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Rules: Stones in a Bunker

Your ball goes into a bunker with numerous pebbles and stones and sure enough, your ball comes to rest right in front of a stone.  Can you remove the stone?

Short answer is NO because it is a natural object (known as a loose impediment).

Good news is that very often there will be a Local Rule that says, “Stones in bunkers are movable obstructions” because it is considered that the stones could represent a danger to players if they are hit during a stroke.

However, during tournament play, the Tournament Committee must allow for the local rule.  If there is no tournament rule allowing you to take advantage of the Local Rule then you should not remove the stone.

During the Blue Rock "East" tournament in 2010, an unnamed player was in the bunkers a few times and was the victim of stones behind the ball which is normally not removable. The player played the ball as-is.  The player did not realize that our tournament rules sheet for this tournament stated that the player could have used the local rule which DID allow for the stones to be removed.  Because the player did not read the rules sheet, it ended up costing him at least 2-3 strokes and out of the money.

Blue Rock “East” (2010)

Blue Rock "East"
April 24, 2010
Blue Rock Springs

Flight Place Player Gross Hdcp. Net $ Won
1st 1st Charlie Joseph 81 11 70 $60.00
“ 2nd John Arnot 81 11 70 $50.00
“ 3rd Bill Stevens 77 6 71 $40.00
“ 4th Bill Strahan 81 9 72 $30.00
             
2nd 1st Jamie Banducci 87 19 68 *$60.00 
“ 2nd Levi Fontaine 83 14 69 *$50.00 
“ 3rd Dave Delbon 89 18 71 *$40.00
“ 4th Steve Lindholm 87 15 72 *$30.00
             
3rd 1st Richard Nessler 102 33 69 $60.00
“ 2nd Nick Lucas 94 22 72 $50.00
“ 3rd John Jurgens 97 25 72 $40.00
“ 4th Pete Katsumis 101 25 76

$30.00 

 * Gift Certificates to be spent at Blue Rock Springs.

Ties were broken using the USGA recommended procedure of back 9, back 6, back 3, net.

   

Scoring Report
Flight 1        
Name Gross Hdcp Net + / –
Charlie Joseph 81 11 70 0
John P Arnot 81 11 70 0
Bill Stevens 77 6 71 +1
William Strahan 81 9 72 +2
Mike Mulhearn 79 6 73 +3
Bill Feeley 86 13 73 +3
Howard D Paul 89 13 76 +6
Cosmic Singh 87 9 78 +8
Paul Karson 89 9 80 +10
Randy Metheany 94 12 82 +12
Dave McNeilly 97 14 83 +13
Average Score 86   75  
         
         
Flight 2        
Name Gross Hdcp Net + / –
Jamie Banducci 87 19 68 -2
Levi Fontaine 83 14 69 -1
David A. Delbon 89 18 71 +1
Steven Lindholm 87 15 72 +2
Richard Schanmier 87 14 73 +3
Michael Bradley 88 15 73 +3
Mark Jamison 91 17 74 +4
Dave Gluck 90 15 75 +5
Lou Badet 96 20 76 +6
Don Delbon 96 20 76 +6
Michael Woodall Jr 100 20 80 +10
Average Score 90   73  
         
         
Flight 3        
Name Gross Hdcp Net + / –
Mr Richard J Nessler 102 33 69 -1
Nick A Lucas Jr 94 22 72 +2
John Jurgens 97 25 72 +2
Peter Katsumis 101 25 76 +6
Tim Loftus 106 30 76 +6
David J Jasinsky 102 25 77 +7
Carlos Rodriguez 106 29 77 +7
Manny Casillas 109 27 82 +12
Steven Loftus 118 35 83 +13
Mr Randy Gubert 108 23 85 +15
Average Score 104   77  

Layout Comparison

Update May 1, 2010 – The new layout is no longer.  The course is back to its original layout.
This page is being kept active until a formal decision has been made by the golf course.

This is a fun comparison of the old and new layouts.

