• Gold Medal
• Hyde
• Castle
• Sycamore

• Cheetham
• Wood
• Lowe
• Rawson
• JD Schofield
• Centenary Vase

• V.Presidents
• Morris Medal
• Mossley Scratch
• Presidents
• Captains

1. Out Of Bounds(Rule 27)
1. Beyond the boundaries of the course.
2. 11th hole: Beyond the white stakes on the right of the fairway.
3. The roadway to, and the area around the Clubhouse bounded by: the entrance Rd; the trench and the marker lines on the left of the 17th fairway and beyond the 18th green; and the car park.(Rule 27 - 1 applies).
2. Water Hazards(Rule 26)
1. Any pond, stream, ditch or surface water drain marked by yellow lines or stakes.(Rule 26 - 1a & 1b apply).
2. Any pond, stream, ditch or surface water drain marked by red lines or stakes.(Rule 26 - 1 applies).
3. All other ponds, streams, ditches or surface water drains or other open water courses (wether or not containing water) to be regarded as lateral water hazards.(Rule 26 - 1).
3. Obstructions(Rule 24)
1. Stones in bunkers are moveable obstructions(Rule 24 -1 applies).
2. The protection of young trees being less in height than the length of a driver. If such a tree interferes with a players stance or the area of his intended swing, the ball must be lifted, without penalty, and dropped according with the proceadure in rule 24 -2b(i).
3. All fixed sprinkler heads are immovable obstructions, 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 hazard, and is within two club lengths of the intervening obstructions, it may be lifted, cleaned and dropped at the nearest point to where the ball lay, which (a)is not nearer the hole,(b)avoids such intervention and (c)is not in a hazard or on a putting green.
4. Ground Under Repair(Rule 27)
1. Areas of the fairway (closely mown areas through the green) which have sunk because of underling drains.
2. Areas bounded by white lines or individually marked areas.
5. 7th Hole (Pond)
Will all golfers please note that with effect from Friday 17th March 2006 the area of the stream from the bridge near the winter green to the culvert near the summer green is to be remarked with yellow stakes and is designated a water hazard (Rule 26-1 applies).
If your ball comes to rest in this (or any other) water hazard you have the following options:
• Play the ball as it lies without grounding your club.
• Under penalty of one stroke, drop a ball behind the water hazard, keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind the water hazard the ball may be dropped.
• Under penalty of one stroke, play a ball from as nearly as possible from the spot from which the original ball was last played.

Temporary Local Rules

Are rules regulating play due to temporary features of the course due to current works or conditions etc. Such as:-Use of fairway Mats required during winter, they are officially posted on the H & C notice board, with date and time of last update.

1. Newly seeded divots(Rule 27)
• All newly seeded divots are 'ground under repair' from which play is prohibited and relief must be taken under (Rule 25-1).
2. Newly planted trees (on the 1st and 5th, and 7th and 11th)(Rule 24-2b)
• Relief must be taken (the player must lift the ball and drop it without penalty within one club length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief)
3. Immovable obstruction (artificial surface) - path to rear of 2nd green(Rule 24-2)
• Relief may be taken according to (Rule 24-2) or additionally from a point on the opposite side of the path equidistant from the hole..
4. Winter greens
• Relief must be taken from winter greens. The player must lift the ball and drop it within one club length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief. The ball may be cleaned when lifted.
5. Aeration holes on greens
• On the putting green, a ball that comes to rest in or on an aeration hole may be placed at the nearest spot not nearer the hole that avoids the situation.

Winter Conditions

1. Winter putting greens
• When winter putting greens are in play a ball coming to rest on a summer putting green must not be played. Rule 25-3 applies and relief must be taken under Rule 25-3b.
2. Winter fairway mats
• Mats must be used on the fairway (closely-mown areas through the green) or in areas of semi-rough (grass which has been maintained at a lower height than other rough). Balls coming to rest in these areas must be lifted without penalty and placed on a winter fairway mat within six inches of where it originally lay, but not nearer the hole and not in a hazard or on a putting green.
  The R&A have indicated that the 'fairway height' referred to in the definition of 'closely-mown area' in Rule 25-2 means the actual height of the grass on an area that you know to be fairway.
  Should a ball roll off a mat, prior to making a stroke, it must be replaced without penalty.
  On the approach to a green, a stroke may be played with a putter off a preferred lie (lift, clean and place within six inches not nearer the hole).
  If the tee blocks are on a grass tee, you must use your winter fairway mat with or without a tee peg. The only time the ball can be played off a tee peg in conjunction with a winter fairway mat is from a teeing area.
  Winter fairway mats must be placed lengthways. The ball should be placed other than at an edge of the mat so to ensure maximum protection of the course. The penalty for not using a mat in the prescribed manner in a Competition is 2 shots (or loss of hole in matchplay).
  Deliberate play without the use of an approved fairway mat will be regarded a misconduct and should be reported to the Handicaps & Competitions Committee. Approved fairway mats are only those available for purchase in the Stamford Golf Shop. No alternative type of mat will be permitted for the next winter season commencing November 2006.
  
3. Immovable obstruction (artificial surface) - path to rear of 2nd green(Rule 24-2)
• Relief may be taken according to (Rule 24-2) or additionally from a point on the opposite side of the path equidistant from the hole..
4. Winter greens
• Relief must be taken from winter greens. The player must lift the ball and drop it within one club length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief. The ball may be cleaned when lifted.
5. Aeration holes on greens
• On the putting green, a ball that comes to rest in or on an aeration hole may be placed at the nearest spot not nearer the hole that avoids the situation.

Announcements

NEWS FROM THE HANDICAP COMMITTEE: 29 APRIL 2006

1. Preferred lies
• From the 1 May 2006 the preferred lie rule will be rescinded and the ball must be played from the fairway as it lies. Rule 25-2 provides relief without penalty for a ball embedded in its own pitch mark in any closely mown area.
2. Relief for embedded ball not in a closely mown area
• Since there are still some soft and wet areas on the course the temporary local rule providing permission to take relief for an embedded ball anywhere through the green will remain in force for the time being. 'Through the green' means anywhere on the course other than the teeing ground and putting green of the hole being played and, in any hazard on the course.
3. Summer knockout competitions
• The draws for the knockout competitions have been made and the sheets are up. All knockout matches must be played from the sponsored tee signs (irrespective of where the white tee markers are placed). Following the recommendations of the EGU and CONGU the singles matchplay will be played applying full handicap difference.
  Please play your matches by the specified times and enter both the result and the score on the sheet if you win your match.
4. Supplementary scores
• If you are unable to submit regular qualifying scores you can submit a supplementary strokeplay score in accordance with recent EGU guidance. Please see the separate notice from EGU explaining how this works. If you wish to submit any such scores please endorse your card 'Supplementary score' before you place it in the 'Handicap's' box.