforming feature or application such as a thermometer, spirit level, compass or anemometer (wind speed gauge), the player will be disqualified, regardless of whether any such feature or application is actually used.

b) Making/sending or receiving calls and texts
Except in cases of emergency, mobile phones may not be used on the course by players or caddies for making/sending or receiving calls or texts.

Steve West
Secretary/General Manager
10 January 2012