Rules

A set of Local Rules to be used for Club competitions, entitled ‘Club Local Rules’, has been posted on the MiScore and Glenelg Golf Club phone apps.

These Rules have been designed to provide a quick and easy reference for members and visitors to procedures in dealing with rules matters specific to Glenelg.

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View the Club’s Temporary Local Rules by clicking below. 

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The following assists Members and visitors in interpreting the Glenelg Golf Club’s local rules.

To be used in conjunction with the Local Rules which can be found in both the GGC app and the MiScore app.

This is available within the Glenelg Golf Club app, together with explanations of commonly applied Stroke play rules.

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This is a brief explanation of the Rules of Golf which most commonly come into play—familiarity with them will make you more confident about what you can and cannot do.

These rules apply primarily to stroke play. While rules for match play are generally the same as for stroke play, there are situations where they differ in important ways.

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Golf is played in two major forms: Match Play and Stroke Play.

In individual Stroke Play a player plays his/her own ball, in the company of others against a ‘field’ of other players, in a stroke, Stableford or par competition, over a designated number of holes ― usually 18, 36 or 72.

In individual Match Play two players – who are opponents ― play against each other on a hole-by-hole basis over a designated number of holes ― usually 18 or 36.

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A summary of penalties incurred in breaching the rules of match play.

To be applied in conjunction with the Rules of Golf.

Includes rules specific to match play and relevant rules which apply equally to both forms of play.

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