Hole By Hole

  Old Layout   New Layout   Wind Direction *
  Yards Par Hdcp   Yards Par Hdcp Old Hole   Old New
1 519 5 5   519 5 5 n/c   soft downwind soft downwind
2 421 4 1   321 4 13 11   soft against soft downwind
3 188 3 7   210 3 9 12   soft against soft against
4 403 4 11   407 4 7 13   soft downwind soft against
5 172 3 17   537 5 3 14   soft against soft downwind
6 286 4 9   158 3 11 15   soft against soft cross
7 282 4 15   423 4 1 16   soft downwind soft against
8 292 4 13   136 3 17 17   soft downwind soft downwind
9 471 5 3   361 4 15 18   soft against soft against
Out 3034 36     3072 35          
                       
10 455 4 8   455 4 8 n/c   downwind downwind
11 321 4 14   421 4 2 2   soft cross right stiff against
12 210 3 10   188 3 6 3   stiff against stiff against
13 407 4 6   403 4 12 4   stiff against stiff downwind
14 537 5 4   172 3 18 5   stiff downwind stiff against
15 158 3 12   286 4 10 6   stiff cross right stiff against
16 423 4 2   282 4 16 7   stiff against stiff downwind
17 136 3 18   292 4 14 8   downwind stiff downwind
18 361 4 16   471 5 4 9   stiff against/cross stiff against
In 3008 34     2970 35          
Total 6042 70     6042 70          

 * Wind Direction assumes a 9:00 tee time in the summer with the winds kicking up a notch or two around noon.

 

Hole Breakdown

  Old Layout New Layout
  Front Back Front Back
Par 3's 2 3 3 2
Par 4's 5 5 4 6
Par 5's 2 1 2 1

 

The Five Toughest Holes

Old Layout   New Layout
Hole Yards Par Hdcp   Hole Yards Par Hdcp Old Hole
2 421 4 1   7 423 4 1 16
16 423 4 2   11 321 4 2 2
9 471 5 3   5 537 5 3 14
14 537 5 4   18 471 5 4 9
1 519 5 5   1 519 5 5 1

 Did you notice that the #1 handicap hole has changed?

 

New Strokes

Lets say you are playing for $$$ (official or friendly) where you are given (or have to give) four strokes. 

Where are your strokes in the new layout (New Handicap)?  

Strokes
Hole Old Hdcp New Hdcp
1 5 5
2 1 13
3 7 9
4 11 7
5 17 3
6 9 11
7 15 1
8 13 17
9 3 15
     
10 8 8
11 14 2
12 10 6
13 6 12
14 4 18
15 12 10
16 2 16
17 18 14
18 16 4

Notice that the last hole is now a stroke hole for the most of us? 

This should make for some interesting tournament endings!! 

Scorecard & Course Info (new)

Update May 1, 2010 – The new layout is no longer.  The course is back to its original layout.
This page is being kept active until a formal decision has been made by the golf course.

Scorecard for the new hole layout starting in April 2010.

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black  519 321 210 407 537 158 423 136 361 3072 455 421 188 403 172 286 282 292 471 2970 6042
Gold  495 277 178 377 506 138 393 129 349 2842 423 403 177 387 160 261 259 272 461 2803 5645
Silver 467 259 155 331 495 118 374 105 320 2624 392 372 143 372 128 239 238 262 450 2596 5220
Yellow 448 230 132 312 469 86 346 83 289 2395 369 346 116 344 96 235 221 236 410 2373 4768
                                           
Old Hole 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18   10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    
                                           
Par 5 4 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 35 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 35 72
                                           
Hcdp  5 13 9 7 3 11 1 17 15   8 2 6 12 18 10 16 14 4    

 

Course Slope & Rating   Suggested Tees   Maximum Score Per Hole
  Par Rating Slope Yardage   Hdcp Play From  
Handicap
 Max Score
Black 70 70.1 115 6042   0-8 Black   9 or less Double Bogey
Gold 70 67.9 114 5645   9-19 Gold   10 – 19 7
Silver 70 66.0 111 5220   20-29 Silver   20 – 29 8
            30 +up Yellow   30 – 39 9
                  40+ 10